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Caffe Luna, Raleigh, NC
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Caffe Luna

4.7
4.7
2363 Reviews
$30 and under
Italian
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Situated in a beautiful historic building in downtown Raleigh, Caffé Luna has been bringing authentic Italian cuisine with a Tuscan flair to the Triangle for over two decades.

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2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 32 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Tue–Thu 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (919) 832-6090
  • Website
    http://www.cafeluna.com/
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress Code
    Smart Casual
  • Executive Chef
    Max Gaskins
  • Catering
    Caffé Luna’s professional catering is also available off-site. Some popular locations include: Marbles Museum, Museum of History, Tucker House, Art Space, Market Hall, Stockroom, Raleigh City Museum and Haywood Hall.
  • Private party facilities
    The Palm, Tuscan and VIP Rooms have made Caffe Luna a top venue for any event in the Triangle. Luna is the perfect location, whether you require a special setting to celebrate a product launch, a festive atmosphere for a holiday party, or a closed-door session for brainstorming.
  • Private party contact
    Darcey Tinga, Catering Manager: (919) 832-6090
  • Location
    136 East Hargett Street, Raleigh, NC 27601
  • Neighbourhood
    Raleigh
  • Cross Street
    Blount Street
  • Parking Details
    Parking is available on the street, city-owned parking decks, and privately owned surface lots.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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What 2,363 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.7
4.7 based on recent ratings
  • 4.6Food
  • 4.7Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.7Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

  • Raleigh / Durham / Chapel Hill

    Best Value

  • Raleigh / Durham / Chapel Hill

    Italian

  • Raleigh

    Best Value

  • Raleigh

    Italian

2,363 Reviews

  1. JaneM

    Raleigh

    10 reviews

    4.0

    10 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Needed a delicious place to eat before attending a 7:00 performance at Memorial Auditorium. There are plenty of good restaurant choices downtown but I wanted the evening to be stress free and fun. Cafe Luna fits the bill on all fronts. The food is reliably very good, the restaurant has a lively vibe without being too loud to hear, the service staff is attentive, professional & friendly, and unbelievably, the cost is very reasonable! Also, making a reservation in advance and then having to change the time of the reservation was not a problem. Parking is relatively easy if you plan ahead and the restaurant is within walking distance to Memorial Auditorium! All together a fun, memorable holiday-season evening!

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  2. luvgoodfood

    Raleigh

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We love Cafe Luna! It’s always a great experience!

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  3. LoganA

    Raleigh

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined 3 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We enjoyed our meal and all of the staff was super friendly! Our server, Liam, was really kind and attentive.

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  4. OpenTable Diner

    Los Angeles

    6 reviews

    4.0

    6 reviews

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    You will enjoy yourself if you eat here. Parking is rough.

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  5. itbt

    Raleigh

    5 reviews

    4.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 28, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Server was attentive and friendly. Most in our party enjoyed their meals with one mention lasagna was not very flavorful. Prices were on par and a nice touch of a slice of cheesecake for my wife's birthday 🥳.

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  6. OpenTable Diner

    Raleigh

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 25, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Caffe Luna is wonderful. It’s a beautiful restaurant, and the food was amazing. Our server was great. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is that it was so cold in the restaurant. I noticed several people with their coats on. I ordered a cappuccino to try and get warm. Otherwise it was a great meal and experience.

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  7. StephanieG

    Raleigh

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 24, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    The fresh pasta stuffed with crab, lobster, and shrimp was very good. The cream sauce was very flavorful. I wish the bread and olive oil that they gave us before the meal was more flavorful. The melon and prosciutto was good, but the melon was quite hard. Overall, it was a good experience.

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  8. OpenTable Diner

    Raleigh

    12 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    12 reviews

    Dined on November 21, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Overall good, not fabulous. Food was Luke warm and needed salt - which gray or pepper was not on table

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    Raleigh

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 19, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Always have a great experience and dinner here. The fiocchi is unique and delicious.

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  10. OpenTable Diner

    Raleigh

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on November 18, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Corey was amazing. He knew the menu well. He recommended a wonderful bottle of red wine. We were always taken care of, never wondering where our server was. Great food, perfect portions and the ambience was perfect.

