Italian Restaurants in Novi, Michigan

Having a craving for pasta? Novi, Mich., has plenty of Italian eateries to help you out.

Novi is a small Michigan town just 25 miles northwest of Detroit. Credited as being the fastest growing city in Michigan, the Twelve Oaks Mall is a popular shopping destination in the area. As the mall is a shopping destination for the Detroit metropolitan area, the town of Novi has become especially affluent with its success. If after a day of shopping you're craving a hearty Italian meal, Novi has a few options.

Maisanos Italian Restaurant

Maisanos Italian Restaurant is called the best Italian in the area by Trip Advisor. Open Tuesday through Sunday for dinner, Maisanos is the only non-chain Italian restaurant in Novi. Serving up many traditional Italian dishes, on the menu are options such as eggplant parmesan, insalata di pomodoro, gnocchi, seafood ravioli, veal sauteed with garlic and white wine butter sauce and cod crusted in sun-dried tomatoes and pine nuts. Maisanos also has a variety of red and white wines available by the glass and bottle.

Maisanos Italian Restaurant
26139 Novi Road
Novi, MI 48375
248-348-1647
maisanos.com‎

Carrabba's Italian Grill

The Carrabba's Italian Grill in Novi is open for dinner seven nights a week and also open for lunch on Sundays. The menu features antipasti such as calamari and shrimp scampi. Then there's the zuppe--minestrone or the soup of the day--and the insalates, which includes the insalata fiorucci--artichoke hearts, roasted red peppers and grilled eggplant in vinaigrette dressing and topped with a hazelnut goat cheese medallion. As for entrees there are brick-oven pizzas and chicken, steak and seafood dishes cooked atop a wood-burning grill. As for pasta there are classics, like chicken parmesan and manicotti, and originals, like lobster macaroni and cheese and mezzaluna ravioli stuffed with chicken, ricotta and spinach in a tomato cream sauce. Carrabba's also has a bar with a wine list organized to make easy pairings between meals and complementary wines.

Carrabba's Italian Grill
43455 West Oaks Dr.
Novi, MI 48377
248-735-0400
carrabbas.com‎

Olive Garden

The Olive Garden is a popular Italian chain where chefs attend school in Italy to learn the secrets of authentic Tuscan cooking. Olive Garden has a wide list of Italian wines and has no problem providing samples before you choose. This location in Novi is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week. On the menu are appetizer specials such as the caprese flatbread--mozzarella cheese, tomatoes and basil on a flatbread crust with garlic spread, and the lasagna fritta--parmesan-breaded lasagna pieces, fried and served over alfredo sauce, topped with parmesan cheese and marinara sauce. Entrees include the seafood alfredo and the grilled steak fonduta--grilled and lightly seasoned steak medallions topped with caramelized shallot-butter and served with curly mafalda pasta then tossed with balsamic onions in a four cheese fonduta sauce.

Olive Garden
43300 Crescent Blvd.
Novi, MI 48375
248-348-4279
olivegarden.com‎

References

• Maisanos Italian Restaurant
• Carrabba's Italian Grill
• Olive Garden