Local's pickBoca Raton$$$$
Casa D'Angelo
Chef Angelo Elia's Tuscan flagship in Boca: house-made pastas, a wood-burning grill and a wine list heavy on Italian reds. Book ahead on weekends.
Italian is the food Boca does best and takes most seriously. Book ahead — the good rooms fill a week out in season.
The short answer
The best Italian restaurants in Boca Raton are Trattoria Romana for classic Roman cooking and Casa D'Angelo for a more formal room with a deep wine list. Both require reservations in season.
Local's pickChef Angelo Elia's Tuscan flagship in Boca: house-made pastas, a wood-burning grill and a wine list heavy on Italian reds. Book ahead on weekends.
Local's pickA loud, warm, long-running Roman trattoria where the specials are recited tableside and the veal chop is the order. A Boca institution since 1991.