We really enjoyed our meal and evening at Scarpetta. We brought our friends and they really enjoyed it as well.
February 2024
We had a large group in the private dinning room. The wait staff did an excellent job expediting dinner service. All the food was exceptional. If you are looking for a private room for dinner to rent, this place is a great option for your next event.
February 2024
We always enjoy the view of Rittenhouse Square from Scarpetta - it is a perfect match to the great food and service. This time I particularly enjoyed the duck - a generous portion very well prepared.
Scarpetta is LDV Hospitality’s signature restaurant concept that first launched in New York’s Meatpacking District. The Italian expression, “fare la scarpetta,” describes the gesture of taking the little boot-shaped piece of bread to soak up the remaining sauce left in the pot of one’s home kitchen.
The restaurant’s name is derived from this familial gesture and represents the indulgent pleasure of savoring a meal down to its very last taste. In 2008, Scarpetta received a James Beard nomination for ‘Best New Restaurant in America’ as well as a coveted three-star review from the New York Times.
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About the restaurant: Scarpetta is a modern Italian restaurant in The Rittenhouse hotel. The name, which translates as "little shoe," actually refers to the act of mopping up the remnants of pasta sauce with a piece of bread, an action that's generally acceptable in casual places in Italy. But salt-of-the-earth eatery this is not. Instead, Scarpetta is an homage to haute rustic Italian fare.Food: Lead with the silky crudi (slivers of citrusy scallop carpaccio or golden yellowtail) or the creamy polenta with a fricassée of black truffled mushrooms, before sliding into the simplicity of spaghetti, tomato and basil. Meat lovers will be happy with the veal tenderloin accompanied by glazed sweetbreads, root vegetables and gnocchi.
