• Oakland is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Attractions in Oakland include Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh Playhouse and Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Garden. If you want to dine in an authentic Italian restaurant, you can find Italian cuisine in the Oakland Business District.
  
  

Lucca Ristorante Italiano

• Lucca Ristorante Italiano is located in North Oakland on South Craig Street. The restaurant offers a formal atmosphere and serves Northern Italian cuisine. The bar serves malt scotches, martinis and a variety of cocktails. The restaurant opens Mondays through Saturdays for lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Dinner starts at 5 p.m. on Mondays through Saturdays and at 4:30 p.m. on Sundays. In addition, events space is available either in the main dining room, on the patio or in the private dining area. Menu items include fettuccine, chicken Romano and rigatoni.
  
  Lucca Ristorante Italiano
  
  317 S. Craig St.
  
  Pittsburgh, PA 15213
  
  412-682-3310
  
  luccaristorante.com
  
  

Joe Mama's Italian Deluxe

• Joe Mama's Italian Deluxe sits across the street from the Taiwan Café and is less than a block from Sennott Square in Oakland on Forbes Avenue. The restaurant offers a Sunday brunch buffet for $10.95 for adults and $5.95 for children from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and prices on the menu range from $2.95 to $18.95 as of October 2010. Some entrees available include eggplant Parmesan and chicken and prosciutto Parmesan.
  
  Joe Mama's Italian Deluxe
  
  3716 Forbes Ave.
  
  Pittsburgh, PA 15213
  
  412-621-SAUC
  
  joemamas.com
  
  

Girasaole

• Girasaole can be found on Copeland Street between Elmer and Walnut Streets, less than a mile from Oakland. The family-owned restaurant closes for private dining on Mondays and is open Tuesdays through Thursdays from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Fridays through Saturdays from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sundays from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. The restaurant offers a seasonal menu including antipastos, bruschettas and a variety of meat and fish. Prices on the menu range up to $19.95 as of October 2010.
  
  Girasaole
  
  733 Copeland St.
  
  Pittsburgh, PA 15232
  
  412-682-2130
  
  733copeland.com