Giotto opens second Miami location with housemade pasta favorites

Giotto opened its second Miami location in Downtown Miami on Friday, June 26, bringing the South Beach family pizzeria’s 55-seat format into one of the city’s busiest growing districts. The new room is slightly larger than the original, but it keeps the intimate, family-driven feel that made the first Giotto a neighborhood fixture.

The restaurant’s roots stretch back to South Beach, where Giotto at 959 West Ave. built its following on housemade Italian dishes and handmade pizza. Silvia Accatino and her son, Giovanni Moretti, took over the restaurant in 2019 and kept its neighborhood character intact, even as they elevated the operation. Independent coverage says the family moved from Torino, Italy, more than a decade ago, and that background still shapes the restaurant’s identity.

That heritage carries directly into the Downtown Miami menu. Giotto kept its Neapolitan-style pizzas, including Capricciosa and Sfiziosa, and backed them with a pasta program built for regulars as much as newcomers. Housemade lasagne is prepared fresh each morning, and tiramisu is crafted daily by Silvia, preserving the kind of made-in-house rhythm that has defined the brand since the family took it over.

Giovanni Moretti has framed Giotto as a place built around the rituals of Italian dining, with service that stays personal and human rather than automated or efficiency-first. That approach gives the downtown opening a different edge from a simple expansion. It is a bet that the same warmth that worked in South Beach can hold its own in a district now defined by density, new residents and steady foot traffic.

The timing fits Downtown Miami’s growth. The Miami Downtown Development Authority says more than 100,000 people now live downtown, with about 101,000 active residents counted in its 2025 demographics report. The district also has about 155,000 jobs, a median household income around $119,000, and a 25% increase in jobs from 2012 to 2023. With more than 90 construction cranes and a master plan linking the Central Business District, Brickell, the Arts & Entertainment District and the waterfront, Giotto’s second location arrives as downtown keeps deepening its everyday dining scene.