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    Corto

    4.2 (367 reviews)
    ModerateItalian
    Closed 5:00 pm - 11:00 PM
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Pri W.

    Corto is absolutely incredible and a must visit if you are in the area. Came here for a birthday celebration and sat at the chefs table, aka where you get a view of the folks making your food! Number 1, the staff was very knowledgeable and helpful about providing recommendations. Corto is very amenable to any dietary restrictions. If you come to Corto, you have to get the pasta. Fresh, bursting with flavor and will want you wanting more. It's also BYOB, which is such a great addition. Also, don't forgot to go for dessert! Will absolutely be back

    Michael C.

    My good friend recommended that I come here and mannnnnnn, did it deliver. All of the dishes were so fresh and flavorful. The pasta was all so delicate, delicious, and you could tell it was freshly made. My favorite was the Campanelle with pesto. Some of the best pesto I've ever had to be honest. The servers were amazing and the interior vibe was nice. Would definitely come back next time I'm in JC!

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    Anusha M.

    Cozy Italian restaurant highlighting simple local fresh ingredients & authentic Italian food . The beet salad was fresh crunchy & felt like all the ingredients were sourced from a farmers market. The ricotta toast even though had honey on it was perfectly well balanced not too sweet. Loved the addition of the pink peppercorn on top .The bread was hearty too .We ordered 4 varieties of pasta all all of them were cooked al dente to perfection. They were flavorful well seasoned & yet felt light to eat .Its a BYOB restaurant. Our server was excellent with recommendations knew every aspect of the menu. The server will ask you to place the entire order for the table at once so please a note of that ! The olive oil cake was to die for and should not be missed. P.S they had an open kitchen which just exhibits transparency which i appreciate a lot.

    Ricotta and Honey Toast
    Elisa C.

    This cozy BYOB spot in Jersey City's Heights neighborhood is fun. The staff is attentive and thoughtful (ie, they saw our beers and said they'd bring us an ice bucket). We went a little starters heavy with Honey Ricotta Toast, Burrata, and Little Gems salad. The first two were fantastic and the waitress was thoughtful and brought us extra bread before it was served because she knew the two pieces that it comes with isn't enough. The salad was ok. We got the ragu pasta and spicy rigatoni. The ragu was cooked well and tasty, but a tad salty. The rigatoni's spiciness had a bit of a slow burn. The patio is open during the warmer season and was quite enjoyable.

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    Regina D.

    Just excellent! Food was amazing! Phillip was just great! This is our third time visiting this restaurant Can't wait to go back!!!!

    And more pasta
    Fjames R.

    Service was excellent,we were a group so we ate family style,which was great because we got to taste all the best things on the menu.everything was delicious, it's small ,so make a reservation I took a handful of pictures the chicken fell off the bone ,and the pork could be cut with your fork

    Josephine L.

    Well, ain't this a gem of a middle-of-nowhere place? Blocks away from the unremarkable "hub" of the West Side and across from a nondescript park with stunning views of Manhattan is Corto, an Italian-American pasta factory to make your nonna proud (or at least complain less). If you come during warm times, you have the added bonus of choosing between sitting in the rustic chic interior that looks like the cover of any Giada De Laurentiis/generic American woman's cookbook, or the mostly-covered, plant-filled patio that looks like the cover of any issue of Home & Gardens (Spring Issue). We enjoyed the wonderfully al dente Rigatoni, which didn't skimp on the Calabrian chiles and came wonderfully infused with fresh basil and mint. The Spaghetti was a worth adversary, loaded with local mushrooms, butter, thyme, Grana Padano, and truffle. Gun to my head, I'd pick the Rigatoni because I'm a red sauce girl, but the fungi lover in me would not be upset with more of the latter dish. We also gorged on the pricey-but-worth-it Whole Sea Bream. I've had a lot of whole sea bream/branzino in the past few years, since it seems to be one of the easiest (and trendiest) ways for restaurants to charge a 200%+ mark-up for otherwise inexpensive fish. But I haven't had one that came with a sauce made with local corn, heirloom tomatoes, shishito and serrano peppers. Suffice it to say: La salsa was unbelievably delicious, and the addition of the sweet and crunchy corn was the perfect touch. Service was friendly and attentive despite our being tucked away in a corner of the large patio. Would most definitely come back.

