When you have a group that wants some brick oven pizza, head to Amalfi Pizza - a big Italian restaurant downtown.

Ammazza’s Decatur location is one of our favorite places to eat pizza and drink beer while sitting out on a patio.

Gio's is a BYOB, family-style Italian place on the Westside where you should push a few tables together and bring together a big group.

Nina and Rafi is an Old Fourth Ward pizza spot with a menu of inventive specialty pies alongside the classics.

Sotto Sotto is an Inman Park Italian spot that hasn’t changed since it opened almost 20 years ago, which is exactly why we like it.

Vero is a pizza place worth going out of your way for, whether you’re picking up or eating at this Brookhaven spot.

With floor to ceiling windows and a menu of mostly Italian dishes, St. Cecilia in Buckhead is where you should bring a client or your parents.

Storico is one of our favorite spots for Italian, especially pasta, but you can also shop their Italian grocery and take pasta-making classes.

Donetto in West Midtown is where you should go for a night out to eat Italian food and drink plenty of wine.

When all you want is some old school, classic Italian food, head to La Grotta in Buckhead.

With loud disco music, lots of wine and cocktails, and solid Italian food, Il Localino is definitely where you should go for your next birthday,

BoccaLupo in Inman Park is the neighborhood spot that you wish was around the corner from your place, with great pasta, wine, and a cool bar.

Fritti in Inman Park has a big patio and an even bigger menu with over 25 different pizza options.

Fellini’s has seven locations around Atlanta, each of which stays open late for when nothing sounds better than a slice of their Sicilian pie.

When you can’t decide between going out for pasta or a good steak, head to KR SteakBar in Peachtree Hills for both instead.