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Italian · Carmel-by-the-Sea · $$
4.5(1,309)
Italian · Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA · $$
Opened in 1990, Little Napoli has been considered the iconic Italian restaurant on the Monterey Peninsula for over thirty years. 🍝 Best Italian Restaurant - 2025 Golden Pine Cones 🏵️ Best Restaurant in Carmel - 2026 Monterey Herald Reader's Choice Awards ⭐ Best Restaurant in Carmel - 2024, 2023 Monterey Weekly Best Of 📺 as seen on Diner's Drive-Ins and Dives
“We really enjoyed visiting this restaurant. Every food item we ordered was full of flavor and so delicious. The truffled gnocchi were heavenly! Staff were friendly and attentive. The outdoor patio was beautiful.”
“Made reservations which is must. Others who hadn't made reservations had to wait 45 mins. So took my wife out for our anniversary. We seated outside. My wife had the chicken parmigiana, I had the crab ravioli. With appetizer arancini. Excellent service and excellent food. Would love to go back again.”
“My partner and I went to this restaurant for our anniversary, the reason we spent a weekend in the Monterey area. It was fairly easy for my partner to book a reservation in advance, and we were seated fairly quickly. We were sat next to a fireplace, which added to the cozy and dim ambience of the restaurant. I ordered the steak frites, and my partner ordered the crab ravioli. For the price, we were satisfied with the quality and taste of the food. My only complaint was that our service was a bit slow, as our server walked past without acknowledging us several times, to the point where both my partner and I noticed.”
“Delicious food, but the host’s behavior was disappointing. We were asked to wait outside in cold weather despite available tables, while being told to wait for a reservation that hadn’t arrived. As we were being escorted inside, other guests who had just arrived and also mentioned they didn’t have reservations were seated before us.”
“We ordered pizza and lasagna from here and it was good. We went here for our anniversary and the pizza had good flavor with having the pepper and some meat on it. My boyfriend mentioned that he would maybe like a little bit extra sauce on the pizza but other than that the people are friendly and attentive. I would go back and try another pasta type of dish even though the lasagna is good.”
Corner of Dolores St. & 7th St., Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA 93921, US
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