Restaurant · Omaha · The 402
Avoli Osteria
Handmade pastas and a deep Italian wine list, tucked into the Dundee village.
What stands out
House-made pasta executed with precision — silky texture, restrained saucing — headlined by the Bolognese Bianco (rigatoni, white wine pork and veal, toasted hazelnuts)
Good to know
Price point is a recurring note — a high-end bill for Omaha, and one TripAdvisor reviewer titled their post 'Excellent restaurant but too expensive'
- Fine dining
- Italian
- Vegetarian options listed
- Local favorite
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- Takes reservations
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Omaha readLocation on this page5013 Underwood Avenue, Omaha, NE 68132
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- Mon
- Closed
- Tue
- Closed
- Wed
- 5–8:30pm
- Thu
- 5–8:30pm
- Fri
- 5–8:30pm
- Sat
- 5–8:30pm
- Sun
- 5–8:30pm
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- Fine dining
- Italian
- Vegetarian options listed
- Local favorite
+1 more useful filters
- Takes reservations
2 source-backed details2 of 5 useful labels have their own dated link · listing checked Jul 28, 2026
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Why people go
- House-made pasta executed with precision — silky texture, restrained saucing — headlined by the Bolognese Bianco (rigatoni, white wine pork and veal, toasted hazelnuts)
- Authentic Northern Italian focus rather than red-sauce Italian-American, widely credited as one of Omaha's first restaurants to put house-made pasta at the center
Good to know
- Price point is a recurring note — a high-end bill for Omaha, and one TripAdvisor reviewer titled their post 'Excellent restaurant but too expensive'
Sources + full snapshot2 sources
Avoli Osteria is broadly regarded as one of Omaha's finest restaurants — the clear standard-bearer for Northern Italian cuisine in the city, built around house-made pasta and pristine ingredients. Across Google, Yelp, TripAdvisor, and local press, it sustains a 4.5-star consensus with fewer recurring criticisms of food quality, only the expected caveats around price and the difficulty of getting a table.
More reasons mentioned
- Intimate, candlelit Dundee room praised as a top-tier date-night and special-occasion destination
- Attentive, knowledgeable service that matches the food's ambition — consistently singled out across Yelp and TripAdvisor reviews
More notes
- Small room with limited tables means reservations are essential and walk-in availability is tight on weekends
- Service can feel stretched when the room is full — a few reviewers noted attentiveness dipped during peak nights
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- Sarah Baker Hansen's Essential Omaha 2024 (sarahbakerhansen.com) — Ranked #24 on the authoritative annual list of Omaha's 38 essential restaurants — the closest thing Omaha has to an Eater 38. Hansen specifically credits Dario Schicke's 2022 decision to close Dario's Brasserie and concentrate solely on Avoli as having 'benefited the latter restaurant a lot.'
- Omaha World-Herald (omaha.com) — Full restaurant review by food critic Sarah Baker Hansen titled 'Cozy and inviting, that's Dundee's Avoli Osteria' — the paper's formal dining review of record at opening.
- Restaurant Hoppen (restauranthoppen.com) — Full dedicated review awarding 4 stars, calling the Bolognese Bianco 'perhaps the best example of Avoli's brilliance' and concluding Avoli 'still stands among the best' pasta restaurants in Omaha. Also featured on 3NewsNow as one of Omaha's best pasta spots.
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Listing checked Jul 28, 2026
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- Food8.6
- Value7.5
- Vibe8.2
- Service8.1
- Quiet6.0
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