Authentic Italian Restaurant and Market Now Open in Scottsdale

Authentic Italian food can be found at an all-new restaurant and market.Photo bymicheile hendersononUnsplash

If you’ve ever visited a restaurant and wished, after polishing off your plate, you could make that at home, a new Italian restaurant and market opening in the coming days will give you that opportunity. With just about everything used in the kitchen for sale in the market, you can gather authentic Italian ingredients, many of which come directly from the European nation, to help ensure you achieve optimal Italian flavor. So whether you want the meal prepared by visiting the restaurant, or you’d rather whip the dish up on your own, the all-new Scottsdale location has officially opened. 

Located at 7704 East Doubletree Ranch Road in Scottsdale, Corso Italia officially opened this past Monday, October 7. With all the pomp and circumstance now out of the way, all that remains is fresh Italian flavor in the form of freshly prepared restaurant meals and everything available in the market. 

For the restaurant menu, you can sample appetizers including Gamberi (colossal shrimp house and cocktail sauce), Granchio (jumbo lump crabmeat cocktail), and Ostriche (chilled half-shell cocktail oysters paired with cocktail sauce). Antipasta options include Fritto Misto (calamari, shrimp, spicy marinara, and fire-roasted lemon), Burrata (speck, fire-roasted bell peppers, crumbled pistachio, and extra virgin olive oil), Salsiccia Alla Barese (homemade sweet Italian sausage with broccoli rabe), and Corso Italia (board of assorted Italian meats, cheeses, nuts, bread, and dry fruits).

In terms of pasta dishes, there is no shortage of options. Some of what you’ll find include Pappardelle Alla Bolognese (dry-aged ground beef ragu), Orecchiette Alla Barese (handmade dried aged beef and pork meatballs with tomato sauce), Lasagna Al Forno (baked pasta sheets, meat sauce, and basciamella), and Fettuccine Capriciose (mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, black olives, and squash). 

The food market carries much of what you’ll find inside of the restaurant. This includes desserts, cured cheeses, pasta, dry goods, olives, plus imported cold cuts. If you have ever found yourself attempting to make an Italian dish at home but were unable to locate authentic ingredients (and instead had to settle for whatever the generic neighborhood grocery store had in stock), you’re in luck as you’ll likely find just about everything you might need at the Corso Italia market. And, if not, you can always just dine in.

If you are interested in stopping by for a meal, or you want to grab something from the market, Corso Italia is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 AM until 9 PM. it is closed on Monday.