"Everyone happens to be free. Half are starving and keep mentioning pasta, and the other half claim they’re not hungry (but you know they will be after two glasses of red). Head to Le Virtù in East Passyunk, which has a large outdoor patio and plenty of seating in the old-school dining room. The menu features Abruzzese dishes, like the salsiccia sausage in a spicy heirloom bean ragu and the single, perfect strand of maccheroni alla mugnaia. It’s the kind of pasta that will make your wine-guzzling friends feel famished immediately." - candis mclean