USA Today Lauds Pizzeria Vetri

Newspaper USA Today has heaped praise on a Center City pizzeria that is gaining attention for its elevated Italian cuisine. Pizzeria Vetri is headed up by superstar chef Marc Vetri, a James Beard Award winner and former Food & Wine Magazine Best New Chef winner. He has trained extensively in Italy, and therefore brings a knowing hand to his Philadelphia restaurants, Vetri Ristorante, Osteria, Amis, and Alla Spina. It actually took Vetri a while to get around to pizza. Fancy Italian fare is all well and good, but there is something undeniable about pizza, after all. For his foray into the humble art of the perfect pie, Vetri joined forces with Jeff Michaud, another James Beard Award winner, and Brad Spence, a James Beard Award finalist.

The King of Prussia Mall location of Pizzeria Vetri is shown here.

There are four locations of Pizzeria Vetri: the flagship location in Rittenhouse Square, another in the Philadelphia Art Museum, a fast casual over-the-counter location at the King of Prussia Mall, and even one in Washington D.C., on the trendy 14th Street corridor. That location is full service as well. Both the Center City and D.C. locations are built with the large domed wood-fired ovens as their center, with a bar arranged around it so patrons can watch their pies being prepared. According to USA Today: “It’s the kind of place that serves many purposes well, from date nights to family dinners, business lunches and after-work happy hour. The creative and playful nature of Pizzeria Vetri is not just in the design and atmosphere, it clearly rolls over into the cooking with some offbeat signature menu items.”

Something that makes Pizzeria Vetri’s signature item complete is that its crust is made with whole-grain flour. The newspaper praises the high quality of the pizzeria’s ingredients, making it so that even a simple Margherita is extraordinary with delicious fresh basil and mozzarella. The Tone, Crudo, and Granchio pies got special mention as well. Also of note are Vetri’s Rotolo appetizer and an outstanding dessert menu.