Restaurant · Omaha · The 402
Dante
Wood-fired Neapolitan pizza and local ingredients in west Omaha.
What stands out
Wood-fired Neapolitan pizzas, especially the Margherita and Amore de carne, praised for authentic crust and hyper-local mozzarella from Branched Oak Farm
Good to know
Price point is a recurring note — multiple reviewers flag it as expensive, especially for pizza
- Italian
- Pizza
- Good for groups
- Vegetarian options listed
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- Happy hour listed
- Local favorite
- Takes reservations
- Private dining / events
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Omaha readLocation on this page16901 Wright Plaza #173, Omaha, NE 68130
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The venue lists lower-level private events for up to 50 and full-restaurant buyouts for up to 100.
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The venue menu asks guests to alert staff about food allergies or dietary restrictions and marks some vegetarian dishes as possibly vegan; it does not publish cross-contact controls.
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- Italian
- Pizza
- Good for groups
- Vegetarian options listed
+4 more useful filters
- Happy hour listed
- Local favorite
- Takes reservations
- Private dining / events
2 source-backed details2 of 8 useful labels have their own dated link · listing checked Jul 28, 2026
Each link supports only the detail beside it. Menus, policies, and setups can still change, so confirm anything important before visiting.
- Happy hour listedVenue source · checked Jul 1, 2026
- Private dining / eventsVenue source · checked Jul 28, 2026
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The Omaha read
Why people go
- Wood-fired Neapolitan pizzas, especially the Margherita and Amore de carne, praised for authentic crust and hyper-local mozzarella from Branched Oak Farm
- Handmade pastas — particularly the Rigatoni Bolognese, Lasagna Bolognese, and Squid Ink Taglierini — described as unlike anything else in Omaha
Good to know
- Price point is a recurring note — multiple reviewers flag it as expensive, especially for pizza
Sources + full snapshot3 sources
Dante is broadly regarded as one of Omaha's best and most important restaurants — a 15-year institution that introduced the city to certified Neapolitan pizza and farm-to-table Italian cooking, and has remained consistently excellent and innovative rather than coasting on its reputation. Across thousands of reviews on Google, OpenTable, TripAdvisor, and Facebook the restaurant maintains a 4.4–4.7 range, with local press and national trade press often describing it as the benchmark for Italian food in Nebraska.
More reasons mentioned
- Deep, curated all-Italian wine list of 85+ varietals consistently called a standout; wines sourced with the same rigor as the food
- Consistently excellent service singled out across OpenTable, TripAdvisor, and local press
More notes
- Can be difficult to book; one of Omaha's most booked restaurants on OpenTable means waits and limited last-minute availability
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- Pizza Today — Named 2019 Independent Pizzeria of the Year by the leading US pizza trade magazine — a rare national industry honor for a single-location restaurant.
- Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana (AVPN) — Nebraska's only AVPN-certified restaurant (member #325, certified June 2010) — the Italian body that authenticates true Neapolitan pizza; one of very few in the entire Midwest.
- Flatwater Free Press — Long-form 15th-anniversary review (2024) by critic Sarah Baker Hansen called Dante 'one of the most reliably wonderful restaurants in Omaha' and credited it with driving Omaha's broader culinary renaissance.
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- Food8.6
- Value7.7
- Vibe8.1
- Service8.2
- Quiet5.6
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