Spiga Restaurant

Small intimate Italian restaurant on the Upper West Side. Less than 10 tables so reservations are a must. Service was extraordinary, so very attentive and welcoming. Delicious food. Everything ordered was excellent and cooked to order. I highly recommend this hidden gem. Perfect for a small family dinner or a nice date night. You won’t be sorry.

Spiga has been a date-night staple for my partner and me since 2022 (back when it was called Spiga To-Go). The food is consistently excellent — we’ve tried just about everything on the menu, from the pastas to the desserts, and you really can’t go wrong. What truly sets this place apart is the incredible hospitality. The hosts are warm, welcoming, and always make you feel right at home. It’s an intimate, cozy spot that’s perfect for a special night out. I’d highly recommend Spiga to anyone looking for a memorable Italian dining experience.

Spiga – Cozy Vibes and a Killer Tiramisu Food: Let’s start with the standout: the tiramisu. Absolutely nailed it. Creamy, not too sweet, with that perfect balance of espresso and cocoa. I’d come back for that alone. The pasta was solid—fresh and cooked just right—but leaned a little heavy on the salt. Still tasty, just had me reaching for extra water. Service: The staff was warm and welcoming, the kind of place where they actually seem happy you’re there. Attentive without hovering, and they gave good recommendations without over-selling anything. Just easygoing, friendly service that made the whole experience more relaxed. Ambiance: Spiga’s tiny—just seven tables—but in a charming way. It felt intimate rather than cramped. Think cozy dinner party vibes with soft lighting and a relaxed, neighborhood feel. It’s the kind of spot where you could easily linger over a glass of wine without feeling rushed. Overall: Spiga’s a little gem. If you’re into unfussy, well-made Italian in a cozy setting—and you love tiramisu—it’s worth checking out.

I decided to try this restaurant on the recommendation of an Italian friend. Unfortunately, it was fully booked since I didn’t have a reservation. While I was texting my friend to suggest another place, an unexpected incident happened — the waitress opened a bottle of red wine right in front of me and accidentally sprayed it all over my face, clothes, phone, and bag. I was completely shocked and stood there expecting her to immediately offer a tissue or at least some help. Instead, she calmly continued removing the cork from the wine opener, as if nothing had happened. Only afterward did she hand me a tissue — with a rather smug smile. She said “sorry,” but her tone and body language showed no genuine regret. Then she looked at me and said, “I said I’m sorry,” with an attitude that clearly implied, What more do you want? At that point, I got really upset and asked to speak with the manager. She kept repeating that this was the first time something like this had happened, and then, in an almost dismissive way, asked, “Do you have any damage?” — as if I were exaggerating or trying to make trouble. I honestly couldn’t believe how arrogant and unprofessional the service was. How can a restaurant treat its potential customers this way?

The setting and atmosphere are lovely, but unfortunately they don’t make up for the food. The dishes we tried were disappointing, lacking both flavor and quality. While the prices may not seem high for NYC and the UWS, the food felt like something you could make better (and for less) at home. Service was fine: attentive without being pushy, though we weren’t told about the specials which might have been for the best after all…

Love this cozy little gem. Authentic Italian cuisine and very charming staff. Definitely get the burrata, so good! The complimentary bread is divine. Great for date night, make a reservation if you can, they fill up quickly. Would come again!

Best Italian restaurant in the upper west! Omer was great and very attentive! Can’t wait to come back, the food was amazing and authentic. Absolutely no complaints

A small gem a few blocks from home! Food was great, fresh and unique taste compared to other Italian restaurants. It is very small and most of the customers were regulars who come very often … and we understand why.

First of all...the service! Exactly what you expect when you dine out. Just exceptional. The space is small. I think 8 tables in total. It's a tiny restaurant and perfect for a cozy night winter vibe. The food was good. It wasn't spectacular. Portion sizes were good. Pricing was good. Even though the food didn't blow me away, the whole experience was enough that I'm already planning my next trip back to try more dishes. I do think this is going to be one of my new favorite spots. Bravo, Spiga!

We stopped by Spiga for dinner Friday night, note to self: definitely get a reservation next time! Thankfully we arrived early enough before the crowd and was able to grab a table (with exception that manager said we had to leave by 1.5 hours). We took a chance, we actually ended up closer to 2 hrs but luckily they didn't say anything. There are not many table, only all out on the street. Indoors there are only 3 tables, so very small. We ordered the meatballs and artichoke for apps, while I generally love meatballs and this was a very filling hardy meatball, it was on the salty side. The artichoke salad was also very fresh. For mains we shared the paccheri alla Norma, which hubby loved. He said the pasta consistency was spot on! The black ink pasta with shrimp and calamari, flavor was ok. Liked the shrimp but calamari was nothing to rave about. And the chicken parm which I thought I would immediately love. However it was also rather salty. Either I seriously cook with no salt flavor or I am really sensitive to salt. The side dish of broccoli rabe can be skipped. Overall service was excellent, authentic with homemade pastas.

