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    La Viola Bistro 253 S 16th St

    Closed12PM - 9PM
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    Beverages Menu☕️
    Dessert Menu🎂
    Lunch Menu☀️
    Dinner Menu 🌙
    Specials⭐️

    Beverages Menu☕️

    Coffee & Tea

    • Cappuccino

      $5.00
    • Espresso

      $4.00
    • Coffee

      $4.00
    • Tea

      $4.00

    Cold Beverages

    • Soda

      $4.00
    • Mineral Water

      $7.00

    Beverages

    • Espresso

      $4.00
    • Coffee ☕️

      $4.00
    • Tea

      $4.00
    • Soda 🥤

      $4.00
    • Mineral Water

      $7.00

    Dessert Menu🎂

    Desserts

    • Tiramisu

      Chef's selection of desserts.
      $9.00
    • Tartufo

      $9.00
    • Cannoli Cake

      $9.00
    • Dark Side of The Moon

      $9.00
    • NY Cheesecake

      $9.00

    Lunch Menu☀️

    Prima Lunch

    • Zuppa Del Giorno

      Chef's soup selection of the day.
      $10.00
    • Insalata Caesar

      Classic Caesar dressing with homemade croutons
      $11.00
    • House Salad

      Tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, green peppers, feta cheese, olive oil.
      $12.00
    • Fungi Scampi

      Mixed mushrooms and baby scallops in a light creamy sauce.
      $13.00
    • Insalata Bistro

      Seasonal mixed green lettuce in a balsamic vinaigrette.
      $9.00
    • Zuppetta Di Cozze

      Mussels in a white wine creamy sauce or traditional red marinara sauce.
      $14.00

    Pasta Lunch

    • Penne Alla Viola

      Pencil point pasta in a light creamy blush sauce tossed with chicken and mushroom.
      $24.00
    • Gnocchi Alfredo

      Homemade potato gnocchi in a creamy Alfredo sauce.
      $22.00
    • Cheese Ravioli

      Homemade cheese ravioli in a spinach marinara sauce.
      $26.00
    • Rigatoni Bolognese

      Rigatoni pasta in a veal ragù alla bolognese.
      $24.00

    Vitello Lunch

    • Veal Pizzaiola

      Roasted peppers, olives in a marinara sauce. Served with Chef's choice of pasta in marinara sauce.
      $27.00
    • Veal Francese

      Cappers in a fresh lemon piccata sauce. Served with Chef's choice of pasta in marinara sauce.
      $28.00
    • Veal Alla Viola

      Fresh mushrooms in a light creamy sauce. Served with Chef's choice of pasta in marinara sauce.
      $27.00

    Pollo Lunch

    • Chicken Cacciatore

      Artichokes, mushrooms in a light marinara sauce. Served with Chef's choice of pasta in marinara sauce.
      $27.00
    • Chicken Pomodoro

      A thin cut cutlet topped with marinara sauce and mozzarella, served over pasta.
      $27.00
    • Grilled Chicken Breast

      Served over Caesar salad.
      $26.00

    Pesce Lunch

    • Tilapia Alla Francese

      Tilapia alla Francese with Sicilian cappers in a fresh lemon sauce. Served with Chef's choice of pasta in marinara sauce.
      $29.00

    Dinner Menu 🌙

    Appetizers

    • Insalata Caesar

      Classic Caesar dressing with homemade croutons
      $11.00
    • Insalata Trecolore

      Radicchio, arugula and Belgian endive topped with shaved parmigiana in a rich lemon dressing
      $14.00
    • Insalata Bistro

      Seasonal mixed green salad with balsamic vinaigrette
      $10.00
    • Antipasta Mista

      Please ask your server for the Chef's daily selection of traditional Italian delicacies
      $15.00
    • Zuppetta Di Cozze

      Farm raised mussels in a white and garlic sauce or traditional spicy plum tomato sauce
      $15.00
    • Pepperoni Arrosti

      Homemade sweet roasted peppers, gaeto olives and anchovies marinated with extra virgin olive oil
      $14.00
    • Funghi Trentino

      Porcini, shiitake and portobello mushrooms in a garlic, basil and olive oil sauce
      $14.00
    • Grigliata Di Calamari

      Grilled calamari marinated in lemon juice, garlic and peppered extra virgin olive oil
      $15.00
    • Burrata

