Spasso Italian Grill
Philadelphia
At a glance
Spasso Italian Grill is an Italian restaurant in Philadelphia’s Old City, with an open kitchen and a menu focused on familiar comfort food from Italy. The kitchen prepares a broad selection of seafood and meat, alongside fresh vegetables, appetizers and homemade pasta. The range gives the restaurant room to suit both lighter meals and more substantial dinners, while keeping Italian cooking at the center of the experience.
The open-kitchen format gives the dining room a direct connection to the cooking process. Pasta is made in-house, and the menu balances pasta dishes with seafood, meat and vegetable preparations rather than concentrating on one category. Appetizers provide options for starting a meal or sharing at the table, while the main courses offer a choice of land and sea. The approach suits casual meals, evening dining and gatherings that benefit from a varied Italian menu.
Desserts are prepared on the premises, extending the restaurant’s from-scratch approach beyond the savory menu. A meal can therefore move from an appetizer through pasta or a seafood, meat or vegetable entrée and finish with a house-made dessert. The restaurant also offers a happy hour, giving the Old City location another format for informal drinks and small plates, alongside its regular lunch and dinner service.
Spasso Italian Grill accommodates more than standard dine-in meals. Takeout is available, and party trays and banquet menus provide options for celebrations, meetings and other group occasions. The venue’s catering services are suited to hosts looking to bring Italian food to an event without arranging individual restaurant meals. These offerings make the restaurant relevant for both a table-based meal and larger gatherings.
The setting, open kitchen and broad menu make Spasso a fit for diners looking for approachable Italian food in Old City. Families, couples, friends and groups can find different ways to use the restaurant, from lunch and happy hour to dinner, takeout or a catered occasion. The combination of homemade pasta, fresh seafood, meat, vegetables and made-on-site desserts defines the restaurant’s straightforward Italian character.
