The highly anticipated revival of Bruno’s Little Italy is almost here. The Italian restaurant, 310 Main St., will open its doors at 5 p.m. Thursday (Oct. 3) in the heart of downtown Little rock and we couldn’t be more excited!
Bruno’s will again operate under the ownership and authority of the family that founded it in 1948.
The eatery, located on the the ground floor of the Mann Lofts at 310 Main, will help anchor the redevelopment taking place along Main Street in downtown Little Rock.
Although the Brunos retained ownership of the “Bruno’s Little Italy” name and recipes, the new location will not exactly be the same as the original restaurant. The menu, Jan Cottingham wrote in her feature about the revived eatery on ArkansasBusiness.com, will feature the old family favorites and the restaurant will have the Bruno’s “pizza window,” where customers can watch the cool tossing part of hand-tossed pizza. The specials, however, will feature the creations of head chef and Gio’s middle son, Dominic Bruno, and Josh Kerns.
In addition to dinner, Bruno’s is planning to serve lunch for the first time in decades, and owner Gio Bruno is working on including on the menu a few gluten-free dishes, the feature also said. Bruno’s dinner hours will be 5 to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and, once the team has a few weeks under its belt, lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday.
For more information about the eatery and when it will officially open, check its Facebook page.