Philadelphia | Delicious Italian in Old City: Bistro Romano 🇮🇹🍝

This restaurant is super generous for Restaurant Week — they even included their signature truffle potato gnocchi on the menu! Their pasta is always a safe bet — whether red sauce or white sauce, the flavors are perfectly balanced. ✅ 🥩 The steak was absolutely delicious — cooked with serious wok hei (breath of the wok) vibes 😭🔥. So aromatic and impressive! 🐮 The Veal is a specialty here, enhanced with ham and pancetta for a savory umami kick — though eating the ham alone can be overwhelmingly salty. Texture-wise, the veal reminded me of Chinese pork jerky! Everything was tasty… until dessert arrived, which felt like a total letdown 💩. Cannoli: Not crispy — just hard. Tiramisu: Don’t even get me started… I was already tired of complaining that day. 😮‍💨 #ItalianFood #HiddenGem #Philadelphia #UPennLife #PhillyLife #PhillyFood #BistroRomano