Ciao Ristorante: Classic Italian dining with big portions and celebration-ready flavors.
Located at 1201 Payne St in Louisville, Ciao Ristorante serves classic Italian dishes with large portions and in-house bread and pizza dough. Diners praise flavorful pastas, vibrant pesto, and desserts like tiramisu and blueberry lemon cake. The wine selection and attentive service make it a popular spot for celebrations—from birthdays to anniversaries.
1201 Payne St, Louisville, KY 40204, USA
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Enjoy classic dishes like pastonioki, eggplant Parmesan, and gnocchi with vodka sauce in a cozy setting.
Savor Italian-inspired brunch options, perfect for weekend gatherings and celebrations.
Explore a variety of vegetarian-friendly dishes, including pesto pasta and fresh salads.
Pair your meal with a curated selection of wines and cocktails, including $5 specials after 8 PM.
Indulge in house-made desserts like tiramisu, cannoli, and blueberry lemon cake.
Celebrate birthdays and anniversaries with personalized touches like birthday shots or cannoli.
Overall rating
Annabel McKee
Truly wonderful place to celebrate a birthday! As a matter of fact, there were at least 3 other birthday celebrations happening around us while we were there for our own birthday celebration. The choice of a birthday shot or birthday cannoli was nice. And of course every part of our meal was delicious. Theres so much food we had to pack up half of it in to go bags. There selection of wine was also great.
Augie Rocha
Our first outing at Ciao was back in February 2021 after Covid while on vacation in Louisville. It was amazing then and amazing tonight. We finished our vacation with a delicious, flavorful dinner at Ciao's.
Merrie Miniagio
This Place is very cool. Me and my eighty two year old mother were sat in the back. I wish we were sat at a different table, because it was very wobbly, a noticeable during the entire dinner experience. That said, our dinner was a great experience. I highly recommend the pastonioki. The cake is definitely shareable. If I could say anything that would make this establishment that much better, it be to have better refurbish tables. Or a piece of cardboard or something in there to wedge. Also sanitize does not mean clean. Glasses were noticeably Fogged,smudged. Tables sat dirty, even for you for over ten fifteen minutes, not cleaned off.
Sirra Lewis
This is the best Italian restaurant. Looked for a few days reading reviews for the best Italian restaurants to celebrate our 31st Anniversary. We had the eggplant Parmesan with linguine and gnocchi with vodka sauce. Blueberry lemon cake 10/10. Nothing disappointing I give this restaurant 100/100. The service was wonderful. I highly recommend. We will make this a place to revisit.
Shayan Peyghambari
Big portions. Fresh ingredients. The bread and pizza dough are soft and clearly made in-house. The pesto is vibrant and full of flavor. The tiramisu is balanced and not too sweet. The pizza cheese and lasagna sauce are too much and overpower the dish. The $5 cocktails after 8PM are weak and miss the point.
