Tucked away on a charming corner in downtown Lancaster, Pennsylvania sits a restaurant where pasta dreams come true and locals line up with almost religious devotion for a plate of what might be the most transcendent spaghetti in the Keystone State.
Ciro’s Italian Bistro doesn’t announce itself with flashy signs or gimmicks – just elegant cream-colored walls, tasteful burgundy awnings, and the intoxicating aroma of garlic and basil that seems to pull you through the door by your nose like a cartoon character floating toward a pie on a windowsill.
The unassuming exterior belies what happens inside: pasta magic that has created something of a cult following among Pennsylvania’s most discerning Italian food enthusiasts.
Step inside and you’re immediately enveloped in an atmosphere that strikes the perfect balance between sophisticated dining destination and comfortable neighborhood haunt…