Top Pasta Brands from Italy

Major National Pasta Brands (exported worldwide)

These top Italian pasta brands dominate both Italian supermarkets and international shelves. They combine traditional bronze-die extrusion and slow drying with large-scale production, ensuring consistent quality for home cooks everywhere.

• Barilla – Italy's number one brand of pasta, the largest and most international Italian pasta company
• De Cecco – traditional slow-dried Italian pasta made with bronze dies
• Rummo – known for its slow-processed “Lenta Lavorazione” pasta
• Garofalo – premium Italian pasta brand from Gragnano (Campania)
• La Molisana – Italian pasta brand from Molise, known for protein-rich wheat
• Voiello – part of the Barilla group, more premium and made with 100% Italian wheat

Artisanal and Regional Pasta Brands from Italy

These small pasta producers from Italy focus on heritage methods, local grain varieties, and limited production — prized by chefs and pasta enthusiasts seeking authentic texture and flavor.

• Pastificio dei Campi – high-end pasta from Gragnano, PDO certified
• Faella – artisanal producer from Gragnano using traditional methods
• Gentile – slow-dried pasta from Gragnano with 100% Italian grain
• Rustichella d’Abruzzo – popular with chefs and gourmet shops
• Mancini Pastificio Agricolo – farm-to-table pasta made from their own wheat fields in Marche
• Setaro – family-run pasta maker near Naples
• Filotea – handmade egg pasta from Le Marche region
• Campofilone – famous for fine egg pasta (“maccheroncini di Campofilone”)

Organic and Specialty Pasta Producers in Italy

These organic pasta brands from Italy are known for pure ingredients and high nutritional quality, often made with ancient grains or mountain spring water.

• Alce Nero – organic pasta made in Italy with durum wheat
• Girolomoni – pioneer in organic farming, from Le Marche
• Monograno Felicetti – high-quality organic Italian pasta used in fine dining (Dolomites)
• Benedetto Cavalieri – artisanal, premium and widely loved by chefs

Niche or Boutique Italian Pasta Brands

Small-scale family businesses and pasta companies that keep traditional pasta-making alive — some producing fewer than 20,000 kilos per year.

• Martelli – bright yellow packaging, handmade pasta from Lari, Tuscany
• Morelli – pasta with wheat germ for extra flavor (Tuscany)
• Gragnano PGI (various pasta producers) – a group of traditional Italian pasta companies

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Best Italian Spaghetti Brands

Here are the best Italy spaghetti brands known for superior texture and authentic taste.

• De Cecco Spaghetti no.12 – favourite spaghetti for home cooks worldwide
• Rummo Spaghetti no.3 – elastic texture that stays al dente even if slightly overcooked
• Garofalo Spaghetti Gragnano IGP – rich, porous surface, ideal spaghetti for tomato sauces
• Benedetto Cavalieri Spaghetti – gourmet spaghetti for restaurants
• Martelli Spaghetti – handmade spaghetti in small batches in Lari, Tuscany
• Voiello Spaghetti Integrale or No.104 – 100% Italian wheat, rich in flavor
• La Molisana Spaghetti Quadrati – square-cut spaghetti that holds sauces beautifully
• Rustichella d’Abruzzo Spaghetti – classic Italian Long Pasta - artisan bronze-die spaghetti, slow dried
• Monograno Felicetti Spaghetti Matt or Kamut – organic and aromatic varieties
• Pastificio dei Campi Spaghetti di Gragnano IGP – luxury Italian spaghetti, highly rated by chefs