Italian Restaurants Lehigh Valley PA: 5 Top Picks, Ranked
Quick Answer: Looking for Italian restaurants in the Lehigh Valley beyond Allentown? Sette Luna in Easton carries the deepest track record by far, at 4.4 stars across roughly 1,400 reviews in our directory data. For the highest rating, Taste Of Italy Ristorante in Hellertown sits at 4.8, though the review count is still small. And if you want a sit-down Italian dinner any night of the week, only two spots in our rankings are open all seven days: Sette Luna and Bruno Scipioni's in Bethlehem.
Key Takeaways:
- Most reviewed: Sette Luna in Easton — roughly 1,400 reviews in our directory data at 4.4 stars, with a Sunday jazz brunch and live music.
- Highest rated: Taste Of Italy Ristorante in Hellertown — 4.8 stars, though the sample is only 22 reviews so far.
- Best for a BYOB night out: Tre Scalini Ristorante in Bethlehem — 4.7 stars across 327 reviews, dinner-only, bring your own bottle.
- Open every day of the week: Only Sette Luna and Bruno Scipioni's report hours for all seven days in our data — everyone else in this list closes at least one day.
- Want Allentown specifically? See our separate best Italian restaurants in Allentown guide — this article covers Bethlehem, Easton, and Hellertown.
- Shortcut: Browse the full Lehigh Valley Italian restaurants directory, or see all restaurants across the region.
How Many Italian Restaurants Does the Lehigh Valley Have?
Italian restaurants Lehigh Valley PA: a search that covers everything from BYOB neighborhood trattorias to a Tuscan menu with a jazz brunch. Our directory tracks Italian restaurants across Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, and Hellertown. Allentown's picks are covered in a separate guide, so this one focuses on the five Italian restaurants we track in Bethlehem, Easton, and Hellertown — two cities and one borough, each with its own version of red-sauce dining.
Every restaurant on this list holds a rating of 4.4 stars or better in our directory data, and Tre Scalini leads the pack at 4.7 — with the other four bunched close behind between 4.4 and 4.8, which makes hours and review volume the real tie-breakers.
Local rule of thumb: If you're picking a spot on a weeknight, check the day before you drive over. Three of the five restaurants in this guide are closed on Monday, and one is closed both Sunday and Monday — a Lehigh Valley Italian dinner plan needs a quick hours check more than most cuisines do.
Which Italian Restaurant Has the Most Reviews?
Sette Luna on Ferry Street in Easton is the runaway leader on review volume, with roughly 1,400 reviews in our directory data — more than the other four restaurants in this guide combined. It holds a 4.4 rating, the lowest of the five, but that's the tradeoff that tends to come with scale: a restaurant that has served that many more tables has more room for an off night to show up in the average.
Sette Luna's menu leans Tuscan, with pizza and risotto listed in our data alongside a Sunday jazz brunch and live music service tag — a rarer combination for an Italian kitchen in this market. It's open every day of the week: 11:30am to 9:30pm Monday through Thursday, until 10:30pm Friday and Saturday, and 11:30am to 9pm on Sunday. Delivery, takeout, and reservations are all listed as available.
What's the Highest-Rated Italian Spot in the Valley?
Taste Of Italy Ristorante on Main Street in Hellertown posts the best score in this guide at 4.8 stars — but the sample behind it is just 22 reviews in our directory data, a fraction of what the other four restaurants carry. Worth knowing about if you're already in Hellertown and want a proper sit-down Italian meal, though the small review count means it's less of a settled track record and more of an early signal.
Taste Of Italy is open Tuesday through Sunday, 11am to 9pm, closed Mondays. Our data lists outdoor seating, vegetarian options, and a children's menu, along with reservations and dine-in and takeout service.
Where Can You Bring Your Own Wine?
Tre Scalini Ristorante on E Broad Street in Bethlehem is the one BYOB restaurant in this lineup, according to our directory data — a real cost difference on a dinner tab if you're the type to bring a bottle. It holds a 4.7 rating across 327 reviews, the top score in this guide.
