By: Adam Lapetina

Italian food in America has been undergoing a bit of a renaissance in the last few decades, and completely without da Vinci's help -- everywhere you look, you can find some good old-fashioned red gravy adorning, well, just about anything chefs can get their hands on. And chefs can get their hands on a lot of stuff, turns out.

But there are certain places that make the rest quake in their Italy-shaped boots, and we're here to recognize them. Without further ado, here are the best Italian restaurants in America -- not just pizzerias, but legit trattorias, enotecas, and the like. Capisce?

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