Tale of the Tape: Amis

Marc Vetri’s third restaurant, Amís opens today at 13th and Waverly in Center City. We’ve got all the details on the Roman-style trattoria.

The Name and Concept

• Amís – ah-MEES
• Bergamascan dialect for “amici” (friends)
• Inspired by a Marc Vetri trip to Rome where Vetri visited many neighborhood trattorias

The Space

• Designed by Michael Gruber
• 70+ seats
• Outdoor seating to come
• Exposed beams
• Concrete walls
• 14-seat Zinc bar spans 13th Street side of restaurant
• Church-pew banquettes
• Each table is unique, made from eleven types of wood
• Light fixtures made from Campari bottles
• Open kitchen
• Unreserved seating available at kitchen bar
• Open nightly now. Lunch starts March 1st and brunch is planned.
• Late night in-the-biz night planned with free bites, pay as you go drinks.

The Food

• Chef is Brad Spence
  • Comes from Vetri’s kitchen
• Checks to average in the low $40s
  • $16-$26 for entrees
• Menu Highlights
  • Housemade salumi ($8)
  • Fish and meat antipasti ($6-$10)
    • fritto misto with anchovies and zuchini waffle chips and lemon
    • carpaccio of beef filet with gorgonzola sauce
    • fried lambs tongue with salsa rossa
  • Housemade pastas ($14)
    • tonnarelli “cacio e pepe” with pecorino and black pepper
    • gnocchi alla romana with oxtail ragu
  • Meat ($16-$26)
    • pork and fennel pollen sausage with peperonata
    • tagliata di manzo (grilled ribeye)over arugula salad 26
  • Fish ($16-$22)
    • halibut with tomatoes, raisins and pinenuts
    • tagliata di tonno (grilled tuna steak) with celery root salad
  • Doci ($6 to $10)
    • olive oil torta with whipped cream and marmelatta
    • waffles amis: warm belgian style waffles with nutella and semifreddo

The Drink

• Sommelier is co-owner Jeff Benjamin
• Dozen whites
• Dozen Reds
• House wines will be available by glass or half-carafe
• All wines are available by the glass
• Bottles top out at $65
• Local Beers on draft
  • Yards Olde Bartholomew Barleywine
  • Brooklyn Backbreaker Ale
• 18 beers by bottle
  • Schneider Aventinus
  • Birreria Le Baladin’s Super Tripel

Amis
412 S 13th St
Philadelphia, PA
215-732-2647

More on Amis

Table Talk: Marc Vetri’s Roman-style trattoria opens tonight [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Vetri Vidi Vici [Thrillist]
A Sneak Peek at Marc Vetri’s Amis [McDuff’s Food & Wine Trail]
Menu for Amis [Meal Ticket]
A Look Inside Amis [Grub Street]
The early word on Amis [Meal Ticket]