Best real Italian food (not Italian-American food) in Philly

[McQ]

I personally enjoy Hosteria Da Elio on 3rd and South. It's a nice little BYO with great service and food. The owner is from outside Rome, so I guess you can classify it as authentic Italian.

[Gremps14]

I thought Radicchio around 4th and Vine was very good. I haven't been there in about 2 years though

[worldfnchampion]

Tre Scalini on Passayunk is a great under the radar italian restaurant. Great great food.

[Hospitalitygirl]

the focus of giorgio's would be...roman. Not chicken parm and meatballs at all. And, add tre scalini, since that would be abbruzzese cooking. And girasole at broad and pine.

tre scalini on passayunk is a great under the radar italian restaurant. Great great food.

fyi

[dartmo]

Has anyone been to James? I hear good things.

James is pricey but delicious. Saw in the paper that they are looking for a new location. I think the food is wonderful there.

[dartmo]

My Albanian neighbor runs an Italian restuarant in New Jersey. And Lidia from the tv show "Lidia's Italy" is Albanian too.
Albania is only a stones through from Italy. It practically touches Itay's heel.

She is actually from Croatia and her family fled the communists and settled in Italy before coming to the US.

[Titus]

She is actually from Croatia and her family fled the communists and settled in Italy before coming to the US.

It was an Italian province at one time, so I doubt she considers herself Croatian.

[Burholme06]

She is actually from Croatia and her family fled the communists and settled in Italy before coming to the US.

Not 100% sure but I think she is ethnically Italian despite being born in Croatia.

[Hospitalitygirl]

It was an Italian province at one time, so I doubt she considers herself Croatian.

This.

[dartmo]

Not 100% sure but I think she is ethnically Italian despite being born in Croatia.

I agree with you guys. She's not Albanian as incorrectly noted was my point. She was technically born in Croatia before moving to what we consider mainland Italy and then the US. I think its fair to say ethnic boundaries are somewhat blurry especially in that area of the world at that time. I have no idea what she considers herself, Italian, Croatian, its her call.

[jennifer]

L'Oca in the Fairmount section (Fairmount and Corinthian, I think) is great. They have some outdoor seating in the warmer months, too. BYOB

[lattanzinyc]

I love Lattanzi! It's my local restaurant. I go their when I am entertaining friends and clients. I work in sales and need a restaurant which is going to be consistently great each time I go there. Lattanzi does the job! I love the little bar in the back of their restaurant. I usually start with an appetizer of sauteed artichokes ( i think it is their house specialty) and a cocktail. Then for dinner, I love to share a plate of homemade pasta (if dining with friends and family)and then something else, like veal scallopini marsala. Yummy! The service is great, and the price is reasonable.

[Gio7707]

Real Italian food is cooked by Italians who are born and raised in Italy.Philadelphia has one of the oldest and largest Italian-American communities in the United States in South Philadelphia, which is home to the world famous Italian Market. Real Italian is cooked by people who spent a year abroad in Milan during college.

Italian Market ..which is pretty much owned by Asians now ...

[Marquis]

Please report back when you have Italian Food with your friends this week Italian Food is the best so are Coffee machines*and espresso machines

[MizFormaldehyde]

La Stanza on 19th & Oregon. Everything is legit.

[sharkey]

La Veranda at Penn's Landing. BTW--it's gnocchi, not gnocci.

[Mable]

I was in New Jersey last month and had my most favorite real Italian food that is Pasta specially in a resturant. Just loved it.

[Dayman]

I was in New Jersey last month and had my most favorite real Italian food that is Pasta specially in a resturant. Just loved it.

GTFO spammer.

[Carl8100]

Melograno,
for me...love it...

[kiarajeckson]

Yes ofcourse.I'll also go for the pasta.Great taste that i have ever tried