Corto

"Owners Drew Buzzio, Marc Magliozzi, and executive chef, Matthew Moschella founded Corto in Jersey City’s remote and relaxing Heights neighborhood in 2018. They focused on simple home cooking, using a shifting roster of recipes and ingredients true to the season. Recently, Eater staffers found the chef barbecuing lamb shanks on the back patio, and a meal included rigatoni in a tomato sauce flavored with pancetta and Calabrian chile, and a splendid charcuterie and cheese plate. — RS" - Robert Sietsema, Melissa McCart

"Corto specializes in modern homestyle Italian cooking, in a restaurant that really does look like someone’s home. The culprits in this Jersey City Heights classic, opened in 2018, are Owners Drew Buzzio, Marc Magliozzi, and executive chef Matthew Moschella. Recommendations include ricotta and honey toast; rigatoni with tomato, pancetta, and Calabrian chile; and smoked pork shoulder with polenta." - Eater Staff

"Corto has a BYOB policy, great housemade pastas, and roast chicken that’ll make you reconsider roast chicken. It also has a tent-enclosed backyard with string lights. Put those things together, and you have your go-to date spot in Jersey City." - team infatuation

"In the Heights, Corto is offering outdoor dining, which means you can eat their mafaldine with speck or chicken with pancetta under hanging lights in their backyard. Make a reservation for a party no larger than six guests through their website, and don’t forget to bring some wine (it’s BYO)." - hannah albertine, nikko duren, matt tervooren

"Just as the “Angry Chicken” with guanciale and chilis always needs to be on your table when you go to Corto, it needs to be on your kitchen table when you order takeout. Order it for pickup or delivery between 12 and 6pm from this spot in The Heights, along with a DIY kit of any of their fantastic pastas." - matt tervooren