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Best Italian Restaurants in Design District

The best Italian restaurants in Design District, Miami — 4 ranked picks with ratings and must-try dishes.

4 picks

Design District has 4 Italian restaurants we would send anyone to, ranked here by rating and review depth. Torno Subito sits at the top with 4.8 stars. If you only order one thing, make it the pizza at Torno Subito. Most of this list stays under $40 a head. 3 of the 4 take online reservations, and the live availability badge on each card shows what is actually open tonight.

Design District is a Italian-leaning pocket of Miami where the 4 restaurants we track average 4.6 stars.

Torno Subito Watch

Torno Subito

Italian  ·  Design District  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.8

Italian in Design District — 4.8 across 686 diner reviews

Must-try: Pizza, Eight-Course Tasting Menu

📍 191 NE 40th St, Miami, FL 33137

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Mother Wolf Miami Watch

Mother Wolf Miami

Italian  ·  Design District  ·  $$

★★★★½ 4.8

Italian in Design District — 4.8 across 515 diner reviews

Must-try: Pizza, Pasta, Gelato

📍 3841 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33137

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Contessa Miami Watch

Contessa Miami

Italian  ·  Design District  ·  $$

★★★★☆ 4.4

Italian in Design District — 4.4 across 1,987 diner reviews

Must-try: Well-Aged Steaks, Lobster Pasta

📍 151 NE 41st St, Miami, FL 33137

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Sofia

Italian  ·  Design District  ·  $$

★★★★☆ 4.4

Italian in Design District — 4.4 across 1,522 diner reviews

Must-try: Handmade Pasta, Wood-Fired Pizza

📍 140 NE 39th St, Miami, FL 33137

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best Italian restaurant in Design District?

Torno Subito — 4.8 stars across 686 reviews, the highest on this list. Italian in Design District — 4.8 across 686 diner reviews.

Do these restaurants take reservations?

3 of the 4 book online — Torno Subito, Mother Wolf Miami and Contessa Miami. The rest are walk-in or phone-only. Each card here shows live availability for tonight where the restaurant publishes it.

What should I order?

The pizza at Torno Subito, the pizza at Mother Wolf Miami and the well-aged steaks at Contessa Miami. Those are the dishes regulars point to first.

How were these picked?

Ratings and review volume decide the order, but the list itself is drawn from restaurants people actually post about — 4 of the 4 here have a TikTok attached to their card. Every entry is checked as open before it ships.

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