Bellini - Italian restaurant in Philadelphia - 220 S 16th St, USA

First time at Bellini with friends on New Year's Eve. I highly recommend the Braised Lamb Shanks & Risotto when available. It was falling-off-the-bone tender and sooo tasty from the first bite to the last. Definitely on par with Lamb Shanks that I prepare in my own kitchen. The Caprese Salad was also flawless! Put Bellini on your list the next time you're in Philly!! Thanks for a fantastic meal!

YUM YUM YUM!!!!! Been here twice and it’s consistently delicious! Staff is funny and entertaining. Gorgonzola gnocchi are a MUST.

We had crab cakes, squid ink pasta with crab, and duck ragu on fettuccine. All very good. All homemade pastas. Service was fast, efficient, and friendly. Maybe to fast, as dinner came immediately after the appetizer before we could order wine to go with it.

Our server, Jess, was great. Lots of fun. The food was delicious as well. We really enjoyed our experience and would go back. Went during restaurant week. Limited menu but the selection was better than comparable places.

Rob is a wonderful waiter. He is careful about every detail. The Cesar Salad would not have been complete without the anchovies he recommended and it was delicious. The warm fresh bread with olive oil and balsamic vinegar was an unexpected treat. I have found it difficult to find fresh fish in Philadelphia; but not so at Bellini. I wanted the fish before I sat down and could not change my mind. I asked for capers instead of the usual fare and the fish was prepared perfectly crisped - no batter. The side of fresh vegetables was chilled with good flavor. I enjoyed all of it. I could not finish dinner with such large portions. Rob carefully packaged my entrée for a treat later tonight.

We happened across this gem and can not rave enough about the food. The brother owners were both there on a Tuesday night ready to please. They made us a off -the-menu eggplant app which was phenomenal. Everything was scrumptious! Definitely try the duck. Not the usual "Italian" entree but, it's OFF THE CHARTS! Sorry we were too full for dessert. BTW, most tender calamari and great Caesar!!!

Very authentic and well done Italian food. Staff is super friendly and helpful. It's an exposed kitchen, so the back of the dining room can get quite warm.

This spot is the bomb. Two hard working brothers run the business and they have a great staff. The service is excellent and the ambience is old school Italian that is warm and comforting. The bread they give you is made in-house, fresh and crispy. They give you olive oil and fig balsamic vinegar that you can use to dip the bread (I finished the whole basket doing just that). The calamari were juiciest I have had in a pretty long time. I ordered the special which was ribeye mushroom ravioli covered in a creamy sauce which was delicious. My gf got the lobster linguine which was phenomenal. It took me every ounce of discipline to not just steal her plate. The pasta was perfect, the white wine blush sauce was great, and the homemade pesto was the game changer. The portion was generous and there was plenty of lobster in it. Again, all fresh in-house made pasta. Last, but not least, they make phenomenal ricotta cannoli. They have a talented pastry chef who makes the best ricotta I have yet tried, so I always get very excited to order the cannoli here. All in all, this place is fire. Highly, highly recommend!!!