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10/30/2026
✨TGI Tortellini 👀
✨A little something new just for you. Pockets of perfection now on the menu take a bite tonight✨
✨Swipe for our pasta chef magic
rolled, tucked, and ready to go!✨
✨Goat Cheese Tortellini, cacio e pepe, confit shiitake mushrooms, broccoli, roasted garlic broth, finished with a Romano cheese sprinkle✨
10/23/2026
✨Candlelight Supper 👀
✨Our Fabulous Couple celebrated the night before with family, friends, pasta, w**e, candles, laughs and a whole lotta love✨
Happily Ever After ❤️❤️
10/21/2026
✨Let’s Garganelli 👀
✨No Way
Team BR serves up in the Bistro Bar every Wednesday and Thursday house-made pasta plus a glass of w**e for just 20 bucks
✨Yes Way
This week our house-made pasta features short rib for just 20 bucks
Pasta e Vino 🍝🍷
Short Rib Garganelli
ricotta, broccolini, radicchio
+ 1 glass house vino
red, white, sparkling
✨Unforgettable Deal
Reservations Recommended✨
10/16/2026
✨Fall Fare 👀
✨Fantastico features for you
all weekend, piano 🎹 too✨
✨Rigatoni Amatriciana e Ricotta
✨Fall Salad
✨Swordfish Crab Imperial
✨King Prawns
39 Years on Lombard
✨Panna Cotta e Figs
10/10/2026
✨Weekend Delish 👀
✨Balanzoni di Mortadella
filled with mortadella, ricotta, spinach
parmesan veloute, pistachio crumble
vincotto, sliced mortadella on top
✨Burrata
prosciutto, baby arugula, peach
walnuts, pesto
Piano 🎹 Bar Tonite
taking requests
39 Years on Lombard 😍
10/07/2026
✨Linguine on Lombard 👀
✨Shrimp and mussels top our linguine in a white w**e sauce with bread to dip - frutti di mare
✨Pasta e Vino
Bistro Bar | $20 pp
Weds + Thurs
+ 1 glass house vino✨
Reservations Recommended
39 Years on Lombard 🤩
10/03/2026
✨The Do’s are Done
Wedding in the House✨
✨Time to dine, dance, delight
by candlelight🕯️
Best Wishes to the Mr & Mrs
❤️❤️
09/22/2026
✨Sip Trip Let’s Go 👀
✨Ultimate Tasting Experience
Without the Premium Price✨
🍷Passport 30 | $35pp
we’re pouring 30 w**es from around the globe
reds, whites, sparkling
serving up Bistro Bites
live music vibes too 🎶
Weds | 9.30.26
The 120 W**e Room
Walk-about Tasting
5:30 to 7P or 7:30 to 9P
link in bio for tix
✨Steal of a Deal
6 tix left for 7:30 Tasting✨
**e **elover
09/18/2026
✨Weekend Delish 👀
The weekend forecast,100% delicious. If you are chasing melodies.🎵 in the Bistro 🎹 Bar or dining below street level in our candlelit Granary, Team BR has a few fabulous features that can’t wait to meet you!
✨Spaghetti alla Chitarra
meatballs, plum tomato, 24mo parmigiano, basil
✨Seafood Boil
clams,, mussels, shrimp, lobster tail
corn on the cob, baby potatoes, garlic butter
✨Artichoke Salad
grilled artichoke hearts, feta, beef steak tomato
grilled peach, pickled red onion, vincotto
✨Vanilla Caramel Cheesecake
peach compote
38 Years on Lombard
09/15/2026
We’ve got the beet 🎵👀
Our Bistro Beet Salad was a delicious feature on the Chef tasting menu joined by bresola, goat cheese, baby arugula, roasted pine nuts and vincotto.
Team BR 📸 behind the scenes for you.
