Excellent Italian from Il Ponte in Woburn, MA

Set in this comfortable, rustic space in Woburn Center, Il Ponte is the dream turned reality for Beni Kurti, a chef who’s cooked in Michelin-starred restaurants before immigrating from Umbria Italy a decade ago.

And you’ll feel like you’ve died and gone to heaven with one bite of the Prosciutto & Burrata Umbrian style- a staple of Chef’s hometown.

In Italian IL Ponte means the bridge Ponte means bridge in Italy Bridge means connection like my dreams were in Italy and now I’m here in America the one place in the earth with dreams come through and you can taste the Flavors of Italy Stateside at IL Ponte set in this comfortable rustic space in wubber Center IL Ponte is the dream turned reality for Benny cty a chef who’s cooked in Michel and starred restaurants before immigrating from Umbria Italy a decade ago this is my love this been doing for 30 years and I

Love I love cooking I I don’t know what what to do else CTI and his wife horten Shashi have created a Coy space where customers come as strangers and leave as friends thanks to all the attention the couple gives to every customer they walking the door they asking is CH been

Here people loves him he loves people he HS everybody he says hi to every every single customers people feel very important when they come here because it’s oh the chef is says hi even if he doesn’t know them in the end of the night I go to the tables asking

Questions how was the dinner how was everything lovely they said lovely can’t wait to come back that’s why we’re here and the chef is just as passionate in the kitchen he’s amazing Chef he have a lot of passion he’s very creative he loves what he does any dish we do here

Is with love with Italian Touch with Italian passion with Italian knowledge and with important ingredients if one customer is not happy it’s heartbreaking as soon as you sit down one of Il ponte’s complimentary bread baskets hits the table from there you might consider ordering the thinly sliced eggplant served with a drizzle of

A rugala pesto or the delicate octopus grilled perfectly so it’s crispy on the outside and tender in the center and for some more fresh seafood try the muscles presented beautifully in a skillet with toast points for dipping muscles are local and they are perhaps so simple we

Put the fresh leaks on it and white wine garlic pepperon Chini tossed bread it’s to die for and you’ll feel like you’ve died and gone to heaven with one bite of the pruto and bua umbrian style a staple of Chef’s Hometown burada is important and it’s creamy we fry the dough pruto

Is there and we have balsamic reduction so the people can grab the dough they put a little Bata a little pruto and that has a mini sandwich it’s warm it’s creamy it’s a saltiness it’s amazing the pizza napolitana is one of Benny’s Specialties cooked in a wood

Fired oven at 900° first timers should always go with a margarita topped with imported Buffalo mozzarella San Marzano tomatoes and basil and for something truly pallet popping try the Umbria Pizza a fire kissed force of nature top with earthy mushrooms and a decadent truffle cream sauce we have the base we

Put a truffle sauce underneath F mozzarella and we slice fresh mushrooms a little salt and shave P you eat that pizza is like heaven since it’s all made fresh a plate of pasta is a mustad Ponte fresh pasta is the best it’s a simple food but simple food is the best there’s

The ravioli Delana filled with Parmesan Ricotta and aago and tossed in a butter Sage sauce and fresh Talia telli smothered in a bowl of sauce that’s been simmered for hours it’s a long project in Italy we call slow cooking low and slow the way to go but it’s the torini

That’s a true showstopper this fresh pasta is stuffed with meat and served in a truffle cream sauce spiked with sausage and it has heads turning the second it enters the dining room you can smell it right away and people say oh I want that what’s that you have the bite

From the past you have the meats and you have that creaminess and truffle that is the bomb of flavor it’s complex but at the same time so delicious the Entre are as authentic as they come with options like the beef tagata a tender treat served with crispy potatoes Soul satisfying chicken parm

And a dish near and dear to Chef’s heart the Vell ala petrana you’re going see a little beautiful bro the Bro parmesan cheese and you can see the black travel we put a little salad and a wedge of lemon it’s a crunchy it’s it’s a salty

It’s a sweet it’s Mom it’s a five elements is in the dish and a dessert you must try the Sicilian style dut that’s stuffed with gelato and served with cremon glaze and fresh fruit it’s cold it’s warm it’s acidity from the fruit creaming glaze which bring it to

Another level it’s everything you want to finish the night and with all of this Hospitality food and love you won’t watch your night to end at IL Ponte