Italian · lunch special
Vespaio
Downtown / Little Tokyo · Los Angeles
Vespaio lists 22 lunch specials in Downtown and Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, from $20 to $34. The menu gives no lunch hours. Each one costs less than the same dish on the regular menu, $2 less on a typical plate.
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- Lunch from
- $20
- Lunch specials
- 22
- vs dinner
- −$6
- biggest saving
- Prices read
- Sep 29
The menu does not state lunch hours. Call ahead before you go.
- Cheaper than 80% of Downtown and Little Tokyo lunch specials
- Prices checked Sep 29, 2026
Lunch menu
Pasta 9 lunch specials
- save $1Tagliatelle Verdi$28dinner $29
- save $1Pappardelle$28dinner $29
- save $2Seafood Cappellacci$30dinner $32
- save $1Garganelli$28dinner $29
- save $2Penne$22dinner $24
- save $1Paccheri Bolognese$28dinner $29
- save $2Maccheroni$26dinner $28
- save $1Risotto, Porcini Mushrooms$29dinner $30
- save $1Risotto, Scampi, Asparagus$29dinner $30
Main 4 lunch specials
- save $4Whole Butterflied Mediterranean Branzino$34dinner $38
- save $6Wild Salmon$32dinner $38
- save $5Grilled Half Organic Jidori Chicken$26dinner $31
- save $6Porchetta$32dinner $38
Pizza 9 lunch specials
- save $2Margherita$20dinner $22
- save $2Pear Gorgonzola$22dinner $24
- save $2Funghi Tomato$24dinner $26
- save $2Pepperoni$22dinner $24
- save $2Romana$24dinner $26
- save $2Sausage Pizza$24dinner $26
- save $2Parma Prosciutto$24dinner $26
- save $1Calzone$24dinner $25
- save $1Bianca$28dinner $29
Dinner price: the same dish on the restaurant's regular menu. Source: vespaiodtla.com, read Sep 29, 2026. In-restaurant prices, before tax and tip.
Getting there
Downtown and Little Tokyo
Price vs Downtown and Little Tokyo
At $20, the cheapest lunch here costs less than 80% of the 41 lunch specials we read in Downtown and Little Tokyo. A typical Downtown and Little Tokyo restaurant charges $27 for lunch.
What you actually pay
Margherita$20
Sales tax 9.75%$1.95
Tip 20%$4
OUT THE DOOR$25.95
An estimate for the cheapest lunch special: local sales tax on a restaurant meal, and a 20% tip on the menu price. Menu prices on this page are before both.
Lunch vs dinner: 22 dishes list both prices. Lunch saves $2 on a typical plate and up to $6 on Wild Salmon.
Italian lunch in Los Angeles
6 restaurants, lowest starting price first.
- 1Pinball Pizzafrom $6
- 2Melrose Cafefrom $8
- 3Vespaiofrom $20
- 4La Pergolettafrom $21
- 5Elephantefrom $40
Other lunch specials nearby
- Nick & Stef's SteakhouseDowntown / Little Tokyo · Steak HouseLunch hours not stated on the menuabout 4 min walksave up to $2 vs dinnerserving nowfrom$153 specials
- Takami Sushi & RobataDowntown / Little Tokyo · Japanese11 AM to 2:15 PM, Mon to Friabout 13 min walksave up to $1 vs dinnerserving nowfrom$1316 specials
Questions
How much is the lunch special at Vespaio?
Lunch specials run from $20 to $34. The lowest price is for Margherita. Prices are before tax and tip.
How much cheaper is lunch than dinner at Vespaio?
Wild Salmon costs $32 at lunch and $38 on the regular menu, $6 less. Across the 22 dishes with both prices, lunch saves $2 on a typical plate.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.