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  11. OpenTable Diner

    Raleigh

    138 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    138 reviews

    Dined on November 18, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Cory provided great service. My salmon dish was delicious. My husband enjoyed his chicken picatta. The shrimp dish was good too, but the pasta seafood in white sauce was a bit skimpy on the seafood. However. The sauce was delicious. Would prefer a bread that is not soft.

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  12. DeniseC

    Raleigh

    2 reviews

    2.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 18, 2023

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    Have not been here in a while. Bread was bland and not crusty. You needed a sledgehammer and knife to cut the Veal Parm. Pasta with scallops was OK. Booked on open table mentioning a birthday. They did not acknowledge it and I decided not to pursue. Will not go back. So many other great Italian options in Raleigh. Not what it used to be.

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  13. OpenTable Diner

    Raleigh

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 18, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had a fantastic evening! We had just gotten Engaged, and our waiter Corey did an amazing job of making us feel special!! Had wonderful dinner and great evening there as always! Food was spectacular!

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  14. MarielaR

    Raleigh

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 18, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    excellent food and services. Best dinner birthday ever!

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  15. ShelbyZ

    Raleigh

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 17, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Literally the best Italian! Our waitperson was amazing and so attentive. The food was stunning and so well priced. It will be my new go to restaurant to bring people to!!

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  16. Grant

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 11, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great all around experience. Enjoyed all aspects of the meal.

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  17. OpenTable Diner

    Raleigh

    4 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 8, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The service, food and atmosphere were phenomenal!!! If you want an authentic Italian meal with excellent service, this is the place to go! Cafe Luna never disappoints!

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  18. KennyS

    Greensboro

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 4, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Best Italian food in Raleigh by a long shot! Great atmosphere, fresh made pasta, great wait staff. Our waitress steered me toward the ravioli with ricotta and spinach and it was excellent!

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  19. CarolS

    Raleigh

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 4, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I thought the food was delicious and a very good value.

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  20. RaleighFoodie

    Indiana

    14 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    14 reviews

    Dined on November 3, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Food was even better than I remembered but service wasn’t so great. My second glass of wine never appeared. Noisier than I remembered.

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  21. OpenTable Diner

    Charlotte

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 3, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The entire meal was amazing from the bread and oil to the house salad and our pasta entree were amazing. We will be back. Excellent management and our server was a terrific

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  22. Annia

    Raleigh

    13 reviews

    5.0

    13 reviews

    Dined on November 3, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We had been regular patrons before covid and this was our first time back to Caffe Luna since then. Waitress was attentive, food delicious as always, and nothing changed so that's delightful! The only person we missed was Parker who used to greet everyone with such a sincere friendly way. Overall a very enjoyable dinner with good friends! :) Please bring back the weekend specials and apple pie a la mode, we were disappointed they were no longer available.

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  23. nwelsh1401

    Raleigh

    44 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    44 reviews

    Dined on October 28, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 5
    Some things were really good and some things were not. We had the calamari appetizer and it was ok. My pasta had fish and shrimp in it and the fish was very strong. Our salads came after our main dishes. And when the server put a dish of olive oil on the table she didn’t bring bread until we asked. The tiramisu was a joke - the tiniest, soggy mess that leaked all over my car. The bottle of wine we had was exceptional. The prices are inexpensive so maybe that’s where the quality ends. Not sure if we will go back. Spend more, get more.

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  24. Kserwin

    Raleigh

    2 reviews

    4.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 25, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Overall food was good and enjoyed our attentive service. Entrees we’re very good but my fresca app (tomatoes & mozzarella) was lacking, probably because tomatoes out of season.

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  25. OpenTable Diner

    Raleigh

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on October 21, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great experience. We got there an hour early to our reservation but they were still able to seat us. The hospitality was amazing, even tried their Riesling’s wine. Definitely a great spot for a date

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  26. DL123

    Orlando

    11 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    11 reviews

    Dined on October 18, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    every time we are in Raleigh, a meal at Caffe Luna is at the top of our list. Food is always excellent, and the service is top notch!

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  27. Gnorth8

    Baltimore

    24 reviews

    vip
    4.0

    24 reviews

    Dined on October 15, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    This was a last minute reservation—very good value and food was hot.

