Carb-loading before the Fargo Marathon? Discover the best pasta spots, whether at specific Italian restaurants or places that serve pasta in Fargo to fuel up before race day.
1. 46 North Pints + Provisions
The carbonara, wild rice risotto, and sherry pesto chicken are great options for a hearty meal at 46 North the evening prior to the marathon.
635 2nd Ave N, Fargo | (701) 532-0986
2. 84 Italian Steakhouse
84 Italian has pastas like pancetta formaggio, linguine ortolano, and sausage gnocchi. For a more protein-heavy meal, have a steak or surf and turf.
Radisson Blu | 201 5th St N, Fargo | (701) 271-7717
3. Baron’s Eatery & Bar
Baron’s is housed in the active and fun Kingpinz Social. Some of the foods served here include baked mac and cheese, drunken noodles, fettuccini alfredo with chicken, and baked ravioli.
Kingpinz | 3485 Jacks Way S, Fargo | (701) 532-2695
4. Beer & Fish
Beer & Fish serves a variety of pastas, including lobster mac, fire shrimp linguini, scampi shrimp, and pesto shrimp and scallop.
230 Roberts Alley, Fargo | (701) 532-1342
5. Blarney Stone Pub
Both Blarney Stone restaurants carry an excellent steak stroganoff on their menu, the ideal protein and carb-loaded dinner for race-night preceding evening.
1910 9th St E, West Fargo | (701) 532-1500
Hotel Donaldson | 101 Broadway N, Fargo | (701) 478-8888
6. Brewtus Brickhouse
Another place for steak stroganoff, or have the cavatappi and meatballs with Swedish, Thai, alfredo, mac, Brickhouse marinara, Cajun chicken pasta, parmesan chicken pasta, or mac ‘n cheese.
705 32nd Ave W, West Fargo | (701) 532-1397
7. Cork ‘N Cleaver
All pastas are accompanied by homemade salad bar or soup, a slice of warm sourdough bread, and whipped honey butter. Select alfredo or primavera in a half or full order, half order can also be served with sirloin or prime rib. Or, select chicken or shrimp pastas.
3301 University Dr S, Fargo | (701) 237-6790
8. Crave
Several entrees at Crave are pasta, such as a truffle mushroom spaghetti, rigatoni vodka sauce, lobster cavatappi, and pesto chicken fettuccine.
West Acres Mall | 3902 13th Ave S, Fargo | (701) 809-9020
9. DJ’s Grill & Lounge
DJ’s menu “On Par” portion contains several different pastas, including Cajun mac, chicken parmesan pasta, and chicken fettuccini alfredo.
Suite Shots | 3400 James Way S, Fargo | (701) 532-4653
10. Doolittles Woodfire Grill
Eat Cajun chicken pasta, linguini with vine-ripened tomato, or fettuccini alfredo at Doolittles.
2112 25th St S, Fargo | (701) 478-2200
11. Drunken Noodle
Mac and cheese to Asian fare such as drunken noodles or pad thai to Slurp Ramen’s ramen, all under one roof at Drunken Noodle.
414 Broadway N, Fargo | (701) 232-3380
12. Granite City Food & Brewery
This big American chain restaurant offers chicken alfredo, Bock and cheese (penne with pepper jack cheese sauce), Tuscan shrimp scampi, and Cajun pasta.
1636 42nd St S, Fargo | (701) 203-3000
13. Labby’s Grill & Bar
Directly in front of the FARGODOME, Labby’s offers a penne alfredo, Bourbon Street penne, traditional mac and cheese, and brisket mac.
1100 19th Ave N, Fargo | (701) 478-5227
14. MacKenzie River Pizza
All pastas on MacKenzie River’s menu come with a house-baked breadstick; try Tuscan penne, MacKenzie alfredo, baked ziti, and pesto shrimp linguine.
819 24th Ave E, West Fargo | (701) 532-2221
15. Mezzaluna
Pastas at Mezzaluna currently are a beef rigatoncini, shrimp fettuccini, and sweet potato gnocchi.
309 Roberts St N, Fargo | (701) 364-9479
16. Porter Creek Hardwood Grill
At Porter Creek, you can have an excellent steak or burger but if you’re craving pasta, there is baked rigatoni with Italian sausage, fettuccini with parmesan cream, or tortelloni with shrimp.
Clubhouse Hotel & Suites | 1555 45th St S, Fargo | (701) 369-3669
17. Prairie Kitchen
While our go-to dish is Swedish meatballs, Prairie Kitchen offers burrata pesto pasta, beef stroganoff, and truffle gnocchi mac and cheese.
701 N University Dr, Fargo | (701) 478-7337
18. Rustica Eatery & Tavern
Rustica’s pastas would be the pasta chorizo or the baked mac and cheese, or in case you have your heart set on something else, they have equally great wood-fired pizzas or steak options.
315 Main Ave, Moorhead | (218) 227-5388
19. Spaghetti Western
House-made and imported pastas populate the menu of Spaghetti Western, and among them is a Sicilian pesto, arrabbiata, carbonara, and lemon and ricotta.
524 Broadway N, Fargo | (701) 532-4699
20. Spitfire Bar & Grill
Spitfire has a variety of pastas to choose from, such as fettuccini alfredo, chicken pesto pasta, Spitfire pasta, pepper-crusted sirloin alfredo, and a trio of diablo pasta.
1660 13th Ave E, West Fargo | (701) 478-8667
21. The Old Broadway
On the Old Broadway, their alfredo pasta is chicken or shrimp and comes with focaccia bread. For a spicier dish, order the Cajun shrimp scampi.
22 Broadway N, Fargo | (701) 237-6161
22. The Tavern Grill
There are several pastas at The Tavern, such as baked spaghetti, chicken and beef baked ravioli, beef stroganoff, and fettuccini alfredo. They also have gluten-free noodles if you need to make a substitution.
4504 32nd Ave S, Fargo | (701) 532-0777
