spano's ristorante italiano





At Spano's we strive to bring you an authentic Italian family dining experience.

All of our ingredients are fresh daily and everything is home made.

Our scrumptious entrees are topped with Chef Joe Spano's award winning

Marinara sauce as voted by dignitary judges and People's Choice

in the inaugural 2004 Boss of the Sauce Contest,

reaffirmed in 2016 with the prestigious

American Academy of Hospitality Services 5 Star Diamond Award

The dining room

5 Star Diamond Award winner

The Booth Side.
Everybody loves the booths

Our segment on The Travel Channel's Delicious Destination,
Jersey Shore edition

Homemade pasta from our Arcobaleno pasta machine "Lilianna"

Try a Salumi board with paper thin sliced Prosciutto and more, sliced on our Hand Crank flywheel slicer "Isabella"

Chef Joseph Spano
30 years behind the stove, creating some of your favorite dishes

Voted N.J.'s Best Italian Restaurant in 2017
We work hard every day to make sure that every guest who dines with us agrees

It runs through our veins

We make our pasta fresh daily

Full dining room

The Booth Side.
Everybody loves the booths

Handing down the family recipes. Frankie has been working in his father's kitchen since he was 11 years old.

Ready for another night

The Chef and Teddy

Passing the Baton...Chef Frankie Spano easily handles putting out 300 dinners on a Saturday night, sometimes at a pace of
60 dinners per hour...That's 1 per minute
This means you have a better chance of see Chef Joe Spano out in the dining room

"Dad, I got this" ~ Frankie Spano

Our beautiful two item salumi board with our daily homemade fresh mozzarella and thin sliced Prosciutto, served with roasted sweet peppers, fig jam, marinated Cerignola olives and toasted breads

719 Arnold Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742

There's usually a wait, but it's worth it!

Frank "Pop" Spano and beautiful Carmela Spano, Joseph's biggest fans

Pitching greats Al & Mark Leiter paying a visit

Pop Spano and Joe Pesci, when he stopped by

Pop Spano and Frank Vincent at Spano's

Felix the Cat Creator Don Oriolo

Commedian Jeff "Fat Rat Bastard" Pirrami with Soprano's actor Dan Grimaldi & Chef Joe Spano doing a Comedy Cooking Show

Dr. Rodney Liebowitz, Chef Joseph Spano, Joseph Cinque of the AAHS 5 Star Diamond Award and NY Tenor Christopher Macchio

The Real Joe Causi with The Real Joe Spano

Stories, wine, pasta, cigars...the best way to enjoy your friends

Frank, Joe and Nick

Carl and Harriette for a cozy meal

Chef Joe Spano, Mike Puma of Gotham Burger Social Club, and Chef Frankie Spano

These two ♥ Chef Frankie Spano and his dad, Chef Joseph Spano

Happy Birthday Boss! This cigar box cake was made by The New Country Bakery on Bridge Ave in Point Pleasant. Delicious, and a work of art. Highly recommended!

Albino Family, Dodnhoff Family and John Gabriele...they flew in from Connecticut, enjoyed a great dinner, and then flew right back home. Definitely the winner of farthest traveled to eat Spano's food

Johnny Fish, Chef Joe Spano, Angelo, Tom and Chef Frankie Spano. The friends you make...♥

719 Arnold Avenue
Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742
732-701-1600

Spano's is RESERVATION ONLY
for all party sizes