• Several Glassboro area restaurants specialize in Italian cuisine.spaghetti image by bofotolux from Fotolia.com
  
  Only 23 miles south of center-city Philadelphia, Glassboro lies near the center of southwestern New Jersey's Gloucester County. The city of 20,000 is home to Rowan University, formerly known as Glassboro State College and the site of a 1967 summit meeting between U.S. and Soviet officials. Glassboro boasts a diverse selection of area restaurants, including several that specialize in Italian cuisine.
  
  

Antica Trattoria Pizza & Restaurant

• While standard Italian-style dishes, such as spaghetti and chicken Parmesan, are available, the highlight of the menu at Antica is the selection of pizzas. That holds particularly true for the Chicago deep dish-style pizza. With quick, friendly service, reasonable prices and a crunchy crust on its pizzas, Antica is popular with young professionals and the college crowd.
  
  Antica Trattoria Pizza & Restaurant
  
  253 E. High St.
  
  Glassboro, NJ 08028
  
  856-863-0044
  
  anticatrattoriaglassboro.com
  
  

Italian Affair Restaurant

• Given an Award of Excellence by Wine Spectator magazine in 2010, Glassboro's Italian Affair Restaurant is renowned for its extensive wine list, which includes plenty of both red and white wines. As for the food, the dinner menu is stocked with highlights, such as a bevy of large and personal pizzas, eggplant marinara, linguine, cannelloni and lasagna. Lunch offerings include salads, wraps and sandwiches and appetizers like fried calamari.
  
  Italian Affair Restaurant
  
  900 Delsea Drive N.
  
  Glassboro, NJ 08028-1440
  
  856-881-2121
  
  italianaffairglassboro.com
  
  

Papa Luigi's Pizza

• The good news, as far as Papa Luigi's goes, is also the bad news--the place is usually crowded. This can prove troublesome for those in a hurry, but it speaks to the quality food and good service provided by this local pizzeria/Italian restaurant. The pizza offerings include standard toppings like pepperoni and sausage while Luigi's is also known for its good (and cheap) subs. Papa Luigi's is particularly popular with lunch crowds.
  
  Papa Luigi's PIzza
  
  600 Buck Road
  
  Glassboro, NJ 08028
  
  856-863-0022