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Anacapri Italian Restaurant, Market, and Wine Bar opened on April 2, 1990, in Miami, outdating the designation of the Village of Pinecrest, which became a municipality in 1996.
Over the past three decades, this cozy Italian joint serving traditional fare has remained a staple in the Pinecrest community despite the rapidly changing city that surrounds it.
“The clientele is different than it used to be,” owner and founder Guiseppe Zuozo said.
“Miami back in 1990 was a little town, now it’s a big metropolis. Before, I used to have a customer coming from the Grove, from the Gables. Now if they do it, they’re going to waste 45 minutes in traffic to be here. A lot of those customers, I don’t see anymore.”
For those in the neighborhood, however, Anacapri has become a multigenerational eatery, an essential stop for young families and older patrons alike. Anacapri now serves the internet generation, with an active social media presence on Instagram. As Zuozo noted, it also appears on multiple review platforms including OpenTable, Yelp, and Google Reviews.
“That’s a big change from what it used to be before,” Zuozo said.
Originally from the New York area, Zuozo and his wife, Maria, first came down to Miami on vacation in January 1990. They quickly fell in love with the people, the environment, and the weather, and opened Anacapri in April of that same year.
Although his family hailed from the bakery business, Zuozo aspired to be an engineer. However, soon after he finished school, Zuozo decided it was time to make a change.
“I didn’t feel like staying in a small little room, sitting at a desk all day long,” Zuozo said. “I had a lot of friends that owned restaurants and worked in the restaurant business. I worked during my school at a lot of restaurants.”
Despite facing many challenges at the start, Zuozo grew his holdings from one restaurant to five. After a few complications with management and landlords, he decided to focus on one location—one restaurant—at a time.
“One day I woke up and said, ‘Let’s start all over,’” Zuozo said.
Anacapri is not only a hub for traditional fare but for merchandise as well, boasting a full-fledged market adjacent to the restaurant and wine bar. When Zuozo first came to Miami, he had trouble finding Italian-made products in the South Florida area, so he began sourcing them himself and opened the market to the public.
Now approaching its 34th year in business, Anacapri can proudly boast its “good coffee, good ambience, good food, and good bottles of wine,” having withstood the test of time. It remains a must-see for visitors of South Florida and lovers of traditional Italian cooking.
“You gotta come in, have a glass of wine, stay around, and look around,” said Zuozo. “See for yourself what’s going on at Anacapri.”
Anacapri Italian Kitchen & Wine Bar is located at 12669 S. Dixie Hwy. It is open for lunch Tuesday through Friday from 11:30 to 2:30, for dinner Tuesday to Saturday 5:00 to 10:30, and Sunday 5:00 to 9:00. For information call 305-232-8001 or visit www.AnacapriFood.com
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