Piazza D'Angelo

Piazza D'Angelo is a family run business with a long history. In 1980, two brothers from the southern toe of Italy moved to Marin with dreams of opening an authentic Italian restaurant. The dream came true a year later when co-owners Domenico and Paolo Petrone opened the now upscale trattoria Piazza D’Angelo. Originally from a small town called Decollatura in Calabria, Domenico Petrone and his brother Paolo immigrated to New York with their family in 1966. With only a high school education, Domenico went right into the restaurant business starting as a busboy and later as a waiter. At 23 years old he eventually owned an Italian restaurant with his older brother called Villa Parma, in Long Island. In the meantime, Paolo Petrone stayed in school and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hunter College and a graduate degree from New York University and the University of Bologna. While on the east coast, Paolo also worked at Villa Parma and later ran a successful nightclub in Long Island.