Chicken parm in New Haven, CT: our top picks
New Haven’s apizza fame starts on Wooster Street, where Frank Pepe opened in 1925 and Sally’s followed down the block in 1938. But the street was never only about pizza. Italians from Amalfi, Atrani and other towns in Campania settled Wooster Square from the 1880s, founded St. Michael’s parish and filled the neighborhood with bakeries, pasta shops and pastry counters, and in 1914 the Register called it "Little Naples." Libby’s has made pastry and Italian ice on Wooster Street since 1922.
The red-sauce side of that story is still on the street. Pasta Eataliana sits at the corner of Wooster and Chestnut, in a space that once held Tony & Lucille’s, which closed in 2019 after 53 years; it opened in 2020 under chef-owner Giulio Laurentino, a Naples native who used to run the kitchen at Anthony’s Ocean View. His menu leans Neapolitan, with ragu, braciole, house-made pasta and eggplant parmigiana from the opening menu on. Across town on State Street, Alphonse DeLucia has run Portofino’s since 1999; his parents named it for the Italian coastal town, and chicken parm is one of the dishes regulars come back for.
A lot of the area’s parm lives just over the city line. Ludal’s is on Broadway in North Haven, and out on Route 1 in Branford, Vincenzo LoMonaco has run LoMonaco’s since 1986: two modest dining rooms, a menu with as much seafood as red sauce, and pizza and calzones to go.
- Biagetti's (West Haven) — Parm Score 83. Chicken parm comes up in 1 of the recent Google reviews we sampled, and the tone is positive. It is on the menu, too. 4.6 on Google across 824 reviews.
- Pasta Eataliana Trattoria Napoletana (New Haven) — Parm Score 83. Chicken parm comes up in 1 of the recent Google reviews we sampled, and the tone is positive. It is on the menu, too. 4.7 on Google across 550 reviews.
- Brazi's Italian Restaurant (New Haven) — Parm Score 78. Chicken parm comes up in 2 of the recent Google reviews we sampled, and the tone is positive. 4.5 on Google across 1,835 reviews.
We ranked 22 restaurants within 10 miles of New Haven, CT. 14 of them have the parm confirmed, by reviewers or on their own menu, and Parm Scores run from 56 to 83. Confirmed places rank first; the rest are well-reviewed Italian spots where the parm is not yet confirmed, and pizzerias and steakhouses need a mention to appear at all. How Parm Score works.
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22 restaurants ranked for Chicken parm near New Haven, CT.
- Biagetti's
77 Campbell Ave, West Haven, CT 06516, USA - Pasta Eataliana Trattoria Napoletana
127 Wooster St, New Haven, CT 06511, USA - Brazi's Italian Restaurant
201 Food Terminal Plaza, New Haven, CT 06511, USA - Ludal's Italian Restaurant
28-30 Broadway, North Haven, CT 06473, USA - Adriana's
771 Grand Ave, New Haven, CT 06511, USA - Fratelli's Italian Restaurant
248 New Haven Ave, Milford, CT 06460, USA - LoMonaco's Ristorante Italiano
990 W Main St, Branford, CT 06405, USA - Gabriele's Ristorante Italiano
326 Boston Post Rd, Orange, CT 06477, USA - John & Maria's Pizzeria-Restaurant
280 Foxon Rd, East Haven, CT 06513, USA - Portofino's Restaurant & Bar
937 State St, New Haven, CT 06511, USA - IL GABBIANO
501 Long Wharf Dr, New Haven, CT 06511, USA - Ilforno Ristorante Italiano
765 W Main St, Branford, CT 06405, USA - Aniello's Pizza and Italian Restaurant
346 Hemingway Ave, East Haven, CT 06512, USA - Lorenzo's Ristorante Italiano
39 Elm St, West Haven, CT 06516, USA - Consiglio's Restaurant
165 Wooster St, New Haven, CT 06511, USA - Rosso Vino
130 Shore Dr, Branford, CT 06405, USA - Gusto Trattoria Italian Restaurant
255 Boston Post Rd, Milford, CT 06460, USA - Tre Scalini Restaurant
100 Wooster St, New Haven, CT 06511, USA - Bellini's Restaurant
2 Broadway, North Haven, CT 06473, USA - La Luna Ristorante
168 N Main St, Branford, CT 06405, USA - J Roo's Restaurant
243 State St, North Haven, CT 06473, USA - La Lupa Ristorante
344 Washington Ave, North Haven, CT 06473, USA
Rankings use Parm Score (Google rating, review volume, and parm mentions). Restaurants with the parm confirmed, by reviews or on their own menu, always rank first. Photos, ratings, and hours from Google Maps. Interactive map and filters load above. How Parm Score works.