Piccolo Cafe is a chain of fast casual restaurants that serves

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s, Panini,

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, Gelato and

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. It was founded in 2009 in New York City and now has 4 locations throughout New York City. It serves typical food from the Italian city of

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located in the area of

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History

Founded in 2009 by Michele Casadei Massari, the restaurant was opened to public in 2010. It mainly aimed at imported Italian foods such as Italian

and

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. The restaurant started its operation in three more locations in New York, making them four in total. In 2014, Piccolo Cafe started a catering services for private and public sector.

References

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