Philadelphia Italian Restaurants

Pizza

1. Francoluigi's…

The High Note Cafe is a truly magical experience that everyone living in South Philly should try a least once. For the second year in a row, my…

2. The Couch Tomato…

Neighborhood: Roxborough

Buffalo chicken pizza is fantastic! Salads are amazing! The light balsamic dressing is heaven!  Only complaint comes from a friend, the calzone is too…

3. Zio Pizza

Neighborhood: Market East

Go here if you like gourmet pizza. $2.5 to $4 per slice.  Try the focaccia  pizza.

4. Luigi's Pizza Fresca

Neighborhood: Fairmount

Meh? I am trying to like this place, especially after building up to my husband about how much better east coast pizza is than west coast pizza, but…

5. Divino Wine Bar

Neighborhood: Rittenhouse Square

Meh. I loved the place when it was Masimo's Valentino. Loved it. Now, it does have really great pizza. Flatbread. And it has a wine list. I just don't…

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Pasta

1. Severino Pasta Mfg…

I went to Severino in hopes of finding homemade soup.  Unfortunately, there was no soup to be found but that was only a minor setback once I saw the…

2. Le Virtu

serving fare from the region of Abruzzo/Ascolana, we all left le virtu feeling that we had had one of the best meals ever  - outside of Italy and my…

3. Radicchio Cafe

Our epicurious neighbor warned us to expect two things at Radicchio: 'authenticity' and 'characters.' We found both at this neighborhood BYOB that…

4. Spasso Italian Grill

Neighborhood: Olde City

My friend in Philadelphia constantly told me about this place (I live in CA), so when I went out to the East for a visit we went here for dinner.  Oh…

5. Melograno

Neighborhood: Rittenhouse Square

My doctor recommended this place to me, and since she and her husband are Italian-American, I couldn't refuse!   A group of four of us went here. My…

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