When Biltmore/Coral Casino vets Andrea Girardello and Brian Dodero partnered up to open Aperitivo in 2020, their ambitions were modest—a wine bar with a limited menu in a fairly minimalist setting. With warm, polished service and delicious food, it evolved into more of a restaurant as patrons settled in for a full dinner, despite the constraints of an off-site prep kitchen and limited seating (which shrunk even further after the city revoked the outdoor tables on Haley Street).
Aperitivo’s popularity led Girardello and Dodero to the idea of a second…..