Chris Painter and Stephen Starr are finally opening Il Pittore, Painter’s long in the works modern Italian restaurant featuring the specialties of Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Piedmont and Sicily. The original opening date was yesterday, but the opening  now takes place today.

Space

• Il Pittore takes over Noble’s handsome space at 2025 Sansom Street.
• The changes are mainly cosmetic.
• Designed by Stokes Architecture.
• Seating for 80.
• A dining bar is the most dominant feature of the downstairs space.
  • Ideal for dining alone or for a casual dinner of pasta and wine.
  • Back wall decorated with dried pasta, tomato sauce and other staples.
• Former bar is now a service bar.
• More light is let in downstairs by using glass dividers.
• Upstairs is white tablecloth dining and a somewhat more formal vibe.

Il Pittore

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Opens Thursday, October 27th at 2025 Sansom Street.

Chef Chris Painter

• Started with Stephen Starr in 1999.
• Opened Tangerine.
• For the last three years Painter has been Starr’s Director of Menu Development.
• Painter traveled throughout Italy in preparation for Il Pittore, drawing inspiration from the diverse array of towns, eateries and markets.

Food

• Menu features the cuisine of Emilia-Romagna, Tuscany, Piedmont and Sicily.
• Menu broken down into antipasti, pasta and mains.
• All pastas are made in-house daily.
• Menu highlights:
  • Ricotta with moscato poached pears, rosemary, and black pepper
  • Lightly Smoked Cod with saffron baccala, and calamari salad. A
  • Malloreddus with blue crab and uni crema,
  • Pappardelle with fall-spiced wild boar ragu, rosemary, and parmesan.
  • Black Bass with spinach, ruby red shrimp, and spicy soppressata
  • Suckling Pig with pear mostarda, roast baby carrots, and cavalo nero;
  • Bistecca for Two accompanied by salsa verde, Tuscan bean salad and chestnut honey glazed turnips.

Drink

• Master Sommelier Laura Maniec consulted on Il Pittore’s Italian themed wine list.
• 200-bottle wine list.
• 18-20 wines by the glass.
• Italian craft beers including Menabrea’s “Ambrata” and “Bionda” lagers.
• Cocktails include Italian specialties:
  • Perol Sour
  • Negroni
• Other cocktails will include:
• ‘Godfather’ with Famous Grouse Scotch, Lazzaroni Amaretto
• ‘Pennello’ with Old Overholt Rye Whiskey, Cynar, Dolin de Chambery Vermouth

Il Pittore
2025 Sansom St
215-391-4900

Open nightly for dinner.