Readers' Choice 2026 winner · Best Italian, Pizza, Seafood, Happy Hour, Burgers and Caterer 1622 Thomaston Ave, Waterbury203-574-1041

Specials & offers

Good food, better deals.

Lunch specials, weeknight dinner specials and a happy hour Waterbury voted the best in 2026. Here's what's running.

Thin crust pizza with pepperoni and fresh basil

Pizza deal

Buy 2 large pizzas, get a small cheese pizza or a large salad free.

Ask for it when you order.

Every week at Giovanni's

Lunch

Lunch specials

A big plate of pasta at a lunch price, about what a sandwich costs somewhere else. Ask what's on today.

Monday to Thursday

Dinner specials

Regulars call these the best weeknight dinner specials in Waterbury. Entrées come with pasta, salad and bread.

At the bar

Happy hour

Drink specials and happy hour food at the bar. Voted Best Happy Hour in the 2026 Readers' Choice.

Any day

Order on the app

Order ahead for pickup or delivery from our site or the Giovanni's app, and skip the wait.

Rib-eye steak with two stuffed shrimp Shrimp over linguine

Want to know what's on tonight?

Specials change, so give us a call and we'll read you tonight's list, or ask your server when you sit down.

Republican-American Readers' Choice 2026 Winner badge

Voted Best Happy Hour, Best Pizza and four more.

Republican-American Readers' Choice 2026: Best Italian Restaurant, Pizza, Seafood, Happy Hour, Burgers and Caterer.