Vetri Restaurant Review
1312 Spruce St. (13th St.) 
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Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-732-3478 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
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Cuisine
Open
Dinner Mon.-Sat.Features
- Romantic setting
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Casual
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 Chef Marc Vetri needs no more than this intimate 35-seater on Spruce Street to impress guests. From the cozy décor---walls awash in flaxen gold, assorted wooden chairs and knick-knacks on the wall---comes a family dining room feel. Tables are pushed close together so you get not only a whiff but also a bird's eye view of your neighbor's meal. Vetri's food is earthy, eloquent and ambitious. His influences span from his Sicilian grandmother to kitchens all over Italy (where he studied for years) to chefs such as Mario Batali. Dishes have included chestnut fettuccine with wild boar ragù, and goat roasted on a spit. To experience Vetri's well-rounded Rolodex of cooking, the degustazione menu offered on Friday and Saturday is a must. It starts with a hand-painted menu that cannot begin to describe the sensual pleasures of a seasonal asparagus flan with quail egg yolk, Parmesan and truffle cream sauce or a golden sweet onion crêpe with truffled Parmesan fondue and gratinée. The crêpe unleashes lusty onion flavor, and an untraditional presentation captures layers of salty and sweet. The dessert menu is varied but you might find such delights as chocolate soufflé or blood orange panna cotta with Campari foam. Jeff Benjamin has been with Vetri since the beginning (1998). He smoothly transitions in his role(s) as Vetri's partner and the caretaker of the 5,000-bottle cellar that specializes in regional Italian wines.
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