The downtown Hilton was initially a Hilton Garden Inn after being converted from the Miller & Rhoads department store.
With its new space reserved on East Broad Street, a longtime downtown restaurant is checking out of its space in Shockoe Slip.
La Grotta restaurant announced Tuesday plans to vacate its space at 1218 E. Cary St. after 20 years in favor of new digs inside the Hilton Richmond Downtown at 501 E. Broad St., site of the former Miller & Rhoads department store.
La Grotta’s last night of business in the Slip is scheduled for July 2. Chef and owner Antonio Capece opened the restaurant in 1994. He could not be reached for comment about the move. The restaurant’s press release said the move will allow it to accommodate larger meetings and private parties.
In 2012, Capece and his partner had a disagreement with their landlord in Shockoe Slip that led to a lawsuit. The case was eventually dismissed, court records show.
When La Grotta opens in August along East Broad Street, it will join a growing pack of restaurateurs downtown catering to diners with money to spend, particularly one block over on East Grace Street. Julep’s, Rappahannock Restaurant, Pasture and Lucca Enoteca Pizzeria are all nearby.
The downtown Hilton was initially a Hilton Garden Inn after being converted from the Miller & Rhoads department store.
With its new space reserved on East Broad Street, a longtime downtown restaurant is checking out of its space in Shockoe Slip.
La Grotta restaurant announced Tuesday plans to vacate its space at 1218 E. Cary St. after 20 years in favor of new digs inside the Hilton Richmond Downtown at 501 E. Broad St., site of the former Miller & Rhoads department store.
La Grotta’s last night of business in the Slip is scheduled for July 2. Chef and owner Antonio Capece opened the restaurant in 1994. He could not be reached for comment about the move. The restaurant’s press release said the move will allow it to accommodate larger meetings and private parties.
In 2012, Capece and his partner had a disagreement with their landlord in Shockoe Slip that led to a lawsuit. The case was eventually dismissed, court records show.
When La Grotta opens in August along East Broad Street, it will join a growing pack of restaurateurs downtown catering to diners with money to spend, particularly one block over on East Grace Street. Julep’s, Rappahannock Restaurant, Pasture and Lucca Enoteca Pizzeria are all nearby.