Spezia

Spezia is a traditional Italian restaurant at 3125 South 72nd Street. The restaurant describes itself as serving traditional Italian cuisine, and its dinner menu mixes pasta, steak, seafood and wood-grilled dishes. Table service is standard, and the restaurant welcomes walk-ins and larger groups. The dinner menu starts with antipasti like fried spicy calamari and hot artichoke crab dip, then salads and flatbreads. Pastas include a salmon a la rose, cheese tortellini, ravioli, spaghetti with San Marzano sauce or Bolognese, and seafood fra diavolo. The specialties list features seafood risotto and chicken parmigiana.

For heavier orders, there is Angus beef aged at least 21 days and cut in house, a rack of lamb with hunter sauce, a petite tenderloin with mushroom ravioli, and wood-grilled shrimp and scallops. Outdoor seating is advertised on the website, and event rooms and catering are available.

It is a good choice for a family dinner, a group meal or a celebration. Lunch is served Monday through Saturday, and Sunday has a midday service and an early dinner. Reservations can be made by phone, and the flatbreads can be ordered with a gluten-free crust.

What to order

• Fried Spicy Calamari – roasted peppers in garlic butter
• Seafood Risotto – shrimp, scallops, mussels, asparagus
• Chicken Parmigiana over capellini
• Rack of Lamb – rosemary-grilled, hunter sauce
• Petite Tenderloin & Mushroom Ravioli
• Angus Ribeye – 14 oz, wood grilled
• Salmon a la Rose – tomato creme rosa with farfalle
• Margherita flatbread

View the full menu Opens Spezia’s official menu

Good to know

• Outdoor seating is available.
• Walk-ins welcome; good for groups, with event rooms and catering.
• Flatbreads can be made with a gluten-free crust.
• Take-out and gift cards are offered.