Popular Wynwood Pizza Spot Reopens in Miami’s Upper East Side

When Gramps Wynwood finally pulled the plug this past December, the collective mourning for its pizza window was almost as loud as the grief for the bar itself.

For nearly a decade, Pizza Tropical served as the neighborhood’s late-night food spot, where concert-goers and karaoke regulars ended their nights with a thin slice in one hand and hot honey wings in the other. But while the original Gramps courtyard is now destined for a residential high-rise, the pizza has officially found its second act.

Pizza Tropical has quietly soft-opened its new permanent home at 7010 Biscayne Blvd., right next to Dogma in the heart of the Upper East Side. The move marks a transition from a window operation to a full-blown neighborhood spot, situated in a part of town that owner Adam Gersten recently noted still holds the “soul” that Wynwood arguably priced out years ago.

A Partnership with Staying Power

The reopening isn’t just a solo comeback; it’s a partnership between founders Frank Pinello (of Brooklyn’s Best Pizza fame) and Adam Gersten, alongside one of the restaurant’s longest-serving employees. While the location has changed, the restaurant still remains familiar.

For those who spent years shouting orders for an “El Peppe” or “La Blanca” over the bass of a DJ set, the menu classics are all accounted for. The move to a brick-and-mortar address allows for the same thin-crust signatures and garlic rolls that built their cult following, and in a win for the neighborhood, the classic cheese slice remains a steady $5.