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Salvo’s Osteria Romana
Upscale Roman cooking from a Sicilian owner and Neapolitan chef — the Drive's 2025 fine-dining upgrade.
Salvo’s Osteria Romana raised the Drive’s ceiling when it opened in mid-2025: an upscale Roman osteria — owner Salvo from Sicily, chef from Naples — taking over the former Thai Me Up space and turning it into the strip’s date-night answer. OutSFL flagged it as a notable arrival, and the room has been earning the coverage since.
The menu speaks Roman: cacio e pepe, amatriciana, carbonara done by someone with a Neapolitan chef’s opinions about guanciale. It’s the most dressed-up table on the strip, which by Wilton Manors standards still means welcome-as-you-are.
At 2389 Wilton Dr it’s mid-strip. Reservations via salvosteria.com.
Know before you go
The dressed-up option on the Drive — book ahead on weekends.
Hours and details change — check with the venue before you go.