Bistro la Baia is a charming neighborhood restaurant just off Rittenhouse Square. You are greeted with a warm welcome. It is a small room with nice spacing between tables and charming ambiance...no objectionable noise level..easy for across the table conversation. It is a BYOB. There is a mural across one wall wlong with original prints. We had home made meatballs the size of tennis balls for an appetizer..3 to an order! the chef prepared our requested chicken marsella even though it was not on the menu. Wonderful service, delicious food, great price value.

Bistro La Baia is the real deal! The waiter was attentive and recommended a few dishes. He let us know that his chef could make many dishes not on the menu so one of us ordered chicken Marsala off menu. She said it was perfect. Fresh pasta with short rib ragu was one of the best I've had. Try it out-you'll leave happy!

Food is incredible! A great neighborhood spot. Add this to your list of must eat places.

The food was delicious, and service was friendly, attentive, and fast! BYOB so grab a bottle of wine to enjoy with dinner! I recommend the eggplant rollatini to start. We went on a Saturday for lunch during Restaurant Week. A very cozy and family style place. The food was good and portions were definitely on the bigger side. The service was decent. The Tiramisu and the Panna Cotta were one of the best we have tried. The downside was that the inside feels very cramped and the tables are too close to each other. Overall a good experience but really wish they would expand the space and make more room. The seating arrangement was not enjoyable.

A cute corner Italian restaurant that's BYOB! The restaurant fills up fast when you have a large group. It also gets loud because everyone's talking. We ordered the chicken piccata and lobster ravioli. The flavors are nice. The service is good and the servers are attentive. Portions are small so we had some extra room for dessert (or second dinner). *we were part of a large group and had a preset menu to order from.

Another location for restaurant week. A very nice and intimate location. The staff is kind and checks in with anything you need. The Polpette was delicious, they have an amazing red sauce to go along with it, I think a tad bit more salty would really enhance the flavors in it, however I would definitely order it again as is. The grilled salmon was cooked excellent, it wasn't dry and it held its juices, the potatoes and vegetables were well cooked as well and complimented the meal nicely. For dessert I got the affogatto and this was my first time. I must say they were setting the bar pretty high as I'm not insanely crazy about espresso. My only issue was the small bit of ice cream I received, other than that, it was such a reboost and refresh for a dessert.

I came here as part of Center City's Restaurant Week & here are my takeaways: Ambiance: the place is small and intimate. I got there at 6pm and there were only 6 other people in the restaurant. I was seated right across from the door, which I didn't mind for the most part but I did get a chill anytime the door was opened. The place started getting full around 7 PM. Service: the staff were great. Very attentive and checked in on me periodically to make sure I was doing alright. There were only two people working, which was fine, but did cause a bit of a slowdown when the place began filling up. Food: I started off with the polpette (meatballs) and they were good and a good size for an appetizer for one person. The gnocchi pesto was delicious. The gnocchi are perfectly made and the pesto was great, not too oily. The portion of the gnocchi was also very gracious and I had leftovers to bring home. Now to the star of the show: their homemade tiramisu. Probably the best tiramisu I've had in Philadelphia. Overall, I think I just found my new favorite Italian restaurant in Philly!