Chef Nancy Silverton has opened Spacca Tutto in Palisades Village, a steak house and Italian restaurant that debuted on October 15 in Pacific Palisades. The restaurant is a partnership between the Mozza Restaurant Group, New School Hospitality and Caruso Restaurant Group, and it arrives as the neighborhood works to recover from the January 2025 Palisades Fire.
A new restaurant in a rebuilding neighborhood
The Palisades Fire destroyed roughly 6,800 structures in the Los Angeles County neighborhood. Palisades Village, an upscale outdoor shopping and dining center developed by Caruso, escaped the flames but suffered smoke damage and contamination. Many of its businesses reopened in August after $100 million in renovations.
Spacca Tutto occupies the former The Draycott restaurant space. Henry Davar, beverage director for Mozza Restaurant Group, describes the restaurant as a "locals' clubhouse" meant to serve the community. The broader recovery in Pacific Palisades could take years, so the restaurant's role is part of a longer process rather than a finished result.
Steaks, Italian classics and a California-leaning wine list
The menu draws on the wood-fired cooking and Italian butchery of Silverton's Chi Spacca, but it centers on a steak program. Diners can choose 8- to 12-ounce cuts such as New York strip, filet and picanha, served with fries or Dal Rae, a topping associated with Dal Rae Restaurant in Pico Rivera. A "Bistecche Grande" section includes a 50-ounce porterhouse.
Beyond steak, the menu includes sides such as creamed spinach and cauliflower gratin, Italian dishes, shrimp cocktail, and several Chi Spacca favorites, including focaccia di Recco and the pollo alla diavola crostone. Kapanjie points to the polenta dogs, a fried polenta-battered hot dog served with house-made whole-grain honey mustard, as an example of the restaurant's approach to classic dishes.
The wine list includes 180 selections. It leans Italian, but it also features California bottles, including Chardonnays from Aubert, Kistler and Peter Michael, along with Cabernets from Snowden, Stag's Leap Wine Cellars and Dominus Estate. Davar says the team wants both everyday bottles and special-occasion wines, with enough white and lighter reds to pair with antipasti and salads before the steak course.