Don’t miss the homemade citrus-herb vinaigrette. You can take a bottle home with you for $11.
At Monsú gnocchi come with sausage ragu, chocolate, cinnamon and rosemary, and pork osso buco scented with apricots and marsala plays like a collision of Italy and North Africa.
Don’t miss the pig’s trotter arancini (to share) and the pappardelle with oxtail ragu (to keep for yourself).
Don’t miss the specials, like chicken and pork meatballs stuffed with prosciutto and scamorza cheese.
Don’t miss the coursed wine pairings. While dinner here is a splurge, smart diners know to double down when it matters.
Don’t miss the spaghetti Tarantini with mussels, calamari and clams, served simply with a splash of oil and garlic.
Don’t miss the spaghetti bolognese, which has been described as “pasta with a burger on top.” (That’s a good thing.)
Don’t miss the crespelle capriccio—smooth, rich crabmeat in a béchamel sauce, rolled into crisp prosciutto.
Don’t miss the maccheroni alla mugnaia—a single 60-foot strand of hand-pulled pasta, served for the whole table, dressed in extra-virgin olive oil, pecorino romano and black pepper.
The gnocchi are light and delightful, and the branzino—marinated and cooked in olive oil, fresh herbs, lemon and white wine—will make you wonder why this place is still something of a secret.
The archetype of the no-nonsense South Philly Italian waitress may have been born at this Italian Market landmark amid the letterboard menus, brimming glasses of chianti and plates of giant meatballs.
Don't miss the calamari fritti with hard-boiled egg, apricots, almonds, and Roman fish sauce.
Joey Baldino doesn’t cook anything that a thousand other chefs haven’t cooked before him. He just does it better than about 998 of them. Don’t miss his whole roasted fish with artichoke hearts.
Don’t miss the clams Pavarotti, an over-the-top casino variation featuring shrimp, lump crab and béchamel.
Don’t miss Osteria’s prosciutto-and-arugula-topped Parma pizza, or the wood-grilled octopus with lemon and potatoes on the antipasti menu.
Don’t miss the $14-per-person chef’s antipasti tasting—a great way to kick things off.
Visit Dante & Luigi’s for the lasagna, which is easily the best in the city, served in slices as big as your forearm yet still light as a cloud, even smothered in the house’s hefty red gravy.
Don’t miss the ricotta gnocchi, rolled and cut by Termini patriarch Vince Sr. across the street in the bakery.
