You can find restaurants serving American, Caribbean, Turkish, Thai, Chinese, Afghan, Brazilian, Asian, Continental, Cajun/Creole, Jewish, Latin, Mexican, Greek, Indian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, and Vietnamese cuisines in Philadelphia. You can eat outside everyday for the whole year and still find new places to indulge your taste buds in!

Philadelphia restaurants serving Italian cuisine are famous for their marvelous ambience, immaculate service and delectable dishes. The following seven are the arguably the best Italian restaurants in Philadelphia.

Varalli Restaurant
Located opposite Avenue of Arts, this is a great place to take in the view and sample seafood classics. This is the best place for North Italian seafood, ever. The chef William Carrol also makes a mean dish of pasta! Vegetarians too can find lots of options to satisfy their demanding palate. And then there is wine to suit everyone’s pockets!

Ristorante Panorama
Probably the best of all Philadelphia restaurants as far as service is concerned. It has a rather formal dining area, but the wine bar is just what the DJ ordered! If you are into classic Italian cuisine, you can hardly hope for anything better than Chef Rosario Romano’s delectable dishes. Its wine collection has to be seen to be believed with over 800 wines on the menu, it is one of the best in the country.

Osteria
Chef Marc Vetri’s creation, this restaurant is as good as it get when it comes to luxury, ambience and service. Not only does this restaurant offer the usual Italian fare, it also offers a wide range of traditional home-made Italian cuisine. Its open kitchen and interestingly designed bar make the dining experience memorable.

The Palm
Part of the Palm chain of restaurants, this is the chicest of all Philadelphia restaurants. It has found favor with the famous and powerful. Not the right place to go if you are on a diet, it serves astonishingly huge quantities of prime beef, jumbo lobsters, cheesecake and other authentic Italian cuisine.

La Famiglia
An enterprise of the famous Sena family, this restaurant is located in the Old City. It has one of the city’s most opulent dining rooms where authentic Italian dishes are served every night. With its 450 different wine options and majestic surroundings, this is a great place for special occasions.

Dolce
Coolest of all Philadelphia restaurants serving Italian; it doesn’t have the formal air of the other joints. You get traditional Italian food and service with a modern, dim lit ambience. You get some wonderful dishes that contain best Italian ingredients. Created by Chef Alfonso Valentino, these delicacies will leave you wanting more.

Sarcone’s
Since it opened up in 1997, it has made waves in the world of foodies. It is not as pricey as other Italian restaurants and has probably the freshest best bread you will ever eat. It was voted ‘Best of Philly’ in 2008. This is the place to go when you are looking for a simple sandwich that tastes better than most gourmet dishes.