Capofitto Forno
Everyone and anyone in
Philly knows the famous artisan gelato, Capogiro. The Capogiro Family has come
up with their best combination yet- pizza and gelato. This new Italian
restaurant called Capofitto Forno is located in Old City. Their focus is the two Italian favorites: Neapolitan
pizza which has a light, crisp and airy crust made in their wood-burning pizza oven and sweet gelato for an after dinner treat.
My mom,
sister, Catherine and I recently went here to eat for dinner to check it out
and we are glad that we did! Capofitto is a great place to go to when you’re
with your family and want to dine "family-style" or to share. To start off, we shared two appetizers. First was the Arancini Gialle which is fried risotto,
pecorino, fontina, saffron “balls”. They were served warm on a bed of parmesan
cheese and were absolutely delicious.
Second, we got
the cheese plate. It’s great, you get to choose 5 different cheeses and it comes
with a lot! To accompany your selection of cheeses, you get a selection of candied fruit and nuts came
with it. We've never got a cheese plate with candied fruit before, so it was a
nice spin on it!
For our entrée,
we had to get pizza! Wood-burning pizza is the best because it so fresh and cooked right in front of your eyes. The pizza we shared included gorgonzola cheese, mushrooms, red onion and truffle oil. The crisp flaky crust and cheese really made the flavors stand out. The size of the pizza was perfect because we each had two slices each. We were very satisfied.
For dessert, Capofitto has a variety of desserts, gelato and sorberto since it is a gelataria. What made me love the atmosphere of this restaurant is when you first walk in, it is like a little gelato cafe with small tables and a counter to sit at. It reminds me of a place I went to get gelato when I was visiting Italy in Sienna. My mom got the tangerine sorbet, Catherine got the pistachio gelato and I got the Irish coffee gelato. It was the perfect end to the meal!
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