When 84 Magic Hospitality group opened its second location of Cotoletta, the Italian restaurant in Miami famous for serving only one dish, co-owner Mattia Cicognani had reason to believe his team would be successful again.
The first Cotoletta, on Grand Avenue in Coconut Grove, was an immediate hit and still draws lines of diners eager to try the restaurant’s veal Milanese (which not incidentally is the only entree on the menu).
Cotoletta 2.0 opened in Miami Beach late in December of 2025. But its South of Fifth neighborhood proved swiftly to be a different sort of community, with customers looking for a different sort of dining experience…