Taste Top 5 Italian

Manchester is certainly not short of great Italian restaurants. You'll find old-school places with white tablecloths, impressive wine lists and excellent service as well as more rustic representatives, big on pasta and regional specialities.

All these places serve wonderful plates of pasta as well as traditional fish and meat dishes with many also doing wonderful pizza with some proper good bevs too to wash it all down.

Here's our pick of the best Italian restaurants around Greater Manchester that we think are absolutely worth a visit.