Spes

413 E 12th St, New York
(917) 388-3919

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Kenneth

This is an absolute gem of a restaurant. Located off the beaten path but well worth the visit. The food is absolutely sublime. The gnocchi was the best we have ever had; soft and simply melted in the mouth. The unique way of selecting wines with your table spinner was a most pleasant surprise too. The staff are friendly, helpful and knowledgeable. I would highly recommend going here when you are in the city.

Cecilia Mirant-Borde

Cute little local restaurant with tasty food, which was too salty (both main courses were way too salty). However , the value is not good. It is as expensive as restaurants in a higher tier. It is crowded, noisy , the decor is nice but cheap and the food is good but not that good for the price. I won’t return.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

Yuval Rom

20$ for a glass of wine
They get away with it with that cute roulette menu. Don’t bother.

Atmosphere: 2

Service: 5

Sebastiano

Amazing place, best natural wine selection! All servers are super experienced and they recommend you wine according to an emotional wine weel, super fun experience! Food is exceptional as well. Really recommend 10/10

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

K1 N1

This place is worth visiting. From the quality of the food to the service is really good. We went there with my three friends and Erika made space for us even tho is a small place.Highly recommend !!!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

khema DailyLife

Omg been coming back for so many times. The wines and the service are always amazing. Our server Erika is incredible. Can’t wait to come back again. ❤️😍

Service: 5

Natalia Bronshteyn

What we love most about SPEZ is that every single bottle is available by the glass, which lets us keep coming back to discover new grapes, regions, and producers from Italy. Erika and Ale run the show and they bring INCREDIBLE energy- super knowledgeable, friendly, fun, and just amazing.

Fresh food and products always continue to make the place a restaurant we always return to. I have hosted both personal and professional events at this location and some of their other locations! We can’t wait to come back for more wine nights and to keep sharing the amazing world of SPEZ. 🍷♥️🎉

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Javier Garcia-Montero

Hands down the best carbonara in the city.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Ben

One of the best restaurants I’ve eaten at in this city. Incredible food. Friendly service. Top notch in every way.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Georgina Pearham

Love the decor inside! Great pasta and the sauce really fun set up with the wine tasting

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Irene

The wines were original and interesting, and the staff was friendly. However, I found the bites really overpriced — the parmigiana was just two slices of eggplant, and the cheese plate came with only two small pieces of young pecorino. I really don’t understand why they would be stingy with the food when it would be so easy to make customers feel happy and satisfied — and want to come back.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 4

Rose Thomas Bannister

Spes is a beautiful Italian wine bar. Perfect date spot, perfect place to bring someone who loves wine. Adorable method of ordering wines requires collaboration with the friendly staff. Who wouldn't want to eat delicious snacks and drink verdicchio out of a vintage glass while a real candle slowly melts next to some beautiful flowers?

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Clara

It's a very nice place, the food is delicious, and the natural wines are exquisite. Erika, Alejandra, and Maribel are very friendly.

Arianna Pacioni

Food amazing! Erika was super professional and friendly, she made our night in this beautiful place with italian wine and dishes ❤️
Will come back for sure

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Lucia LoBue

Delicious orange wine and spritzes! The dining room was super cozy and we still got to hear the music from outside. All around a great night, Alessandro was super helpful and the pastas were also out of this world!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

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