As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 1998
================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                                ----------------

                                  SBARRO, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

           New York                                              11-2501939
 ------------------------------                              -------------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction of                               (I.R.S. Employer
 Incorporation or Organization)                              Identification No.)

 763 Larkfield Road, Commack, New York                             11725
 -------------------------------------                             -----
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (Zip Code)

                            1991 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
                            (Full Title of the Plan)

                                Mr. Mario Sbarro
                              Chairman of the Board
                                  Sbarro, Inc.
                               763 Larkfield Road
                             Commack, New York 11725
                     (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

                                 (516) 864-0200
          (Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

                                 with a copy to:

                             Richard A. Rubin, Esq.
                       Parker Chapin Flattau & Klimpl, LLP
                           1211 Avenue of the Americas
                            New York, New York 10036
                          Telephone No.: (212) 704-6000
                          Facsimile No.: (212) 704-6288

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
==============================================================================================================================
                                                              Proposed Maximum
                                                Amount to      Offering Price         Proposed Maximum          Amount of
Title of Securities to Be Registered        be Registered(1)      per Share       Aggregate Offering Price   Registration Fee
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                            <C>              <C>                 <C>                      <C>       <C>
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share.......  23,838           $ 26.875(2)         $   640,646.25(2)        $  188.99 (2)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share.......   5,000             26.125(2)             130,625.00(2)             38.53(2)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share....... 601,000             25.125(2)          15,100,125.00(2)          4,454.53(2)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share.......   1,000             28.625(2)              28,625.00(2)              8.44(2)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share....... 119,162             28.875(2)           3,440,802.75(2)          1,015.04(2)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              TOTAL.......................... 750,000                               $19,340,824.00           $ 5,705.54
==============================================================================================================================
</TABLE>

(1)   Pursuant to Rule 416(b),  there shall also be deemed  covered  hereby such
      additional  securities as may result from anti-dilution  adjustments under
      the 1991 Stock Incentive Plan.
(2)   Estimated  solely for the purpose of calculating the  registration  fee on
      the basis of, pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1),  the price at which such options
      may be exercised.
(3)   Estimated  solely for the purpose of calculating the  registration  fee on
      the basis of,  pursuant  to Rule  457(h),  the average of the high and low
      sales  price  of the  registrant's  Common  Stock  on the New  York  Stock
      Exchange on March 26, 1998.

<PAGE>



                                    PART II.

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

                           INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
                           --------------------------

           The contents of the Sbarro, Inc. Registration  Statement on Form S-8,
File No.  33-39636  filed  with the  Commission  on March  28,  1991 are  hereby
incorporated  by reference  with the exception of Exhibits 5.01,  23.01,  23.02,
24.01 and 99.01, which are provided herewith.




                                      II-1

<PAGE>



                                   SIGNATURES

           Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of 1933,  the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized,  in the Town of  Huntington,  State of New York,  on the 30th day of
March, 1998.

                                             SBARRO, INC.

                                             By: /s/ Mario Sbarro
                                                -----------------------------
                                                  Mario Sbarro, Chairman of
                                                      the Board


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

           The  undersigned  directors  and  officers  of  Sbarro,  Inc.  hereby
constitute and appoint Mario Sbarro,  Joseph Sbarro and Anthony Sbarro, and each
of them,  with full  power to act  without  the  other  and with  full  power of
substitution and resubstitution, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact with full
power to execute in our name and behalf in the  capacities  indicated  below any
and all amendments (including  post-effective amendments and amendments thereto)
to this  registration  statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto
and other  documents in connection  therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange
Commission  and hereby ratify and confirm each and every act and thing that such
attorneys-in-fact,  or any of them, or their  substitutes,  shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.

           Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of 1933,  this
registration  statement  has  been  signed  by  the  following  persons  in  the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

     Signature                          Title                          Date
     ---------                          -----                          ----

/s/ Mario Sbarro             Chairman of the Board (Principal     March 30, 1998
------------------------     Executive Officer) and Director
(Mario Sbarro)

/s/ Robert S. Koebele        Vice President -- Finance (Chief     March 30, 1998
------------------------     Financial and Accounting Officer)
(Robert S. Koebele)

/s/ Joseph Sbarro            Director                             March 30, 1998
------------------------
(Joseph Sbarro)

                             Director
------------------------
(Anthony Sbarro)

/s/ Carmela Sbarro           Director                             March 30, 1998
------------------------
(Carmela Sbarro)

/s/ Harold Kestenbaum        Director                             March 30, 1998
------------------------
(Harold Kestenbaum)

/s/ Richard A. Mandell       Director                             March 30, 1998
------------------------
(Richard A. Mandell)

                             Director
------------------------
(Paul A. Vatter)



                                      II-2

<PAGE>






                             Director
------------------------
(Terry Vince)


/s/ Bernard Zimmerman        Director                             March 30, 1998
------------------------
(Bernard Zimmerman)






                                      II-3

<PAGE>



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


   Exhibit                              Description
   -------                              -----------

     4.01(a)*       Restated   Certificate  of  Incorporation  of  the
                    Company as filed with the  Department  of State of
                    the State of New York on March 29,  1985 (filed as
                    Exhibit  3.01  to  the  registrant's  Registration
                    Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 2-96087)).

