19 Italian Bistro

209 19th St, Virginia Beach - 23451
246 reviews
Bistros Italian Pizza
(757) 452-5876

Came looking for Italian on vacation. My family ordered chicken picatta, chicken parm, a few different pasta dishes. All were the kind of incredible you only get from people who have dedicated a huge portion of their lives to making this food. I was beyond impressed, and cannot recommend enough.

Have always been VERY good. Lately do not make their own bread like they used to, they told me I have to ask for it.... What?? Less meat and cheese also forget stuff that you ordered like simple onions that come with a hoagie/sub. Hopefully will get back to what they once were!

Delicious authentic Italian food. And very friendly staff. Highly recommend the garlic knots, (the homemade marinara was perfect for dipping) and the Margherita pizza was the best

The best Italian food ever! Ravioli and fresh hot crusty bread to die for! Reasonable pricing!

There's so many undiscovered gems in this city even for locals and this is definitely one of them! Ordered from 19th Street a few times now and all were delicious! The white pizza was amazing, but the pepperoni was great too, as well as the garlic knots, stromboli, cannoli, and philly sub! You can't go wrong!

We come here every time we visit VA Beach. Pleasant and fast even on busy weekends! Delicious food and reasonable prices!It was also by no means a short wait. We waited an hour for our food but it is well worth the wait and they were honest about the time. Much appreciated service with the staff shortage and on shamrock race weekend.

Ridiculous bait-and-switch tactics by this restaurant, which should not be permitted to advertise on apps like DoorDash. Placed an order with a 15-minute estimated wait for pickup, then told me my order “wasn’t even close” and to come back a half-hour later. When I did, I was once again dismissively told to wait another 20 minutes. Another DoorDash customer waiting at the restaurant while I was there said he was experiencing the exact same tactics. I’m sympathetic to staff shortages, especially these days, but misleading your customers - and then shrugging them off - is unacceptable. We travel to Virginia Beach often and will absolutely look elsewhere for beachfront Italian food. Pity - it actually was good…once we finally got it.

This is where to go if you’re visiting off-season and you want good solid takeout. It stays open even on days when everything else is closed. So far I’ve tried: 1. Wraps: I had a veggie and my wife enjoyed a chipotle chicken. Both are filling and reasonably priced. 2. Garlic knots - tasty! 3. Ravioli - also good. Note that the pasta orders come with a side of garlic toast, so you probably don’t have to order the garlic knots too unless you’re really hungry. Try anything - I suspect that you can’t go wrong.

Little hidden gem. Food has been amazing past 2 times I've tried it with the family and each time tried something new and we all enjoyed it. Fountain machine was down, so that was the only down fall to a perfect night was everything was bottled drinks.

Food was great, time estimates were about 30 minutes off. Alfredo was delicious. Cheese ravioli was a huge hit with the kids. The steak Stromboli was cooked perfectly and you get bread with a to go order too.