If there's one cuisine that is popular across the world, it's the yummy and joy-filled food of the Italians.

From the cheesy feast of pizza to the smooth creamy sauces of pasta, the sweet taste of tiramisu and so much more scrumptious food, there's plenty to enjoy.

Watford has plenty of amazing and well-rated Italian restaurants meaning that it can often be hard to choose where to go.

But, to help you out, we've asked some helpful locals to share with us their favourite Italian restaurants and see if your top spot made the recommendations.

The best Italian restaurants in Watford according to locals 

L'artista 

Location: 60-62 High St, Watford WD17 1AH

One of the most well-regarded and popular recommendations was L'artista on Watford's High Street.

L'artista has been welcoming hungry locals for more than 15 years and serves a range of delicious meals including pizzas like Napoli, Americana and pasta with spaghetti alla Carbonara to name just a few of the menu items.

With a 4.4/5 Google Rating, it's a beloved spot, and one guest shared: "Such a brilliant Italian place. The pizzas, pasta, salmon and prawn cocktail were all delicious. Really buzzing environment and good for the kids too!"

Il Pellegrino

Location: 45 The Parade, Watford WD17 1LJ

Watford locals also suggest Il Pellegrino on The Parade, which offers traditional Italian food like Spaghetti Bolognese, Farfalle al Salmone, Parmigiana pizza and meat options like Pollo alla Valdostana.

Plus you can even make your own pizza at Il Pellegrino by choosing as many toppings as you like with an additional cost.

On Tripadvisor, Il Pellegrino has a five-star rating seeing one guest share: "The food was absolutely stunning and the fact the staff brought out gelato with a candle in it and sang happy birthday to me off their own backs was so lovely. We left with very full bellies and very happy."

Fratelli

Location: 89-91 The Parade, Watford WD17 1LN

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Also, on The Parade, Fratelli is described as "Serving authentic home-cooked Italian cuisine" and has a loyal following among locals.

On Fratelli's menu, you can enjoy items like Penne al Pollo, Gnocchi alla Sorrentina, Veal Marsala, calf liver and pizzas like the Calabrese and a Calzone. 

Fratelli has an impressive 4.5/5 rating on Google Reviews with one guest sharing: "Really good authentic Italian restaurant! The food was delicious! The service was great! We had 2 starters and 2 mains with 2 cocktails and it was under £60 which was great."