Ristorante Pesto

Whether you're craving simple marinara sauce or lusting for the finest pasta, South Philadelphia has one of the largest numbers of top-notch Italian restaurants in the U.S. Ristorante Pesto is one at the top of that list.

This exquisite restaurant is operated and owned by one of South Philly's established restaurant families, the Varallos, who still remember how food tasted in Italy. And they capture those flavors here at Pesto.

Varallo owns Pesto with his wife, Concetta, and brother-in-law Claudio Conigliaro, who is also a chef at the restaurant. The restaurant just recently opened March 2003 and has been going strong ever since.

The kitchen produces a large menu of unique veal, pasta and seafood dishes. The homemade gnocchi are made of potatoes with a glazed cream pesto sauce. Plus, a house specialty is the Portabella alla Parmigiana. It’s portabella mushrooms prepared in a rose sauce topped with parmesan and mozzarella cheese along with lump crabmeat. And, if that doesn’t get your mouth watering, the veal chop stuffed with prosciutto and fontina cheese heals all wounds. But for the most part, all of Pesto’s dishes are something to be said for.

"Just savoring the gnocchi at this family place is worth a visit" writes Phyllis Stein-Novack, South Philadelphia Review Restaurant Critic.

If family tradition with great food and atmosphere is what you crave, then Ristorante Pesto is definitely the place for you. Stop in and see for yourself.

Ristorante Pesto | 1915 South Broad St. | Philadelphia, PA 19148 | Phone 215-336-8380

Store Hours
Lunch: Wednesday thru Friday - 11:30am - 2:30pm
Dinner: Monday thru Thursday - 5:00pm - 9:30pm; Friday & Saturday - 5:00pm - 10:00pm; Sunday - 3:30pm - 8:00pm

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