Owner of 2 Brooklyn restaurants taking over the Lollo space on Avenue B

Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy

There are new operators for the restaurant space at 27 Avenue B between Second Street and Third Street.

Nico Dona (below on the right) and two partners, William Garfield and Amanda Bender, are preparing to open an Italian restaurant called Maretta.

Dona, who is friends with the owners of the last tenant, Lollo Ristorante Pizzeria & Bar, plans a soft opening this weekend. 

Maretta will be an all-day cafe open daily. (They do have a liquor license, with a cocktail menu plus beer and wine.) There will be no Resy apps, as Dona prefers old-school walk-ins (or a phone reservation). There's a placeholder Instagram account here. 

Dona also owns Anything in Prospect Lefferts Gardens and Bacàn in Williamsburg.

Lollo Ristorante Pizzeria & Bar has not been open lately on Avenue B

Photo by Stacie Joy 

Lollo Ristorante Pizzeria & Bar, located at 27 Avenue B between Second Street and Third Street, has been dark lately. 

Google lists them as temporarily closed, though OpenTable marks them as permanently closed. (Calls to Lollo go unanswered.)

After an extensive renovation, Lollo debuted this past November. 

The space was previously home to the always-dependable Solo Pizza, which closed following a rent hike in September 2022 after 15 years in business.