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  28. KennyS

    Greensboro

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 14, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Consistently very good Italian food! Great ambiance. Excellent service. Overall a wonderful dining experience. Next best thing to going to Italy!

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  29. Kelsey

    Atlanta Metro

    7 reviews

    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on October 14, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great service and great food! We went for my sister’s birthday and our waiter Corey took excellent care of us.

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  30. Catzmother

    Raleigh

    27 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    27 reviews

    Dined on October 14, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    AMAZING! It was our first time visiting Caffe Luna and we had an exceptional experience! Everything was wonderful and the pasta was heavenly!!! Our server was lovely and all the staff were friendly and attention. We can't wait to visit again!

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  31. OpenTable Diner

    Raleigh

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on October 14, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    You can’t beat the value at Cafe Luna. The food is delicious, nice portion sizes and reasonably priced. The staff is friendly and attentive. Have been here several times and have always had a great experience. Will continue to go back!

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  32. OpenTable Diner

    Raleigh

    2 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 7, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    It was a great time - definitely will come back in the future

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  33. CharlesB

    Raleigh

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on October 7, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Outstanding! Perfect date night. One of the best of Raleigh. Gluten free and vegan options. Parking was right across the street. We will be back.

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  34. OpenTable Diner

    Raleigh

    7 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    7 reviews

    Dined on September 30, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Such a good dinner experience at Caffe Luna. The starters were simple with a twist, the wine list was amazing and extensive for pairing and the tortelli crostacci and fiocchi entrees were insanely good.

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  35. PamelaC

    Charlotte

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 29, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Wonderful experience!!!! Love the outside seating next to the cool lounge bar with all the beautiful lights! Score! Excellent service, AMAZING food!

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  36. MaffW

    Charlotte

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on September 29, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Excellent food, service, and atmosphere! Highly recommend for an amazing date night.

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  37. OpenTable Diner

    New York Area

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on September 29, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Wonderful food, service and setting. A favorite Raleigh establishment!

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  38. Kathy

    Raleigh

    105 reviews

    vip
    3.0

    105 reviews

    Dined on September 28, 2023

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 3
    Not what is used to be. Salad was delicious! Cannoli was very good but bread and olive oil were subpar. We tried a chicken park but it was over cooked and they offered another entree - we asked for lasagna and it was fine. My creamy pasta with shrimp we pretty good. It’s more of an average family Italian place now rather than a higher end Italian restaurant. The prices are better than alot of places so it was a decent value.

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  39. OpenTable Diner

    Raleigh

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 27, 2023

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I had the scallop pasta which the spinach and pasta was good but the scallops seemed like they were frozen and then boiled to be cooked. In addition I felt like the appetizers could’ve been bought at a grocery store deli. Past the actual food our waitress was amazing and I love the decorations and energy in the restaurant.

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  40. BethanyO

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on September 24, 2023

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We love Caffe Luna. It is a gem. Visit this delicious place.

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FAQs

Caffe Luna offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (919) 832-6090.

Caffe Luna is rated 4.7 stars by 2363 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a reservation

2 people
7:00 p.m.
Booked 32 times today

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Caffe Luna

136 East Hargett Street, Raleigh, NC 27601

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    Blount Street
  • Neighbourhood
    Raleigh
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Tue–Thu 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Fri, Sat 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Italian
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress Code
    Smart Casual
  • Parking Details
    Parking is available on the street, city-owned parking decks, and privately owned surface lots.
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Max Gaskins
  • Additional
    Banquet, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Website
    http://www.cafeluna.com/
  • Phone number
    (919) 832-6090
  • Catering
    Caffé Luna’s professional catering is also available off-site. Some popular locations include: Marbles Museum, Museum of History, Tucker House, Art Space, Market Hall, Stockroom, Raleigh City Museum and Haywood Hall.
  • Private party facilities
    The Palm, Tuscan and VIP Rooms have made Caffe Luna a top venue for any event in the Triangle. Luna is the perfect location, whether you require a special setting to celebrate a product launch, a festive atmosphere for a holiday party, or a closed-door session for brainstorming.
  • Private party contact
    Darcey Tinga, Catering Manager: (919) 832-6090

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