Harry's Pizzeria to open in Coconut Grove

Fresh news from the Michael Schwartz camp: His 3-year-old Harry’s Pizzeria is expanding, opening a location in Coconut Grove this spring. 

“What began as a question mark — Should we open a pizzeria? — has grown up and become this great restaurant … one that we feel has great potential for growth,” Schwartz says in a news release. 

The second Harry’s will open at 2996-98 McFarlane Rd. in Coconut Grove. Buildout is being overseen by Coconut Grove-based Arquitectonica. 

Schwartz’s Genuine Hospitality Group opened the original Harry’s in September 2011 at 3918 N. Miami Ave. in Miami, offering wood-fired, thin-crust pizzas as well as fresh salads, soups, craft beer and Panther coffee. The expansion announcement comes a week after Schwartz reopened Michael’s Genuine Food and Drink, his Design District flagship, with a new raw bar, expanded hours and extra seating.

The Harry’s news also reinforces a continuing trend of casual pizzerias blazing a path into South Florida.

The team behind Toscana Divino opened Ironside Pizza this month in Miami’s Little River District. The former executive sous chef at Bourbon Steak opened Proof Pizza & Pasta this month in midtown Miami. And St. Louis-based Pi Pizzeria is expected to open in January in South Beach.  

Who’s hungry for a slice? 

This story was originally published October 13, 2014 at 6:10 AM.