Just an awesome neighborhood restaurant experience. The owner was engaging and friendly. Can't wait to get back!

Super cute, super quality authentic Italian "hole in the wall." They recently changed ownership and the food is absolutely ELITE. The pesto fusilli, fettuccine bolognese, and steak were the highlights for us. Most of their pastas / flour are imported from Italy. I would also not read into the "To Go" too much - eating there in person is the optimal experience without a doubt. Spiga has become our new go-to for Italian on the west side. Major shoutout!!

Delightful little Italian place! There's not much seating but we managed to snag a table. I ordered an aperol spritz and paccheri alla norma, which was rigatoni with eggplant, tomato, and aged ricotta. The pasta was very filling and had the perfect al dente texture. We also got a fennel salad for the table, which was very refreshing. It was honestly a perfect summer night meal.

Really enjoyable neighborhood restaurant. Very small venue (make reservations) with a big dining experience. While the menu may be smaller the flavors are "grande". The wine selection was enjoyable. The desserts delightful. The service proved to be excellent. We highly recommend this restaurant.

Great little gem of authentic Italian cuisine. Good food, friendly people. The kind of place you wish was in the ground floor of your building. Very tiny, though, so call ahead.

So good! Cute little neighborhood spot with absolutely fantastic food. Everything we ordered was amazing. The best Gnocchi I've ever had as well as the best Tiramisu...and I don't even generally like Tiramisu. The owners were very welcoming and also functioned as our servers. The small wine menu was quite good considering one of the owners is a former wine curator. A must stop if you want to try something quaint and special!

Very nice food. Service was fast. If you are eating in be prepared that there is no AC. But it's a to go restaurant so can't complain. Pasta has a very nice chew- yum.

I can't believe I hadn't been here before. This is already one of my favorite spots in the neighborhood after just one visit. It's BYOB which is great at keeping the cost down. The burrata special appetizer was one of the best bites I've had in the neighborhood. Highly recommend the stuffed pasta as well. Marco and Effe were excellent and gave amazing recommendations.

Very authenticate and delicious Italian food in the neighborhood. Wanna try every dishes here.

This food was amazing! The pesto was actually to die for. Personally pesto is always my favorite pasta so i'm a bit biased, but the burrata and pistachios on top added such a nice touch compared to others i've had. I also shared the bolognese and paccheri alla norma (recommend by the waiter) with my friends and we loved every single one of them equally. I really do recommend Spiga, the seating outside is super cute and the staff members are extremely friendly.

We live across the street and have ordered just about everything on the menu.! I highly recommend the Paccheri. We have seen this place try to be a to go only spot- but it's so charming and the food is so good that they customers keep trying to sit down.

Lovely little restaurant, great service and delicious food! Not many seats, make a reservation.

We ordered delivery, and it was definitely one of the better ones. Pear walnut arugula salad, sautéed artichokes, pesto pasta, tomato gnocchi all very good. The bread also had a terrific texture.

Spiga To Go is a gem! Everything is fresh and housemade, making even the most simple dish taste fantastic. I love their Fettuccine Bolognese with mushroom - wow, wow, wow! The side of broccoli rabe with garlic is also a delight. Finally, the mille foglie is divine - the perfectly light and flaky pastry layers dripping with creamy goodness and strawberries! Come enjoy a casual dinner on the sidewalk of W 84th street!

This was a great little find we stumbled upon. The food was pretty authentic to Italy's food. It was a little tight and warm for my for me nut a lot of New York restaurants are. Small but romantic. Will definitely be going back.

Spiga (no longer exclusively to go) is a wonderfully authentic Italian restaurant. The food is delicious and they now offer a great variety of wine options (including organic). The space is small and cozy, and can quickly get busy, but they accept reservations. Service is great and Marco, the owner, is very friendly and attentive. I almost hesitate to write this review because it's a neighborhood gem and I'd like it to stay that way, but they deserve it.

The food was good ( honestly no spectacular Italian but good) but I will give one star for the absolutely outrageous price increases that the - presumably new- owners have applied. An example: An increase from the 20.95 $ to 43 $ (!!) for a simple chicken tomato mozzarella is just an insult to people' s intelligence and good faith, even more for those who are pretty familiar with Italian cuisine. No wonder the majority of comments here refer to the time prior to the change ownership: with Luigi, it certainly deserved 4 or 5 stars. Now, it is a totally different place, very greedy ...and there are better alternatives in the UWs for MUCH better price quality ratio.

