I happened to find this restaurant on Yelp. Without many reviews, we decided to try it out; we are…read morefrom America, and always to find a local place to get a "locals" experience. We disembarked our cruise ship, and took a 15min walk into town. This restaurant was in such a unique place, among a neighborhood of all places. We were kindly greeted by the staff who could speak English! Yay! We sat at a cute little table and truly enjoyed the most amazing experience & dinner. We had to tell our waiter that us Americans use Yelp to find great restaurants, so I was going to post a review for them! I'm truly hoping others find this post helpful and try out this unique restaurant! You'll love it, I promise! Salute!

From the owner: Original italienische Gaumenfreuden erwarten Sie im Restaurant Pizzeria Antica Locanda in Linz…read more Unser Chef, selbst Sizilianer, bereitet die Gerichte nach altüberlieferten Rezepten für Sie zu. Der italienische Charme unseres Hauses spiegelt sich auch im Dekor. Von der Hintergrundmusik bis hin zur Einrichtung erinnert bei uns alles an Bella Italia. Und natürlich bedient Sie auch unser Personal mit dem berühmten italienischen Charme.

Simply the best Italian restaurant and the best Pizza in Linz. Waiters and cooks are all Italians…read moreand most speak a rather broken German. To get more authentic, you'd have to drive to Italy. Update July 2012: The quality has decreased a bit. Maybe the restaurant was too successful...

Echt gute pizza, freundliche bedienung. Nur das tiramisu war nicht wirklich gut oder authentisch.read more

What a gem in the middle of Linz. After a week of austro-hungarian hauptsburg food, we found this…read moreamazing authentic italian restaurant a stone's throw from our hotel. Owned by Sardinians, every dish was better than the next. I had the Strangolapreti which was a great balance of light and filling - spinach and cheese dumplings; the calamari was tender with a red sauce with just the right amount of heat; the veal picatta was tender; fresh bread and mozzarella; and the pasta was freshly made and al dente. Terrific hosts. And to made this even better, we sat outside. They have a terrific terrace and you are transported to another site. Great meal. And the pizza rocks as well.

A true treat to find such an authentic Italian ristorante in a Northern Austrian town. All the…read morepastas were homemade and the wine list was good. A good option if like your looking for a day off from dumplings and schnitzel Salute

excellent authentic pizzas ... yummy!read more

Excellent Italian deli. Authentic. Delicious lunch time menu. Hot food served til 2pm. Great staff…read more Patio area also available.

We are on an AMA cruise, with wonderful food, but we had this craving for Italian after 3 weeks on…read morethe road/river. RIVA was a wonderful and welcome surprise. The pizza, chianti and gelato were great and so affordable! Mostly locals make it a pleasant authentic stop.

Whenever I am in Linz Austria I always come here. Friendly staff and authentic Italian pizzas…read more Always get the Quattro formaggi with arugula on top! It's out of this world!!!!!!!! Staff speaks English and has English menu so very tourist friendly!!!! Not to be missed!

Bella italia wird hier einfach wahr!!!!read more

BEST PIZZA EVER! We have had pizza all over Europe and this was the best. perfectly cooked thin…read morecrust with red sauce that will make you overeat!We both ordered the spicy salami pizza. We each ate a whole pizza. Just SO good!

Very friendly and helpful staff. They kept me good company and also helped me figure out directions…read morein the town. The pizza was great and the perfect comfort food that I needed. It was a huge portion so I was able to take some home for later. The atmosphere was quiet and comfortable, and prices were moderate. Overall, great experience. Would be nice to go back in the summer when you can sit on the patio! They are also open pretty late which is great for me being a night owl in a town that shuts down so early.

From the owner: Wir bieten täglich frische und handgemachte Spezialitäten von der mediterranen Küche an…read more Bezahlung mit Bitcoins ist möglich.