Hours:
Lunch: Tuesday through Friday 11:45 a.m. till 2:30 p.m. Dinner: Tuesday through Thursday 5 p.m. till 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday 5 p.m. till 9:30 p.m.
Bistro Juliana owners Luigi Basile and Massimo Coscia know something about running a successful restaurant at an unexpected intersection. (See Radicchio, almost under the 676 overpass at 4th and Wood.) Now they’ve ventured further afield, setting this everyday Italian restaurant — plentiful pastas for $12? — on the very northern edge of Fishtown, behind the Port Richmond Shopping Center. The BYOB occupies a stout concrete building, made welcoming with flung-open windows, sparkling glassware, and Italian accents in the open kitchen. It faces I-95, but you’ll be distracted by a complimentary glass of white wine, served oh-so-casually on a hot day with an ice cube, and a Radicchio-plus menu that includes olive-oil-seared filet, al dente bucatini all’amatriciana, and that grilled octopus.
The Philadelphia Wine Festival is back for its 9th year! This premier tasting event boasts nearly 200 fine wineries from around the world. May 8. Philadelphia Marriott Downtown.