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PHILLY’S BEST ITALIAN RESTAURANT

& MOST INVENTIVE PIZZERIA

HOUSE MADE LOVE & LAVA LAMP GOODNESS 

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Location

990 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA 19123

Hours

Tuesday – Thursday: 5 – 9PM
Friday & Saturday: Noon – 10PM
Sunday: 4 – 9PM

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A FAMILIAR FACE WITH A TWIST

Cerveau is the grown-up step sibling to Philly's cult-favorite Pizza Brain— think psychedelic Italian trattoria meets pizza shop.

In the heart of Center City steps from Union Transfer, Underground Arts, Chinatown & Convention Center hotels. We offer an Italian menu of spritzes & cocktails, handmade pasta, classic and inventive pizza pies, and house made focaccia, breads and desserts. A whimsical yet elevated dine-out experience + an unparalleled opportunity for great home dining.

Cerveau Menu
A selection of Italian chicken parmigiana, meatball and cutlet sandwiches and fries

FOOD

DRINKS

EXPLORE ALTERNATIVELY PREPARED OPTIONS

You deserve good choices, especially when it comes to diet and taste. We offer a wide range of options for customers looking for healthy, alternatively prepared vegan and gluten-friendly selections served in our restaurant or delivered online. Also, we’ve brought back Pizza Brain style legacy pizzas for delivery + pick up.

PIZZA BRAIN

VEGAN

GLUTEN-FRIENDLY

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Interior view of a lively restaurant with wooden tables set with plates, glasses, and utensils, colorful graffiti-style murals on the walls, ceiling lights, and a bar area in the background with patrons and staff.
Our small group plushy lounge area with golden yellow sofas, orange chairs, and a round black coffee table. The wall features a vibrant, cartoon-style mural depicting whimsical creatures and abstract machines.
Private dining area seen through a glass partition with lavender grid frames. Inside, there are chairs around a tables able to hold large groups of up to 25 people with a cloth cover, and a colorful rug on a floor.
weekly tuesday night quizzo from 7pm until 9pm
A group of six friends smiling and posing for a selfie at a restaurant table, with a man in a gray beanie in the foreground taking the photo. The table has plates, glasses, and utensils, and the background shows other diners and restaurant decor.
A group of seven diverse people, including a child, sitting at a long table in a colorful restaurant with orange and white walls and cartoon murals, enjoying pizza and drinks.
People sitting at a table in a restaurant, talking, and smiling. One person is holding a phone, capturing a photo or video.
People inside a lively restaurant with colorful murals, orange lighting fixtures, and a large window at the front, some standing and chatting while others sit at the bar and tables.
Empty restaurant with wooden tables set with plates, forks, knives, water glasses, and small candles, illuminated by warm string lights indoors.
weekly wednesday night music bingo event hosted inside cerveau italian restaurant from 7pm until 9pm
A group of four people posing for a photo at a restaurant table with leftover food, glasses, and drinks. The background shows a colorful, playful mural and a bar area.
group of 5 friends having fun posing inside in front of big window after playing tuesday night quizzo
Male couple eating sourdough pizza before underground arts concert
party enjoying italian plates before union transfer show
gluten free white pizza served fresh
fresh house made italian rigatoni pasta with chicken cutlet
outdoor tree shaded patio at cerveau with tables, seats 50-70 people, bar and cornhole games
outdoor colorful, tree shaded patio at cerveau with tables, seats 50-70 people, bar and cornhole games
outdoor tree shaded patio at cerveau with colorful tables, seats for 50-70 people, and cornhole games
vegan nashville chicken made with house made vegan proteins and seeded bun served on checkered service paper on white plate
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weekly thursday night bars against humanity activity inside cerveau italian restaurant
couple inside light filled space seated at table enjoying cocktails before show at the met
couple inside colorful space seated at table enjoying dinner before show at the met
large group being served alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages at bar inside brightly colored space before union transfer show
several people gathered inside a bright airy space talking with a person at a community gathering at cerveau