Beloved pizza shop Square Pie City by Miami-based chef Jeremiah Bullfrog has abruptly closed in Wynwood.
According to the business, which announced its sudden closure with an Instagram post on Wednesday, January 8, Bullfrog and his team were stunned to find their business had to close abruptly.
The caption states, "The saga continues. We received some surprising news that the venue we were attached to has been terminated. Thus, Square Pie City cannot operate in its current location. The extremely short notice has put us in a tough position. As a scrappy local business, our small team has been rocked, and we are currently exploring all options to keep serving our community. It's goodbye, for now."
Fans of the pizzeria quickly stormed the comments, with patrons writing, "So, so sorry, my favorite pizza in Miami. I make it a point to get it every time I visit. Just had it for New Year's Eve. Wishing you a speedy reopening!" and "Sorry to hear. Hope you can stay close by. I've seen new restaurants opening up in Little Haiti...maybe worth exploring for lower rent. Keep us posted!"
Square Pie City makes some of the best pizzas in the Magic City, but its Wynwood shop has been forced to close less than eight months after opening.
Photo by Janel Kilnisan
Despite Constant Setbacks, Square Pie City's Pies Shine in the Magic City
Named New Times' Best Pizza in 2023, Square Pie City was founded by Bullfrog, who has worked in some of the world's most prestigious restaurants. Not only has he towed one of Miami's first food trucks with Gastropod and created two popular food events with Duck Duck Goose and P.I.G, but he even starred in Complex Networks' reality series Jeremiah Bullfrog Forks It!, eating and cooking his way through the U.S.His passion for cooking soon turned into pizza-making at his first pizza pop-up. The Miami native told New Times back in 2023 that he began experimenting with square-pan pies in late 2016 with the goal of opening a brick-and-mortar restaurant. After several setbacks, including the pandemic, Bullfrog instead chose to launch the concept via pop-up.
Finally, in 2021, he opened his first permanent location inside Miami Beach's Time Out Market. A year later, in May 2022, Bullfrog left the food hall to expand into a larger, standalone location, resuming his pop-ups in cities like Nashville, Chicago, and Orlando while prepping for the move. He then opened the shop permanently in the Miami Design District.
Unfortunately, as luck would have it, in May of 2024, the restaurant suffered severe damages from a fire, which forced the spot to relocate. This time, the pizza shop moved to Wynwood.
Now, only eight months at its new Wynwood location, the shop has had to halt its pie-making once again.
Square Pie City offers Detroit-inspired square pies alongside a menu of wood-fired fare.
Photo by Janel Kilnisan
Miami Loves Its Pies and Are Hopeful for a Reopening
Despite hopping around (like a bullfrog, no less), fans have stood proudly by the pizzeria since 2016.Pizza lovers love Square Pie City's red-and-white pies with the option for vegan or gluten-free substitutes. Prepared using chef Bullfrog's 72-hour, double-fermented dough, the thick base is first topped with cheese before it's smothered in a layer of sauce and baked to form the style's quintessential crisp edges. Fans love the "Classix," a combination of mozzarella, provolone, and Parmesan beneath a layer of Bullfrog's proprietary marinara "Dat Sauce." Fans also love the "Red in the Head, Fire in the Bed," which gets its heat from the chef's Calabrian chili-infused oil. Soon, thin-crust pies were also added to the menu.
Square Pie City is optimistic that it will find a new home once again.
