WE have perused your top pizza and pasta picks and now it's voting time.

Hundreds of readers responded to our appeal as we called for your help finding the best Italian restaurant in the area.

And after counting your suggestions, we have whittled them down to the shortlist below.

Click the pictures above to get an idea of why readers picked each restaurant as their favourite.

THIS VOTE HAS NOW CLOSED. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO VOTED.

Over the next couple of months we will be revealing a different category every Monday evening in our Food and Drink Awards and calling on readers for their suggestions across our sister titles Northwich Guardian, Winsford and Middlewich Guardian, Knutsford Guardian and Wilmslow Guardian.

Then on Fridays, it will be time for foodie fans to get voting for their favourite with the overall winners revealed in a special feature in the paper later this year.

To have your say, vote in the ballot above or email your vote to hannah.bargery@nqnw.co.uk before 5pm on Monday, October 3.

And don’t forget to check back on Monday evening when we reveal our next category.