Cambridge’s Italian restaurants are spread from The Broadway and Mill Road near the station to St Andrew’s Street and Magdalene Street in the historic centre, with pizza specialists sitting alongside longer-running trattorias. Here are eight worth seeking out.
Tradizioni, The Broadway
Tradizioni sits on The Broadway, close to the station, a family-run Italian restaurant built on a traditional, old-school menu.
A 4.6-star average across 912 reviews makes it one of the more consistently popular Italian restaurants on this side of the city.
Tradizioni — 18, 18-19 The Broadway, Cambridge CB1 3AH, UK | tradizionirestaurant.co.uk
Limoncello Cambridge, Mill Road
Limoncello sits on Mill Road in Petersfield, a full-menu Italian restaurant among Cambridge’s most internationally diverse strip of independent restaurants.
A 4.6-star average across 1,116 reviews reflects strong, sustained popularity for a traditional Italian menu in a street better known for its global food scene.
Limoncello Cambridge — 212 Mill Rd, Cambridge CB1 3NF, UK | limoncello.co.uk
De Luca, Regent Street
De Luca occupies a spot on Regent Street, in Cambridge’s small cluster of restaurants just south of the city centre, serving a broad pasta-and-pizza-led Italian menu.
A 4.5-star average across 905 reviews makes it a dependable choice in one of the city’s busier restaurant streets.
De Luca — 83 Regent St, Cambridge CB2 1AW, UK | delucacucina.co.uk
Al Pomodoro, Hills Road
Al Pomodoro sits on Hills Road, south of the station, a neighbourhood Italian restaurant with wood-fired pizza at the centre of its menu.
A 4.4-star average across 1,164 reviews shows a solid, consistent local reputation for this stretch of Hills Road.
Al Pomodoro — 152-154 Hills Rd, Cambridge CB2 8PB, UK | alpomodoro.co.uk
La Margherita, Magdalene Street
La Margherita sits on Magdalene Street, just over the river from the city centre, a traditional Italian restaurant in one of Cambridge’s more picturesque corners.
A 4.5-star average across 589 reviews reflects consistent popularity with both locals and the area’s steady visitor footfall.
La Margherita — 15 Magdalene St, Cambridge CB3 0AF, UK | lamargheritacambridge.com
Salento Marleigh Pizzeria, Jubilee Square
Salento Marleigh Pizzeria sits on Jubilee Square in Marleigh, the newer development on Cambridge’s north-eastern edge, taking its name from the Italian region of Salento.
A perfect 5-star average across 408 reviews makes it one of the best-reviewed Italian restaurants in the whole city, remarkable for a relatively new, out-of-centre pizzeria.
Salento Marleigh Pizzeria — Jubilee Sq, Cambridge CB5 8BG, UK | salentosmarleigh.com
Rudy's Pizza Napoletana, St Andrew's Street
Rudy’s Pizza Napoletana, part of a small UK pizzeria group, runs its Cambridge branch on St Andrew’s Street right in the city centre.
A 4.8-star average across 515 reviews shows the format has landed just as well in Cambridge as it has in the group’s other UK cities.
Rudy’s Pizza Napoletana — 6 St Andrew’s St, Cambridge CB2 3AX, UK | rudyspizza.co.uk
Napoleat, Cherry Hinton Road
Napoleat sits on Cherry Hinton Road, serving the residential south-east of the city away from the main restaurant clusters.
A 4.7-star average across 391 reviews shows it’s built a strong neighbourhood following despite sitting a little outside Cambridge’s main dining district.
Napoleat — 196 Cherry Hinton Rd, Cambridge CB1 7AN, UK | napoleatpizza.co.uk
