Monday, April 20 update: The best Italian restaurant contest has moved to Round 4. You can vote here.

We asked for your favorite Italian restaurants in the Triangle, and now we’re down to the best of the best.

First, The News & Observer asked readers to recommend the top local places to eat Italian food. We reviewed the nominations and turned to our staff’s food experts to help fill in the gaps.

We started with 66 nominees, and the Top 15 are still in the running. Below, you can vote for the Raleigh-area Italian restaurant you love the most.

If you really want to show your support, feel free to refresh this page and vote again and again. Here’s the schedule for the rest of this contest:

The third round will determine the Top 5. It will be live until 10 a.m. Monday, April 20.
The fourth round will determine the Top 2. It will be live from about 11 a.m. April 20 until 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 22.
The fifth round will determine the winner. It will be live from about 11 a.m. April 22 until 10 a.m. Friday, April 24.

Here are the restaurants that did the best in Round 2, in order of how many times they were picked:

Anthony’s La Piazza
Mamma Mia Italian Bistro
Pomodoro Italian Kitchen
Cristo’s Ristorante & Pizzeria
Casa Carbone
Fiori Italian Restaurant & Bar
Cucciolo Terrazza
Piccola Italia
Vici Ristobar
Vivace
Figulina
Flour and Barrel
Bella Monica Cucina & Vino
Vic’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria
Daniel’s Restaurant & Catering

This contest isn’t a scientific poll and is meant to be fun. Before going up for a vote, nominees had to have fewer than 20 locations across the United States and be located in or near Raleigh, Durham or Chapel Hill.

Here are the original 66 Italian restaurant nominees, in alphabetical order:

411 West Italian Cafe
Alimentari at Left Bank
Amalia’s Authentic Italian Restaurant
Amedeo’s Italian Restaurant
Anna’s Pizzeria
Anthony’s La Piazza
Antonia’s Restaurant
Assaggio’s Italian Restaurant
Babymoon Cafe
Bella Italia
Bella Italia Pizzeria
Bella Monica Cucina & Vino
Bellini Italian Cuisine
Cafe Tiramisu
Caffe Luna
Capp’s Pizzeria & Trattoria
Casa Carbone
Colletta
Convivio Restaurant
Cristo’s Ristorante & Pizzeria
Cucciolo Famiglia
Cucciolo Osteria
Cucciolo Terrazza
Daniel’s Restaurant & Catering
Dante’s Italiano
Dino’s Pizza
Elizabeth’s Pizza - Pittsboro
Enrigo Italian Bistro
Farina Neighborhood Italian
Figulina
Fiori Italian Restaurant & Bar
Flour and Barrel
Frank’s Pizza & Italian Restaurant
Fresco Veloce
Garibaldi of Garner
Georgina’s Restaurant & Pizzeria
Gocciolina
Gravy
La Grassa Pastificio
La Terrazza
Lugano Ristorante
Magone Italian Grill & Pizza
Mamma Mia Italian Bistro
Milazzo’s Ristorante
Milton’s Pizza & Pasta
Mothers & Sons Trattoria
Mulino Italian Kitchen & Bar
Osteria G
Osteria Georgi
Paolo’s on 54
Piccola Italia
Pomodoro Italian Kitchen
Pulcinella’s Italian Restaurant
Ristorante Nina’s
Sabatino’s Italian Ristorante
Salvio’s Pizzeria
Serratore’s Pasta & Pizza
Tarantini Italian Restaurant
Tesoro
Tuscan Blu
Veloce Italian Market
Vic’s Italian Restaurant & Pizzeria
Vici Ristobar
Vivace
Vivo Ristorante
V Pizza

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