Coral Gables gets first Italian food hall with pasta stations
Zuccaly will bring Coral Gables its first Italian food hall, with six stations, pasta, a market and happy hour inside Plaza Coral Gables.
Coral Gables is getting its first Italian food hall, and Zuccaly is being built as more than a one-room restaurant. Da Silva Hospitality, the family-run group behind Zucca, announced June 8 that the new concept will open this summer at Plaza Coral Gables as an 8,000-square-foot space centered on pasta, market goods and happy hour.
The draw for pasta fans is the range. Zuccaly is slated to have six stations: Pasta and Risotto, LaBiga Pizza and Focaccia, Grilling Steaks and Fish, Il Giardino, PortaVia Gastro Market and Dolci. That setup gives the project a browseable, food-hall feel instead of the fixed-script experience of a standard trattoria, and some coverage says the venue will seat about 200 guests. Roman-style pizza al taglio is also part of the mix, reinforcing the idea that this place is meant for grazing, sampling and repeat visits.
The location matters just as much as the format. The Plaza Coral Gables lists Zuccaly as a coming-soon tenant at 2811 Ponce de Leon Blvd., with directions pointing visitors to Palermo Avenue. The development says it includes 161,000 square feet of retail and a 1-acre open-to-the-public plaza facing Ponce de Leon Boulevard and the soon-to-be-improved Ponce Circle Park. Zuccaly is being folded into that larger day-to-night district, not dropped in as a stand-alone dining room.
The Plaza Coral Gables also lists planned hours that fit the food hall model: Monday through Thursday from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m., and Friday through Sunday from 12 p.m. to 11 p.m. That schedule, plus the promised bar with Italian and global wines, Italian craft beers and cocktails, puts Zuccaly squarely in the category of places built for lunch, dinner and lingering after work rather than a single reservation-driven meal.
Da Silva has framed the concept for young professionals and families who want a more casual, comfortable Italian setting, which helps explain why Zuccaly feels like a natural extension of the Zucca name instead of a copy of it. The group has also been preparing to bring back Hereford Grill, which closed in 2021 after 25 years, underscoring how aggressively Da Silva Hospitality is expanding its Coral Gables footprint. For pasta diners, the appeal is simple: Zuccaly is not just opening a new Italian kitchen, it is building a place where pasta, market shopping and a late happy hour can all live under one roof.
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