Basi Italia occupies a corner of Victorian Village with a menu built around clean, simple Italian cooking with the occasional inventive turn — burrata, beef carpaccio, chive ricotta gnocchi with truffle oil, and mains like grilled lamb chops and pan-seared branzino. Rigatoni salumeria and shrimp pomodoro linguine round out a pasta list that keeps the menu tight rather than sprawling.
Regulars point to the lamb chops, risotto, and scallops as the dishes that keep them coming back, alongside service that gets singled out consistently. The patio has become one of the restaurant's defining features, drawing a steady word-of-mouth following around Columbus.
Columbus Monthly named Basi Italia among the city's best restaurants in 2025.
Regulars point to the lamb chops, risotto, and scallops as the dishes that keep them coming back, alongside service that gets singled out consistently. The patio has become one of the restaurant's defining features, drawing a steady word-of-mouth following around Columbus.
Columbus Monthly named Basi Italia among the city's best restaurants in 2025.