Tre Scalini is dinner-only and closed both Sunday and Monday, running Tuesday through Saturday from 5pm to 10pm — the tightest schedule of any restaurant in this guide. Reservations and takeout are both listed as available, and our data notes it's good for groups with free and paid parking nearby.
Which Italian Restaurants Are Open Every Day of the Week?
Two restaurants: Sette Luna in Easton, covered above, and Bruno Scipioni's Italian Ristorante & Pizzeria on Easton Avenue in Bethlehem. Bruno Scipioni's runs Monday through Thursday 11am to 9pm, Friday and Saturday until 10pm, and Sunday 11am to 9pm — no day off in our data. It holds a 4.6 rating across 754 reviews, the second-highest review count in this guide behind Sette Luna, and our data lists it as a pizza-and-pasta restaurant with delivery, curbside pickup, and a children's menu.
The other three — Tre Scalini, LoRusso's, and Taste Of Italy — each close at least one day, so Bruno Scipioni's and Sette Luna are the two to keep in mind for a last-minute Monday-night dinner.
What About Easton Specifically?
Easton carries two of the five restaurants in this guide, and they sit at opposite ends of the spectrum. LoRusso's Italian Restaurant on Van Buren Road holds a 4.6 rating across 189 reviews in our directory data, with a free lot, outdoor seating, and a children's menu that make it an easy family pick. It's closed Mondays but otherwise open daily, including lunch service Tuesday through Sunday. Sette Luna, covered above, is the bigger, better-known name downtown with the deepest review history of any Italian kitchen in the Valley.
What About Bethlehem Specifically?
Bethlehem also carries two: Tre Scalini, the BYOB dinner-only pick detailed above, and Bruno Scipioni's, the seven-day-a-week pizza-and-pasta option. They're a useful contrast: Tre Scalini for a planned, reservation-driven night out, and Bruno Scipioni's for a family dinner you can walk into most nights of the week without checking a calendar first.
What About Hellertown?
Taste Of Italy Ristorante is the only Italian restaurant we track in Hellertown, and it's also the highest-rated restaurant in this entire guide at 4.8 stars — worth a stop if you're in the borough, with the caveat that 22 reviews is still a small sample compared to the hundreds behind the other four picks.
What About Allentown?
Allentown has its own Italian dining scene, covered in a dedicated best Italian restaurants in Allentown guide rather than folded into this one. If you're comparing across the whole region, start there for Allentown picks and use this guide for Bethlehem, Easton, and Hellertown. You can also browse the full Italian restaurants directory to see every listing side by side, or check Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton pages for the full restaurant lineup in each city.
How Should You Choose?
- Want the deepest track record: Sette Luna in Easton — roughly 1,400 reviews, open every day, plus a Sunday jazz brunch.
- Want the highest rating and don't mind a small sample: Taste Of Italy Ristorante in Hellertown — 4.8 stars across 22 reviews.
- Want to bring your own bottle: Tre Scalini Ristorante in Bethlehem — BYOB, dinner-only, 4.7 stars.
- Need a family dinner any night of the week: Bruno Scipioni's in Bethlehem — open seven days, children's menu, 4.6 stars.
- Want a family-friendly spot in Easton with parking sorted: LoRusso's — free lot, outdoor seating, 4.6 stars.
Bottom Line: Five Solid Picks Outside Allentown
The best Italian restaurant in the Lehigh Valley outside Allentown comes down to what night you're going and what you want from the meal. Start with Sette Luna if you want the restaurant with the longest local track record and the most flexible hours, Tre Scalini if you're planning a BYOB date night, and Bruno Scipioni's if you need a reliable family dinner that doesn't require checking whether it's open first. Every one of the five holds a 4.4 rating or better in our directory data — the real differences are hours, review volume, and whether you're bringing your own wine.
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