     4.01(b)*       Certificate  of  Amendment  to  the   registrant's
                    Restated  Certificate  of  Incorporation  as filed
                    with the  Department  of State of the State of New
                    York on April 3, 1989 (filed as Exhibit 3.01(b) to
                    the  registrant's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for
                    the year ended January 1, 1989 (File No. 1-8881)).

     4.01(c)*       Certificate  of  Amendment  to  the   registrant's
                    Restated  Certificate  of  Incorporation  as filed
                    with the  Department  of State of the State of New
                    York  on  May  31,  1989   (Exhibit  4.01  to  the
                    registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                    quarter ended April 23, 1989 (File No. 1-8881)).

     4.01(c)*       Certificate  of  Amendment  to  the   registrant's
                    Restated  Certificate  of  Incorporation  as filed
                    with the  Department  of State of the State of New
                    York  on  June  1,  1990   (Exhibit  4.01  to  the
                    registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                    quarter ended April 22, 1990 (File No. 1-8881)).

     4.02*          By-Laws  of the  Company,  as  amended  (filed  as
                    Exhibit 4.02 to the registrant's  Quarterly Report
                    on Form 10-Q for the quarter  ended April 23, 1989
                    (File No. 1-8881)).

     5.01           Opinion  and  consent of Parker  Chapin  Flattau &
                    Klimpl,  LLP,  counsel to the  Company,  as to the
                    legality of the securities being offered.

     23.01          Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.

     23.02          Consent  of Parker  Chapin  Flattau & Klimpl,  LLP
                    (contained in Exhibit 5.1).

     24.01          Power of Attorney (contained in the signature page
                    to this registration statement).

     99.01*         1991 Stock  Incentive  Plan, as amended  (filed as
                    Exhibit 10.2 to the registrant's  Quarterly Report
                    on Form 10-Q for the quarter  ended April 20, 1997
                    (File No. 1-8881)).

--------------
*     Incorporated herein by reference.





                                      II-4
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 1998
================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                                ----------------

                                  SBARRO, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

           New York                                              11-2501939
 ------------------------------                              -------------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction of                               (I.R.S. Employer
 Incorporation or Organization)                              Identification No.)

 763 Larkfield Road, Commack, New York                             11725
 -------------------------------------                             -----
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                         (Zip Code)

                            1991 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
                            (Full Title of the Plan)

                                Mr. Mario Sbarro
                              Chairman of the Board
                                  Sbarro, Inc.
                               763 Larkfield Road
                             Commack, New York 11725
                     (Name and Address of Agent for Service)

                                 (516) 864-0200
          (Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

                                 with a copy to:

                             Richard A. Rubin, Esq.
                       Parker Chapin Flattau & Klimpl, LLP
                           1211 Avenue of the Americas
                            New York, New York 10036
                          Telephone No.: (212) 704-6000
                          Facsimile No.: (212) 704-6288
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
==============================================================================================================================
                                                              Proposed Maximum
                                                Amount to      Offering Price         Proposed Maximum          Amount of
Title of Securities to Be Registered        be Registered(1)      per Share       Aggregate Offering Price   Registration Fee
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share.......  23,838           $ 26.875(2)         $   640,646.25(2)        $  188.99 (2)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share.......   5,000             26.125(2)             130,625.00(2)             38.53(2)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share....... 601,000             25.125(2)          15,100,125.00(2)          4,454.53(2)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share.......   1,000             28.625(2)              28,625.00(2)              8.44(2)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share....... 119,162             28.875(2)           3,440,802.75(2)          1,015.04(2)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              TOTAL.......................... 750,000                               $19,340,824.00           $ 5,705.54
==============================================================================================================================
(1)   Pursuant to Rule 416(b),  there shall also be deemed  covered  hereby such
      additional  securities as may result from anti-dilution  adjustments under
      the 1991 Stock Incentive Plan.
(2)   Estimated  solely for the purpose of calculating the  registration  fee on
      the basis of, pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1),  the price at which such options
      may be exercised.
(3)   Estimated  solely for the purpose of calculating the  registration  fee on
      the basis of,  pursuant  to Rule  457(h),  the average of the high and low
      sales  price  of the  registrant's  Common  Stock  on the New  York  Stock
      Exchange on March 26, 1998.
PART II.

