In Italy, al forno – literally ' to the oven' – refers to any dish that's baked, whether that's a wood-fired pizza, an oven-fresh focaccia or a bubbling dish of aubergine parmigiana.

'to the oven', meaning 'baked') is food that has been baked in an oven. Italian dishes commonly prepared in this way include pizza, breads and pasta dishes, notably lasagna. Pasta al forno. Pasta is sometimes boiled before it is baked in al forno dishes.

Al Forno is a restaurant in Providence, Rhode Island, by husband and wife Johanne Killeen and George Germon in 1980. They call their food "Cucina Simpatica: Robust Trattoria Cooking".