DalMoros Fresh Pasta To Go returns to St. Petersburg with new look, bigger menu

DalMoros Fresh Pasta To Go is coming back to downtown St. Petersburg with more room to cook, more room to sit and a later schedule that looks built for the neighborhood around Jannus Live. The company lists its new address as 204 1st Ave. N, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, with a target opening around May 1 and a fresh setup that includes a new look, a new logo and a wider menu.

That matters because this is not a brand-new experiment. DalMoros first opened in St. Petersburg on May 27, 2021, as the first U.S. location for a concept founded in Venice in 2012 by seventh-generation Venetian chef Gabriele Dal Moro. The reboot keeps that fast-casual pasta identity intact, but the new site is larger and built to handle more food and more people, a shift that could make the downtown shop more durable than the original setup.

The hours tell part of that story. DalMoros’ St. Petersburg listing shows service from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, then 11 a.m. to 2:30 a.m. on Friday and Saturday. That late-night window puts the pasta counter in position to catch concert traffic, especially with Jannus Live just steps away. The venue is an open-air courtyard space with a capacity of about 2,000, which gives the restaurant a steady stream of pre-show and post-show diners if the timing lines up.

The menu is being widened without losing the core items that built the brand’s local following. DalMoros says its menu includes more than 1,000 combinations and vegan options, and the St. Petersburg online order menu lists sauces such as Bolognese, Amatriciana, Like Butter, Aglio, Olio, & Peperoncino, Napoletana, Cacio e Pepe, Pesto and Mamma Rosa. Paninos on the menu include Mortadella, Caprese, Chicken Pesto and Italian Polpette, alongside sides like garlic breadstick, a single polpette and tiramisù.

The relaunch still leans on familiar St. Pete favorites, including Pesto & Parmesan bigoli, Napoletana & Polpette rigatoni and the Italian Polpette Panino, while adding new pasta sauces and paninos to the mix. Chandler Caruso said, “We’re looking toward a May 1 launch, give or take a day.”

DalMoros now also lists locations in Tampa and Boston, which frames the St. Petersburg move as part of a broader expansion, not just a neighborhood relocation. With a bigger footprint, later hours and a downtown address that sits in the orbit of Jannus Live, the reboot looks better equipped to turn fresh pasta into a regular habit instead of an occasional stop.