Best Italian Restaurants in Iraq

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Copper lamps spill amber light across brick walls while the scent of garlic and bubbling mozzarella hangs thick at Pachi Pizza &Pasta in central Iraq. Their wood-fired crust snaps like distant fireworks, arriving thin enough to fold, cloaked in peppery basil leaves grown in the restaurant’s rooftop herb bed. Show up after 8 pm for shorter waits and a fighting chance at the final batch of dough that Baghdad regulars queue for.

888P+WJM, Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq

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هوكاباز has claimed a former printing warehouse in Iraq where ink once soaked the floors and now cumin-heavy steam climbs toward skylights. Grill smoke coils around plates of marinated kebab - order anything kissed by open flame for a cumin-seared crust that seals the juices tight. Arrive early: the smoky scent drifts two blocks across Mansour and pulls a crowd by sunset.

8963+F5P، شارع الاميرات، Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq

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Ni caffè in Iraq throbs with espresso machines and low Arabic pop, the room dense with cardamom and dark-roasted beans. The barista’s signature flat white lands crowned with micro-foam you can taste before it reaches your lips - pair it with a warm honey-drizzled croissant. Claim a seat near the back window where morning light stripes the tiled floor and keeps the Baghdad air cool.

Dijlah Village, Arasat Al-Hindiyah, Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, 10069, Iraq

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Grano’s brick oven burns behind glass like a kiln inside a narrow stone room in Iraq scented with oregano and char. Pizza crusts blister leopard-spot black, topped with sweet tomato, briny olives, and pools of melted cheese - extra chili oil waits on every table in a beaten-copper flask. Doors swing open at noon sharp; by 12:30 the dough trays are already half gone.

شارع نادي اليرموك الترفيهي, Baghdad, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq

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Seven Chefs greets you with the smell of fresh-ground coffee and just-toasted sesame when you push through the dark walnut door in Iraq. The kitchen sends out pillowy shakshuka eggs and flaky pastries that crunch then melt into buttery shards - match them with their house-roasted espresso. Tables on the mezzanine overlook the open kitchen, letting you watch sesame seeds scatter like gold dust onto plates headed for Baghdad locals.

Area 128، Erbil, Erbil Governorate, 44001, Iraq

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Mangia Italia lands in Baghdad, Iraq with Edison bulbs flickering and Italian pop drifting through arched windows. The wood-fired oven perfumes the street with blistered dough and balsamic reduction; order any pizza that emerges leopard-spotted and crowned with milky buffalo mozzarella. Reserve the rooftop table at dusk to watch Iraq’s capital ignite while the first slice steams between your fingers.

Rushkin street, Erbil, Erbil Governorate, 44001, Iraq

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Don Gennaro in Erbil, Iraq folds you into deep crimson booths beneath framed Naples postcards warped by plate steam. The kitchen sends out al dente pasta tangled with slow-simmered ragu and basil torn tableside; the seafood risotto arrives glistening, saffron scent curling upward. Sit near the open kitchen to catch garlic hitting olive oil and wave for faster service when you need extra parmesan.

Empire Business Complex, Building C6, Erbil, Erbil Governorate, Iraq

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