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La Scarpetta 🇮🇹🍝

Restaurant Italian restaurant

👍👍 The best italian restaurant i have been to so far in Santo Domingo. Its a small place with like 10 tables inside. It can accommodate like 34 people only. Preferably to make a reservation in advance as it is usually busy. Food quality is superb. Service is very good. It takes some time to get the foo... People often mention good, wine, restaurant, small, Italian,


Address

Av. Abraham Lincoln 609, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Contact

+1 809-567-4841

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (359 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Friday: 12 PM to 12 AM
  • Saturday: 12 PM to 12 AM
  • Sunday: 12 to 5 PM
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 12 PM to 12 AM
  • Wednesday: 12 PM to 12 AM
  • Thursday: 12 PM to 12 AM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (10) wine (9) restaurant (8) small (7) Italian (6)
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  • 4/5 Ronaldo M. 7 years ago on Google • 533 reviews
    Excellent Italian restaurant, they are small, not too many seats. Don't be late.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Wissam S. 4 years ago on Google • 56 reviews
    The best italian restaurant i have been to so far in Santo Domingo. Its a small place with like 10 tables inside. It can accommodate like 34 people only. Preferably to make a reservation in advance as it is usually busy. Food quality is superb. Service is very good. It takes some time to get the food prepared and served so it is more of a food experience, not just swallowing food to kill your hunger, and they have a descent wine collection to pair with your food. Been here like 3 times and i tried the Melanzane alla Parmigana (my favourite), Carpaccio al Filetto, Burrata con Prosciutto, Lasagna alla Bolognese and Flap Meat Ripieno
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kya S. 10 months ago on Google • 193 reviews
    It’s a true gem. A very warm and honey ambience, excellent for family meals. The plates are very well presented, the portions are more than enough. You can appreciate the quality of the ingredients. The drinks were cold enough and the service was amicable and prompt. We had the tagliatelle which was tasteful, the Burrata, and a spaghetti alla scoglio (seafood and tomatoes sauce) that were really good. The kids had the penne alla Bolognese and the plate was empty without hesitation. I would recommend some sort of sound buffer, since the inner saloon was buzzing in conversations to kind of reduce the noise. Also there are tables in a part outside, Cafe like alley, but the temperature nowadays wouldn’t be pleasant ser lunch time. Definitely would return, and try the desserts but this time we left please and full. Lots of parking too. Most visitors were families with teenagers and kids.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Lillian F. 7 months ago on Google • 104 reviews
    It's been four years since I had come to La Scarpetta, and i really wanted to have a perfect nice italian meal... I'm a pastry chef and I have traveled to Italy to eat and learn about their food and I was craving some. Good italian confort food. The place is charming and cozy, like entering a small local italian Ristorante and the place was full so I waited happily for a table for two... I dint know if I was down on my luck that night, nut my overall experience was not a nice one. I ordered a glass of wine which was served on a small and thick rimmed wine glass and when I complained about it they said that the god wine glasses where for wine ordered by the bottle 🤔 (I could order a whole wine bottle for just my husband and me). The shrimp we ordered was over priced, the tagliata overcooked and cut along the fiber (we ordered it medium and received I well done, they had to redo it) the pasta was just OK and our chairs where plastic (we asked to be seated inside)..the only thing I liked was the dessert and it could have been better without the nuts on top. It wasn't a cheap dinner nor the most expensive one, (aprox 50 dollars p/p) but I didn't enjoy it at all. I would have had a more cohesive and better experience for that same price at other restaurants I go to. This restaurant is a classic here so I did expect more but maybe I just had bad luck.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 DULCE A. 2 years ago on Google
    I loved the white wine they served. The food was delish. You just don’t want to leave. Excellent service. Nice and cozy. You can hear one another.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Damien L. 1 year ago on Google • 69 reviews
    Very pricey place. The food is really good and the local is nice and modern. I just felt that paying upwards of 8000 pesos without drinking wine is a little over the top.

  • 5/5 Angel L. C. 11 months ago on Google • 67 reviews
    This is the best Italian place I've experienced in years! Great food and atmosphere. Reservations are needed, but it's worth it in every aspect. Freshness and great selection of wines. Recommended!

  • 5/5 Jason A. 10 months ago on Google • 36 reviews
    La Scarpetta is a wonderful Italian restaurant. All the meals are authentic and expertly prepared. The environment is very cozy and welcoming. Get there early or prepare to wait because it’s a small restaurant with a large following. They also have a nice large selection of wines from around the world everything I’ve eaten there is absolutely delicious.

  • 5/5 Fonotografias E. 2 months ago on Google • 34 reviews New
    Amazing food and amazing service. 5 out of 5 stars!!

  • 5/5 Allison E. 7 months ago on Google • 25 reviews
    Nice small Italian place with great food. The octopus is incredible, it is a must try. The food is good and they serve good amount.

  • 4/5 Paul S. 5 years ago on Google
    Very good food, authentic italian, great services, but not quite that special. Lovely decoration. It is goodly priced, its definetly worth what you get

  • 5/5 Ricardo D. 1 year ago on Google
    Quiet place with great Italian food.

  • 5/5 Eduardo B. 6 years ago on Google
    Food is amazing! Quiet and cozy ambient

  • 2/5 Claudia G. 5 years ago on Google
    The food was delicious and the menu offered many dishes for all appetites. However, it took 45 minutes to get our food. I don't know why it took so long we asked about our food thinking they forgot our order in the waitress just said it's on its way. I try not to keep the American mentality of being rushed in a restaurant, but the food here took entirely too long. It's a small restaurant so the capacity to serve people was not what I expected. The waitress was Friendly. I don't think I will return based on how long it took to get our food.

  • 4/5 Lisa B. 1 year ago on Google
    Small,cute, and good food. If going for lunch or dinner I suggest calling or showing up early.

  • 5/5 Enrique G. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place, hidden GEM

  • 5/5 Enrique R. 5 years ago on Google • 5 reviews
    If you are looking a good and delicious Italian food then this restaurant is for you. Cusumano wine is very good

  • 5/5 Federico T. 2 years ago on Google
    Very good service and the food is delicious


Call +1 809-567-4841 Open on Google Maps

Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Hard liquor
    • ✓️ Small plates
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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