Italo Charlotte opens in Uptown with handmade pasta and wine bar

Italo Charlotte opened at 100 N. Tryon St. in Uptown Charlotte as a handmade pasta house with a wine bar, taking over the former Cicchetti space. The new concept gives diners in the center of the city a polished Italian room built around fresh pasta, cocktails and wine rather than a standard red-sauce lineup.

The opening landed after Cicchetti closed on May 6, 2026, clearing the way for the conversion into Italo. The restaurant was set to open Tuesday, May 19, and its debut was framed as part of a larger hospitality effort from the team behind Aria Tuscan Grill, which sits next door. That connection matters in Uptown, where a recognizable operator can help a new dining room feel established from day one.

The menu leans into dishes that signal both craft and range. Charlotte Observer coverage described Italo as serving fresh pastas, focaccia, cocktails and wine, with previewed dishes including cacio e pepe, risotto, gnocchi and wagyu. That mix puts the restaurant in the lane of a destination dinner spot, the kind of place where a pasta course can lead into a second round of wine or a longer table-side meal instead of a quick stop.

Local Instagram posts filled in the kind of practical details diners usually want before booking. One post said Italo was operating Tuesday through Saturday from 5 to 10 p.m., with reservations available through Resy. Another highlighted craft cocktails and mocktails, reinforcing the idea that the beverage program is part of the draw, not an afterthought. Together, those details point to a restaurant designed for dinner service that can handle both after-work traffic and planned nights out.

Italo’s pitch is straightforward: handmade pasta, a wine bar and a central Uptown address in a space already known to Charlotte diners. That is what makes the opening feel less like another Italian restaurant and more like a place built to become a regular reservation on 100 N. Tryon.