✨BTW we turn 39 this month!✨
09/08/2026
✨Mezzaluna🌛👀
Our half-moon pockets are filled with three cheeses goat, parmi and ricotta plus butternut squash and sage, sprinkled with pancetta, nestled in a velvety, butternut squash saucy splash.
Swipe to see our curvy cuties as our pasta chef lines em up for this week’s pasta treat!
Pasta e Vino | 20pp
Bistro Bar
Weds + Thurs
+ 1 glass house vino
Bistro Romano
Reservations Recommended
09/02/2026
✨Jumbo Lump 🦀 👀
served atop pesto spaghetti✨
✨Kicking off September’s Pasta e Vino with a sweet seafood treat
✨Treat yourself to this delish today and tomorrow only Bistro Romano
Bistro Bar | 20pp
Weds + Thurs
+ 1 glass house vino
Reservations Recommended
08/28/2026
✨Weekend Delish 👀
All house-made Bistro Romano
✨Lobster Roe Bucatini
lobster mushrooms, long hot, fried basil
topped with 🦞
✨Flatbread
fresh fig, cherry tomato, smoked burrata
prosciutto, basil, aged balsamic
✨Gelaro 🍧
raspberry, caramel, chocolate
& espresso
38 Years on Lombard
08/24/2026
✨Trio on Lombard 👀
✨Gnocchi, black truffle cream
✨Focaccia to dip
✨W**e, house red, white or sparkling
Bistro Bar 🍝 e 🍷
Weds + Thurs
$20 Delish Deal
only Bistro Romano
Reservations Recommended
Lombard Street view for you!
Address
120 Lombard Street
Philadelphia, PA
19147
To get to the Italian restaurant on Lombard Street in Philadelphia, you can take public transportation or drive and park.
Public Transportation:
Take the Market-Frankford Line (Blue Line) and get off at 2nd St Station. From there, walk south on Market St towards S 3rd St and turn left onto S 3rd St. Continue straight until you reach Lombard St and turn right. The restaurant is located on your left.
Driving/Parking:
Drive towards Lombard Street in the Society Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia. If using GPS, input 120 Lombard Street as your destination address. Once you arrive, find street parking nearby or park at a nearby garage such as Park America Garage on 2nd and Lombard Streets. Walk towards S 3rd St and turn right onto Lombard St. The restaurant is located on your left.
Opening Hours
| Wednesday |
2pm - 9pm |
| Thursday |
2pm - 9pm |
| Friday |
2pm - 9pm |
| Saturday |
2pm - 9pm |
| Sunday |
2pm - 9pm |
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What people say
Italian restaurants are known for their delicious food, warm hospitality, and cozy ambiance. Bistro Romano on Lombard Street in Philadelphia is no exception. This regional Italian restaurant has been serving its customers with quality service, culinary excellence, and value since 1988.
The restaurant is situated in an 18th-century granary that adds to its charm and character. The ambiance is cozy and romantic, making it the perfect spot for a date night or a special family celebration. Bistro Romano also offers a private party space called the 120 Room that can accommodate corporate meetings or dinners.
One of the unique features of Bistro Romano is its Original Mystery Theatre, which offers murder mystery dinner theatre performances on Friday and Saturday nights. This adds an element of fun and excitement to your dining experience.
Bistro Romano has received many accolades over the years, including Philadelphia Magazine’s Best of Philly award, CitySearch’s Best Italian and Best Romantic, TV’s Fox29 Philadelphia’s Most Romantic Table, and the Wine Spectator "Best of Award of Excellence" (Two Glasses).
But what really sets Bistro Romano apart is its delicious food. The menu features classic Italian dishes like pasta carbonara, chicken parmesan, and veal marsala. The seafood options are also excellent with dishes like shrimp scampi and grilled salmon. And don't forget to save room for dessert - their tiramisu is heavenly!
Overall, Bistro Romano is a must-visit Italian restaurant in Philadelphia that offers great food, excellent service, and a cozy ambiance that will make you feel right at home.
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