I've ordered delivery twice, and the same item, pasta with squid ink with squid and shrimp. Both times the dish was magnificent. The seafood was perfectly cooked, the sauce was tasty. The food arrived quickly and was still really hot. Comes with bread. Delicious!

SO delicious. great service, large wine portions, incredible food. literally so good. classy yet unpretentious. my only issue is that i was seated outside and the rats that populate the alleyway next door are massive. unsettling....nyc at its finest i suppose. but in total, my restaurant experience was one of the best i have had in the UWS in a while. and they seated us without a reservation on a friday night!

Amiable service and amazing food at a reasonable price. The seating is also very nice on a quiet corner. Definitley one of my favorite restaurants in the neighborhood.

Food and the service were amazing.The portion size was right and the servers recommendations were perfect. Can't wait to go back and different dishes!!

This hidden gem of a restaurant is by far what's keeping the UPPER WEST SIDE THRIVING. The food is top notch, the service is excellent and Luigi is a God in human form. I love him and his delicious food. A must try!!!!

Simply amazing food, ambiance, service! Tiny restaurant and super romantic for a date spot or a cozy place to catch up with a friend. Felt very homey and had the zucchini, salmon, and pasta of the day with tiramisu and espresso. Everything was delicious and I can't wait to come back!

I noticed this small, Italian restaurant since moved to the neighborhood. It reminds me the small kitchen/ restaurant I love in Rome and Milan. Has a great neighborhood vibe. I can on Thursday night. It was busy. Tables lined the side wall. It doesn't have an actual dinning room. So it's al fresco. A small menu but that's expected. The salmon tartar started was fresh and well portioned. Could have a bit more caper and wedge of lemon would be nicer. For main, I tried the squid ink pasta with seafood (squid and shrimp). The pasta was al dente, the tomato sauce made fresh, with just the right amount of garlic. I don't believe it has license so everyone brings their own bottle of wine. I did not know. So not wine! A pity. Love to revisit.

Updating my review to share that I've discovered my favorite thing (not) on their menu: HIGHLY recommend ordering the penne with tomato mozzarella sauce (the sauce paired with gnocchi on the menu). I'm not a huge gnocchi person but am obsessed with their fresh, bright, tomato sauce. Paired with the penne (perfectly al dente), it's a dish I keep craving and going back for!!! PS. Wait for the little mozzarella chunks to melt before you dig in. Perfection.

Food was delicious, had the eggplant pasta and it the sauce was nicely balanced and pasta cooked perfectly. I would have liked more eggplant. Branzino was also cooked perfectly. It was all delivered and still was very tasty.

This restaurant is a gem. It is so romantic and has a real local feel. I love that it is BYOB. The food for us was a 3.5/5 stars BUT we did come on July 4th for dinner. I imagine after a long weekend everyone including chef may be tired. So I need to try again and give a fair chance. However, our waiter, Gustavo, was an absolute gem. Such a nice guy going over the dishes, and making July 4th dinner special for us. Thank you Gustavo!!! Will absolutely be back.

My friend and I had a leisure dinner at this tiny place, though it may have been, because the the UWS crowds are away for the 4th of July weekend;) The waiter was very courteous, and gave us his recommendations on what to order as he poured the wine, we had brought to pair our dinner. The BYOB is definitely the most attractive and convenient feature of Spiga To Go. We had Timballo Di zucchini, which was a lovely looking pouch of perfectly cooked zucchini with cheese in between- though One couldn't tell what kind of cheese it was- it was all very, very bland. Our Riccota E Spinaci Ravioli Burro E Salvia was a disappointment. Not only there was no Riccota in the ravioli, the sauce was more tomao-ish, with drizzled oil, and a lot of parsley instead of Burro E Salvia. When we brought this to the waiter's attention, he insisted the Riccota must have melted- Hum! He's probably not familiar with Ricotta cheese.- For ricotta can soften, but not melt nor disappear. The only good dish was Linguine Nere with shrimp and calamari. Pasta, shrimp and calamari were cooked to perfection, and the sauce was tasty enough.

Excellent food and service. Where you're sat may impact your meal, as indoor space is limited and NYC isn't known for its robust sidewalk upkeep.

They have tables and chairs set up inside / outside. We sat outside and had the loveliest time. Best pasta in the city. You can tell it was freshly made just by looking at it. The staff couldn't be nicer too. 10/10

Food is very good for the price. Best thing is the atmosphere-- on a side street, small, neighborhoods, with attentive, warm service. A very good meal.

The fettuccine bolognese is SO freaking delicious. Salad is also very good. I really need to branch out, but I just keep ordering that. My husband got the beef stew and mashed potatoes and loved it.

Ridiculously good. We just moved onto the block and are so excited to add this to the rotation.

We got their ravioli and their bolognese delivered and it was absolutely incredible. Got our food in 20 minutes and it is worth the price. Would recommend!

