Rocco's Restaurant & Bar • 1940

The DePasquale family opened this Wilmington institution on Independence Day 1940, and more than eight decades later, their chicken parmigiana and hand-tossed pizzas still draw generations of regulars. Red sauce flows generously here—portions are built for sharing, and the bar fills early with neighbors who've been coming since childhood. Pull up to a table in the dining room where Italian-American comfort food tastes exactly like it should.