Paffuto
Restaurant · Bella Vista
1009 S 8th St, Philadelphia, PA 19147
Highlights
Crispy panzerotti, breakfast sandwiches, & sweet maritozzi.
Crispy panzerotti, breakfast sandwiches, & sweet maritozzi.
"Bella Vista’s Paffuto should be high on your list after you plan a summer vacation to Italy and realize you’ll have to pay for it. Everything on the breakfast menu is under $10, and most lunch items are under $15. This casual, colorful Italian shop's menu is built around quality panzerotti. Each one of the deep-fried, hand-held cousins of the stromboli deserves its own slow turn in a 360 photo booth. But for the ideal balance of peppery meat, sweet basil sauce, and melted mozzarella, go with the pepperoni. grab an Italian soda to wash it all down and start saving up for your trip to the old country." - candis mclean
"This Italian cafe in Bella Vista specializes in crispy, fried panzerotti—including a very good breakfast version with scrambled egg and melty cooper sharp. But there are also hot pastrami sandwiches with horseradish cheddar, veggie-packed paninos, and cream-filled maritozzi that will inspire you to wake up earlier." - alison kessler, candis mclean
"While Italian sandwiches and pastries are about as common in Bella Vista as shoppers lugging two-wheeled carts, this new all-day cafe stands out for its panzerotti—including a very good breakfast version with scrambled egg and melty cooper sharp. Paffuto, formerly a pop-up series and now a brick-and-mortar on 8th Street, is the Italian cafe of our dreams. By that we mean a place to eat chicken cutlet sandwiches, work on our laptops, and watch as our productivity levels lose the battle against puffy, cream-filled maritozzi." - alison kessler, candis mclean
"This Italian cafe in Bella Vista specializes in crispy fried panzerotti—including a very good breakfast version with scrambled egg and melty cooper sharp. And there's something about grabbing one on a day off or on a day when you told your boss your car "broke down" that makes them taste better. Grab a coffee or fresh orange juice to wash it down, as well as cream-filled maritozzi that will inspire you to make up a story for your boss the next day." - candis mclean, alison kessler
"You filled your SEPTA beer glass with an IPA and planned on getting dinner later. Two beers became three, one slow love song became an Adele marathon, and now it’s the morning. Nurse your hangover at this Italian shop in Bella Vista. They have crispy cutlet sandwiches and puffy, cream-filled maritozzi. The main attraction, though, is their cheesy, airy panzerotti. But since grief (and sobering up) takes time, just keep eating until you think more about the gooey strands of mozzarella and sweet basil than your ex’s lame tattoos." - candis mclean
