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'''Pizza di Roma''' (also spelled '''Pizza Di Roma''' and '''Pizza de Roma''') was a pizza shop at 313 State St. for about 18 years, with a second store on the West Side. Both closed in 2020–2021<ref name="mc-2020-06-21-state-street">Adams, B. (2020, June 21). [https://madison.com/business/article_fe87660e-5c02-5207-9524-0c0292e1088b.html "A changed landscape, worry and hope on State Street in wake of protests, amid COVID-19 pandemic."] ''madison.com''.</ref><ref name="mc-2022-04-29-mirch-masala">Kalk Derby, S. (2022, April 29). [https://madison.com/entertainment/dining/restaurants/article_0a526dd5-7493-54d9-a3a8-b7a5f690f89e.html "Indian-Nepali restaurant on State Street finds new home on West Side."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.

==History==
During the protests of late May and early June 2020, looters smashed the State Street store's windows and destroyed its phone and sales systems. The owner, Marinela Manastirli, moved its business to the West Side store on Grand Canyon Drive, and the State Street space was put up for lease<ref name="mc-2020-06-21-state-street" />. The State Journal called it "a State Street staple for 18 years"<ref name="mc-2020-08-23-state-street-fund">Adams, B. (2020, August 23). [https://madison.com/business/article_244eed49-92e1-5a00-aa36-2823664cd1a7.html "Fund launched to aid State Street businesses but challenges persist."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.

The West Side store, at 439 Grand Canyon Dr., was "temporarily closed" by March 2021<ref name="mc-2021-03-02-annas">Kalk Derby, S. (2021, March 2). [https://madison.com/entertainment/dining/restaurants/article_9b051837-f5b3-545d-9443-149945d9603b.html "'Community over competition': One pizzeria helps another after Sun Prairie crash."] ''madison.com''.</ref> and did not reopen. Mirch Masala, an Indian and Nepali restaurant, moved into the building in 2022 and took out the pizza ovens<ref name="mc-2022-04-29-mirch-masala" /><ref name="ct-2022-12-07-pO37">(2022, December 7). Mirch Masala review: the former Pizza di Roma on Grand Canyon Drive. ''The Capital Times''. p. O37. Newspapers.com image [https://www.newspapers.com/image/902934910/ 902934910].</ref>. Little Sweet, a bakery and café, opened at 313 State St. in 2025<ref name="mc-2026-01-16-openings-2025">Kalk Derby, S. (2026, January 16). [https://madison.com/life-entertainment/local/food-drink/article_b6133e8b-4cff-485c-bb2c-0ba70021321a.html "46 restaurant, bar and cafe openings in the Madison area in 2025."] ''madison.com''.</ref>.

==Locations==
* 313 State St. (about 2002 to June 2020).
* 439 Grand Canyon Dr. (to about 2021). Before Pizza di Roma it was Legend's Sports Bar<ref name="mc-2022-04-29-mirch-masala" />.

==See also==
* [[COVID-19 pandemic]]
* [[Item:Q1332|Pizza di Roma in the Madison Pizza Wiki database]]

==Notes==
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