Best Italian Restaurants in Northwest Philly

It’s always such a pleasure to dine at Melagrano! Our server was from Italy and was incredibly friendly and helpful with the menu. The food is so fresh and delicious and the portions are generous. My husband had the lamb shank and he said it was one of the best he’s ever had- the meat just fell off the bone! This has been and continues to be one of our favorite restaurants in town.

Great neighborhood place. Consistently good food and great service. VERY LOUD!

The veal marsala and veal chop special were delicious- very tender- excellent preparation. Salad was nice and fresh. Tartufo was also wonderful. Excellent service. Reasonable prices. Nice ambiance and BYOB

DEPAULs is among our favorite restaurants. Centrally located in ARDMORE with convenient valet parking, it is a most pleasant atmosphere with a wide ranging menu and top quality service. We had crab cocktail, caesar salad, salmon, lamb chops and sides including spinach and haricots verts. Drinks -both cocktails and wines- are well prepared and fine quality. Desserts -we had cheesecake and the brownie a la mode- were delicious as well. We had been to DEPAUL several times before . It has been consistently very high quality. My only complaint is that the prices on all items continue to rise. This may be necessary to maintain business profits, but are still getting a bit out of hand. (lamb chops for 64 dollars?). Despite that ,however, we all (4 of us) had a most enjoyable meal with the basic elements of food/service/atmosphere all top quality. We will be back for sure -hopefully prices will not continue to increase each time we return

We had a thoroughly enjoyable, delicious meal at La Collina from start to finish and would highly recommend. Service was exceptional and each one of us had a great dinner. The pasta special was outstanding (do not hesitate), but I have to admit that the gorgonzola filled gnocchi enjoyed by my GF were pretty amazing as well. Her husband had no difficulty devouring his entire chicken park and my husband was delighted that he could order and enjoy veal parm not included on the menu. While I do not usually order my own dessert, I just could not pass up the Lemon Gelato with Limoncello and I have to say that it was positively amazing. I cannot recall having such an unusual and memorable dessert and only wish I could re-create it. It was served in a champagne flute and I refused to leave a trace behind. Our server was extremely professional and very pleasant. It was a Tuesday evening and the restaurant was pleasantly quiet and she permitted us to stay and visit without rushing us out the door. Our valet kindly brought our vehicles to the front door and delivered the keys to our table so we were able to avoid getting wet with the light rain. Very thoughtful. All in all a great meal and we are already looking forward to a return visit.