Best Gnocchi in Orlando

Why Our Gnocchi Is Different

Gnocchi is one of the most deceptive dishes in Italian cooking. When done right, each piece is light as a cloud, with a delicate potato flavor that melts on your tongue. When done wrong, it is dense, gummy, and tastes like wet bread. The difference comes down to one thing: whether the gnocchi is made fresh by hand or pulled from a bag in a freezer.

At Vincenzo Cucina Italiana, our gnocchi is made from scratch every single morning. The kitchen starts with Yukon Gold potatoes, bakes them until the flesh is perfectly dry, then works them into a dough with just enough flour and egg to hold shape without becoming heavy. Each piece is hand-rolled and ridged so it catches the sauce in every groove. By the time it reaches your plate at Vue at 360 on International Drive, the gnocchi was made just hours ago.

Sage Brown Butter: The Perfect Pairing

Our signature preparation is gnocchi in sage brown butter, and it is a masterclass in simplicity. Whole butter is cooked slowly until the milk solids turn golden and develop a rich, nutty aroma. Fresh sage leaves are crisped in the butter until they become fragrant and slightly crunchy. The handmade gnocchi is tossed in this sauce and finished with a generous shower of Parmigiano-Reggiano.

There are only a handful of ingredients, which is exactly why the quality of each one matters so much. Cheap butter, dried sage from a jar, and frozen gnocchi would produce a completely different dish. At Vincenzo, every component is the best available, and you can taste the difference in every bite.

What Makes Great Gnocchi

• ✦ Yukon Gold potatoes baked until perfectly dry
• ✦ Minimal flour for a light, pillowy texture
• ✦ Hand-rolled and ridged for maximum sauce contact
• ✦ Made fresh every morning — never frozen or stored
• ✦ Whole butter browned slowly for deep nutty flavor
• ✦ Fresh sage leaves crisped to perfection

A Dish Worth Traveling For

Visitors from New York, Chicago, and even Italy have told us that our gnocchi ranks among the best they have ever tasted. That is not a claim we make lightly. Orlando is a city with an enormous number of Italian restaurants, from family-run trattorias to chain operations on every corner of International Drive. But very few of them make their gnocchi by hand, and even fewer do it with the attention to detail that Vincenzo brings every day.

Whether you are a local looking for the best gnocchi in Orlando or a tourist who wants one perfect Italian meal during your vacation, this is the dish to order. It has been on our menu since we opened, and it remains one of the most popular plates we serve.

Beyond Gnocchi: The Full Handmade Pasta Menu

If our gnocchi wins you over, wait until you explore the rest of the handmade pasta menu. Vincenzo serves fresh lasagna Bolognese, pappardelle with wild boar ragu, fettuccine Alfredo made with real cream and Parmigiano, and seasonal pasta specials that change throughout the year. Every pasta on our menu is made from scratch, which is why Orlando has voted us the best Italian restaurant every year since 2014.

We are located at Vue at 360 on International Drive, steps from ICON Park and minutes from Epic Universe and the Convention Center. Complimentary valet parking is available every night.

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Vincenzo Cucina Italiana is a proud member of the International Drive Chamber of Commerce.