Fatto a Mano, the Neapolitan pizzeria concept from former Benugo diretcor Rupert Davidson, is opening a third restaurant in Brighton and Hove, MCA’s sister publication Big Hospitality reports.
Davidson has acquired the lease of the former Loot clothing store, a prominent site on the corner of Kensington Gardens and Gloucester Road and expects to open later this month.
The ground floor and basement restaurant will seat 50-covers plus a few more outside.
The location is the concept’s most central yet, and just a few yards from Franco Manca,
Davidson, who also operators grab and go sandwich shop Bread & Milk, told Big Hospitality: “I’m a reluctant multi-site restaurateur. I only intended to open one pizzeria in Brighton and Hove. But I need to grow to give my great staff new opportunities or I’ll start losing them.
“I’ve had my eye on the Loot site for some time. I love the building and the area so when it came up I had to do it.”
Davidson says the self-funded business is likely to open a Fatto a Mano outside Brighton and Hove at some point, but that there are no immediate plans.