Love this place! The food is outstanding and it's BYOB. Recently had a really good chicken parm over potatoes with a chocolate covered gelato. Delicious!

We had a fantastic dinner at Spiga To Go! The pear salad was awesome. We had several dishes that were delicious: the artichoke lasagna was great, the gnocchi also fantastic and rigatoni great. The tiramisu was great. Can't wait to go back.

How many times can I say "wow" in one review? We were so fortunate that this place was right down the street from our rental in NYC. We had a short window of time between show tickets and my husband popped in to send us a picture of the amazing sounding menu. It is more of a to-go spot but since it was an off time our party of four fit perfectly in there at two of the tables. We were greeted with amazing hospitality right off the bat! My husband went and grabbed a bottle of wine for us to enjoy and then we let the owner take the lead on what we should order. For starters we had the artichoke salad and the eggplant. I could go on and on about the eggplant, my only compliant was that we only ordered one! Entrees were all amazing and we couldn't agree on which we liked the best - gnocchi, squid ink pasta and bolognese. Each was incredible in its own way and we would order every single one again. We reluctantly ordered dessert since we were so full but after tasting the incredible Napoleon we had to try the Tiramisu and we were glad we did! I hope to try this spot again while we are here as I still want to try everything else on the menu! Great hospitality and even better food!

This is Spiga's to-go concept that was incorporated after their main restaurant closed an avenue over some time last year. There's a few tables to sit down if you prefer to eat in, but it's really a to-go or delivery spot. The owners are fabulous making everything from scratch. The quality of the food is top notch and the flavors are wonderful. So far I've tried the linguine and the soup of the day. Both were freshly prepared. And when I say freshly prepared, you can tell that the pasta was just made from scratch. Definitely stop in an grab a meal to-go and enjoy at home with a nice glass of red wine.

Best Italian restaurant in NYC. Food is amazing, service incredible and the owner Marco make you feel like you're family. Prices are so reasonable and the vibe inside and outside is awesome. It definitely is a throwback of when NY had small restaurant ownership that cared about their customers. A weekly must go.

Fantastic, as close to Italy and homemade food as it can be! True neighborhood destination for Italian food, Italian comfort food if you will. I was introduced to the place by a dear old friend and now I am regular! Very friendly manager/owner is on premises all the time, as it should be at a good eatery! Be coming back for sure and not once

Was super excited to try this place after reading the reviews for it on here, but was slightly disappointed when I came. I got the Ragu pasta and it was good, but not amazing! Maybe I just ordered the wrong thing? I'm open to going back though, and the service was great!

Spiga is one of my best kept secrets for authentic Italian food! The restaurant is tiny- the inside can seat around 10 people with another 4 or so outside. Despite the small and unfussy interior, it's packed every weekend. BYOB. I live nearby so I normally take it to go. My order is always ready in 15-20 minutes. I've lived in Rome and this spot takes me back. The pasta is always al dente and the sauces are always rich and flavorful. I love the meatballs as a starter and the fettuccine bolognese, linguini nere, or trenette al pesto pasta as a main. If you're in the area and looking for something quick, this is the perfect spot!

On a scale of 5 stars this is 20. Authentic Italian food. Outdoor seating. A waiter manager who seems Italian! Only 5 tables. Outdoor seating only. I think this is technically a to go place with outdoor seating. BRING YOUR OWN WINE AND DRINKS! NO COFFEE! Mr Luigi is amazing and charming!

UWS is lucky to have Spiga to go ! Amazing food, fresh, tasty, home cook, and the service is awesome from the owner to who ever is taking care of your order Thanks

Some of the best Italian on the UWS and perhaps the city coming out of a small kitchen with a few chefs and owner /manager Luigi attentively keeping an eye on the quality. Mostly orders to go but a few small tables are available, also outside as the weather improves. One of the best neighborhood finds for us. Delicious soups ,elegant salads,fresh pasta with just the right amount sauce and extras, shops, fish, all Soooo goood. BYOB

We've ordered the linguine bolognese, spinach ravioli, sausage pasta, gnocchi, and tiramisu. The noodles were so fresh and the dishes so exquisite I could cry. I'm an adept home chef and we are almost always disappointed when we dine out. I can't believe I'm writing this, but this is the most beautiful take-out I have ever had. In my entire life. It's consistent as well, every time it's sublime. How do they do it? We are moving away in the fall, and Spiga and Zabar's are the only food related places I will miss on the UWS and we have eaten everywhere.

Genuinely delightful. From the service to the dishes to the BYOB outdoor seating, it's a homey feel with real Italian dishes that are light yet rich with layered flavor. Makes me feel like I'm back in Italy. I will go back anytime. Thanks, Spiga!