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A popular Downtown Pittsburgh restaurant that closed during the pandemic is reopening.
Pizzaiolo Primo, a popular Italian eatery in Market Square, will reopen with takeout food becoming available by mid-April. In-house dining is scheduled to begin on May 1.
The restaurant, which closed last December, has been purchased by the Ron Sofranko Group. However, Pizzaiolo Primo’s original executive chef Richard Sphatt will return and previous general manager Michael Zimmerman and several staff members will be retained.
“We’re thrilled to bring Pizzaiolo Primo back to Downtown Pittsburgh and provide the great Italian food and wines the restaurant patrons love so much,” said Ron Sofranko, who was a partner in the restaurant when it opened as Il Pizzaiolo Market Square in 2013.