At 261 South 17th Street in Center City, most who walk through the door are there for a sweet treat in the form of a gelato, but now, the space called Vita has debuted something a bit more savory and intimate behind closed doors. 

An Italian restaurant is now housed in the space, with access only through a Ferrari red refrigerator door situated to the left of the gelato case. Vita itself is about  375 square feet, but owners/husband-and-wife team Massimo and Ana Boni had big plans when they realized the venue’s previous owner left a “hole in the wall” to be filled.