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    Nicole A.

    Not only is the food spectacular, but the service is honestly top-tier. Extremely consistent. Extremely fresh. Some of the best food I've had ever. I've been here a few times and each time I've been back it's better than the time before.

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    J S.

    4.5 starts Pleasantly surprised by this not so hidden gem in Jersey city (the heights). I walked into Corto for an early lunch & it was well worth the drive. I snagged a seat at the pasta bar & got a front row view of the chefs prepping and working their magic in the kitchen. This simply designed small restaurant is very cozy, offers comfortable seating, and also has a very nice outdoor patio set up in the back of the restaurant. I tried the Ricotta & honey toast that was spectacular. All the ingredients tasted fresh and blended together perfectly. The ricotta gnocchi was DELICIOUS, every bite was better than the last was not drenched in sauce & the meat complimented it so well. The citrus olive oil cake with strawberry jam was truly the perfect way to end my meal. A light but dense cake that had freshly made jam & whipped cream was a knock out treat. The service was welcoming & top notch. Not only did both servers come to check how the meal was going, the chef also checked on me periodically being that I was seated right in front of the kitchen, leaving me to enjoy my meal but when they did (pop in) they were very informative & gave me little bits of information on each dish that I had. To keep it short, Corto is a neighborhood gem tucked into the heights that everyone all over the city (or state) should know of & visit at least once. I look forward to visiting in the VERY NEAR future.

    Dianne K.

    The service was out of this world! Extremely attentive. Our server really took care of us. The rigatoni was to die for and we tried the angry chicken... The meat fell off the bone, and it was extremely delicious. We ended with the regatta cheesecake which was so tasty and decadent. I will definitely be coming back here again and again and again.

    Smoked pork shoulder and a pasta with pancetta (forgot the name)
    Rosalie C.

    I came here with a friend last year and have wanting to bring my fiancé here for a while. We started with the meat and cheese plate and ricotta toast. When the server brought it out he explained where each of the meats and cheeses were from which was a nice touch. The meats and cheeses and toast were all delicious! I'd come back just for the meat and cheese plate. I had a pasta with pancetta (I forget the exact name) and my fiancé had the smoked pork shoulder. Both the pasta and pork were good. For dessert we shared the cheesecake. The food this time was good but I was slightly disappointed. The pasta dishes my friend and I had the previous time I were here were out of this world. They rotate the menu so you'll always try something new which is a nice touch. Service was great!

    Fresh! Everything! This is a place you eat at and you wonder what you were eating before.

    Everything is from a farm and the staff has passion. Chef is incredible and it will inspire you when you visit. Angry Chicken is my favorite thing on the menu. Fresh pastas are also great.

    Sea Scallops
    Kenya R.

    Came across this restaurant & wanted to give it a try. I love to support any business & their menu gave me an appetite so I definitely gave it a try. Their service was so fantastic, they were so welcoming & it felt like family. They seated my partner and I right away when we walked in, the host was kind. The waitress was so friendly and knowledgeable she was also so helpful towards the menu & caring by asking us what we were allergic to. I wish I remembered her name! Ambiance was very calm & a chill vibe! This place is BYOB, other than that they do have homemade tea. I did try the raspberry tea, it was perfect because it wasn't sweet at all, which I loved. For our main, I ordered a sea scallops with blueberry agrodolce, grits & micro green. This dish was placed so stunning & the flavors were so rich. The blueberry gives it such an amazing & different flavor that you don't see in other restaurants. I never had a blueberry flavor with sea scallops, it made this restaurant so unique with others. The scallops was cooked perfectly. My partner ordered a Strozzapreti, this dish was so tasty & the mushrooms gave it an extra touch on the dish. These dishes were absolutely distinctive. 10/10 for this place. Would recommend going here for a family dinner or nice date, they do have a patio outside as well. I can say I would love to come here again and try other dishes.

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    Is the outdoor space heated?

    Yes, there are propane heaters under the tent. They work reasonably well but bundle up for colder nights.

    Any vegan options?

    Sorry there are no vegan options on the menu.

    Are you BYOB?

    Corto is BYOB, as of April 2023

    Is there parking nearby?

    There is only street parking.

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