      Burrata cheese, cherry tomatoes, topped with fresh basil, pesto, in extra olive oil dressing.
      $15.00
    • Misto Mare

      Mussels, clams in a creamy white wine sauce.
      $16.00
    • Insalata Di Arugula

      Arugula salad served with goat cheese, fresh tomatoes in a lemon vinaigrette dressing.
      $13.00
    • Insalata Mediterranea

      Tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, green peppers, feta cheese, extra virgin olive oil.
      $14.00
    • Rapini

      Mild Italian sausage with pine nuts, cannelloni beans.
      $15.00

    Pasta

    • Penne Alla Caruso

      Pencil point pasta in a vodka and tomato sauce lightly creamed with peas & pancetta
      $24.00
    • Farfalle Marinara

      Bow tie with shrimp in a pesto or pomodoro sauce
      $27.00
    • Fettucine Al Salmone

      Fettuccine with salmon in a pink cognac sauce
      $29.00
    • Orecchiette Alla Romana

      Shell shaped pasta tossed with chicken, sausage & mushrooms In a white wine garlic sauce with fresh plum tomatoes
      $27.00
    • Linguini Pizzaiola

      Linguini pasta with veal, olives and capers in a spicy marinara sauce
      $26.00
    • Gnocchi Al Filetto Di Pomodoro

      Homemade gnocchi with spinach and ricotta cheese in a fresh tomato basil sauce
      $24.00
    • Risotto Al Frutti Di Mare

      Arborio rice with seafood in light marinara sauce
      $29.00
    • Ravioli Alla Viola

      Homemade ravioli stuffed with lobster in a pink cognac sauce
      $29.00
    • Spaghetti Bolognese

      Spaghetti in a Bolognese sauce topped with Parmigiano.
      $28.00
    • Potato Gnocchi

      Homemade gnocchi in Alfredo or blush sauce.
      $26.00
    • Spinach Ravioli

      Spinach stuffed ravioli in a mushroom creamy sauce.
      $26.00
    • Linguine Fra Diavolo

      Shrimp, calamari, scallops in a white or red wine sauce. Served with Chef's choice of pasta in marinara sauce.
      $30.00

    Vitello

    • Vitello Alla Viola

      Veal medallions with fresh mushrooms, garlic and prosciutto in a rich veal sauce
      $29.00
    • Vitello Pomodoro

      Breaded veal cutlet with fresh mozzarella and plum tomatoes in a rich tomato sauce
      $29.00
    • Vitello Carcioffi

      Veal medallions with artichokes, sundried tomatoes in a white wine sauce
      $29.00
    • Vitello Boscaiola

      Veal medallions, fresh mushrooms in a rich marsala sauce. Served with Chef's choice of pasta in marinara sauce.
      $29.00
    • Vitello Valdostano

      Stuffed veal with fresh basil, prosciutto, fontina cheese in a shallot sherry wine. Served with Chef's choice of pasta in marinara sauce.
      $29.00

    Pollami

    • Pollo Rollatini

      Chicken breast stuffed with smoked ham, fontina cheese & spinach in a rose sauce with mushrooms & chopped roma tomatoes
      $28.00
    • Pollo Gamberi Alla Marsala

      Chicken breast and shrimp in a sweet marsala wine sauce with mushrooms & chopped roma tomatoes
      $28.00
    • Pollo Marco Polo

      Chicken breast with escarole, prosciutto & mozzarella cheese in a white wine sauce
      $28.00
    • Chicken Alla Viola

      Chicken breast topped with mushrooms in a creamy sauce. Served with Chef's choice of pasta in marinara sauce.
      $28.00

    Pesce

    • Salmone Mantecato

      Oven roasted salmon in a white wine, lemon & pearl onion sauce
      $30.00
    • Tilapia Libanese

      Black olives, capers in light marinara sauce. Served with Chef's choice of pasta in marinara sauce.
      $29.00

    Specials⭐️

    Specials

    • Soup

      $11.00
    • Salad Sp

      $16.00
    • Pasta Sp

      $36.00
    • Fish Sp

      $38.00
    • Meat Sp

      $42.00

    All hours
    Sunday12:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    MondayClosed
    Tuesday12:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Wednesday12:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Thursday12:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Friday12:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Saturday12:00 pm - 9:00 pm
    Restaurant info

    Come in and enjoy!

    Location

    253 S 16th St, Philadelphia, PA 19102

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