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

                           INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
                           --------------------------

           The contents of the Sbarro, Inc. Registration  Statement on Form S-8,
File No.  33-39636  filed  with the  Commission  on March  28,  1991 are  hereby
incorporated  by reference  with the exception of Exhibits 5.01,  23.01,  23.02,
24.01 and 99.01, which are provided herewith.

                                      II-1
SIGNATURES

           Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of 1933,  the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement  to be  signed  on its  behalf  by  the  undersigned,  thereunto  duly
authorized,  in the Town of  Huntington,  State of New York,  on the 30th day of
March, 1998.

                                             SBARRO, INC.

                                             By: /s/ Mario Sbarro
                                                -----------------------------
                                                  Mario Sbarro, Chairman of
                                                      the Board

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

           The  undersigned  directors  and  officers  of  Sbarro,  Inc.  hereby
constitute and appoint Mario Sbarro,  Joseph Sbarro and Anthony Sbarro, and each
of them,  with full  power to act  without  the  other  and with  full  power of
substitution and resubstitution, our true and lawful attorneys-in-fact with full
power to execute in our name and behalf in the  capacities  indicated  below any
and all amendments (including  post-effective amendments and amendments thereto)
to this  registration  statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto
and other  documents in connection  therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange
Commission  and hereby ratify and confirm each and every act and thing that such
attorneys-in-fact,  or any of them, or their  substitutes,  shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue thereof.

           Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act of 1933,  this
registration  statement  has  been  signed  by  the  following  persons  in  the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

     Signature                          Title                          Date
     ---------                          -----                          ----

/s/ Mario Sbarro             Chairman of the Board (Principal     March 30, 1998
------------------------     Executive Officer) and Director
(Mario Sbarro)

/s/ Robert S. Koebele        Vice President -- Finance (Chief     March 30, 1998
------------------------     Financial and Accounting Officer)
(Robert S. Koebele)

/s/ Joseph Sbarro            Director                             March 30, 1998
------------------------
(Joseph Sbarro)

                             Director
------------------------
(Anthony Sbarro)

/s/ Carmela Sbarro           Director                             March 30, 1998
------------------------
(Carmela Sbarro)

/s/ Harold Kestenbaum        Director                             March 30, 1998
------------------------
(Harold Kestenbaum)

/s/ Richard A. Mandell       Director                             March 30, 1998
------------------------
(Richard A. Mandell)

                             Director
------------------------
(Paul A. Vatter)

                                      II-2
Director
------------------------
(Terry Vince)

/s/ Bernard Zimmerman        Director                             March 30, 1998
------------------------
(Bernard Zimmerman)

                                      II-3
EXHIBIT INDEX

   Exhibit                              Description
   -------                              -----------

     4.01(a)*       Restated   Certificate  of  Incorporation  of  the
                    Company as filed with the  Department  of State of
                    the State of New York on March 29,  1985 (filed as
                    Exhibit  3.01  to  the  registrant's  Registration
                    Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 2-96087)).

     4.01(b)*       Certificate  of  Amendment  to  the   registrant's
                    Restated  Certificate  of  Incorporation  as filed
                    with the  Department  of State of the State of New
                    York on April 3, 1989 (filed as Exhibit 3.01(b) to
                    the  registrant's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for
                    the year ended January 1, 1989 (File No. 1-8881)).

     4.01(c)*       Certificate  of  Amendment  to  the   registrant's
                    Restated  Certificate  of  Incorporation  as filed
                    with the  Department  of State of the State of New
                    York  on  May  31,  1989   (Exhibit  4.01  to  the
                    registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                    quarter ended April 23, 1989 (File No. 1-8881)).

     4.01(c)*       Certificate  of  Amendment  to  the   registrant's
                    Restated  Certificate  of  Incorporation  as filed
                    with the  Department  of State of the State of New
                    York  on  June  1,  1990   (Exhibit  4.01  to  the
                    registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
                    quarter ended April 22, 1990 (File No. 1-8881)).

     4.02*          By-Laws  of the  Company,  as  amended  (filed  as
                    Exhibit 4.02 to the registrant's  Quarterly Report
                    on Form 10-Q for the quarter  ended April 23, 1989
                    (File No. 1-8881)).

     5.01           Opinion  and  consent of Parker  Chapin  Flattau &
                    Klimpl,  LLP,  counsel to the  Company,  as to the
                    legality of the securities being offered.

     23.01          Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP.

     23.02          Consent  of Parker  Chapin  Flattau & Klimpl,  LLP
                    (contained in Exhibit 5.1).

     24.01          Power of Attorney (contained in the signature page
                    to this registration statement).

     99.01*         1991 Stock  Incentive  Plan, as amended  (filed as
                    Exhibit 10.2 to the registrant's  Quarterly Report
                    on Form 10-Q for the quarter  ended April 20, 1997
                    (File No. 1-8881)).

--------------
*     Incorporated herein by reference.

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