Review:

Le Virtu is an award-winning Italian restaurant opened in 2008, dedicated to showcasing the cuisine of the country's Abruzzo region. It is helmed by head chef Joe Cicala, who was a James Beard Award finalist in 2016 for his work on the restaurant's menu. It is consistently named as one of the city's finest dining experiences, offering a full menu of traditional dishes crafted with locally-sourced ingredients. The restaurant cures its own meat on site using traditional Abruzzese methods and crafts all of its pastas by hand with ingredients imported directly from Italy. Its seasonally-changing menu focuses on meats, seafoods, pastas, and vegetable dishes, with wine, beer, and cocktail offerings available for pairing. Once a year, the restaurant also hosts its La Panarda event, a 40-course, nine-hour meal served according to Abruzzese tradition, paired with traditional Italian wine pairings.

Le Virtu, 1927 Passyunk Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19148, Phone: 215-271-5626

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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