Gran Caffe L'Aquila combines several things under one roof in Center City West: a full-service Italian restaurant, a caffe counter, a gelato case, and a retail market stocked with Italian pantry staples, wine, and cheese. The format allows for a quick espresso and gelato or a full sit-down meal, depending on what a visit calls for.
The kitchen's menu moves through salumi e formaggi and mozzarella starters, bruschette and antipasti, zuppe e insalata, and pasta including carbonara, before landing on carne and pesce caldo mains. Reviewers regularly single out the fritto misto, rice balls, lamb, and seafood dishes, with gelato coming up often enough as a dessert worth saving room for.
Regulars describe the room as an authentic slice of Italian atmosphere, with handmade pasta and attentive service cited as reasons they keep coming back.
The kitchen's menu moves through salumi e formaggi and mozzarella starters, bruschette and antipasti, zuppe e insalata, and pasta including carbonara, before landing on carne and pesce caldo mains. Reviewers regularly single out the fritto misto, rice balls, lamb, and seafood dishes, with gelato coming up often enough as a dessert worth saving room for.
Regulars describe the room as an authentic slice of Italian atmosphere, with handmade pasta and attentive service cited as reasons they keep coming back.