A new restaurant that specializes in Neapolitan-style pizzas and Italian pasta dishes has opened on 31st Street in Astoria. Sotto La Luna, which means “under the moon” in Italian, opened today at a new food and beverage hall at 34-39 31st St. The restaurant has taken a 2,500 square foot space at the recently-constructed development known as The World Artisan Market.

The eatery is the first establishment to open at the hall, a repurposed warehouse, according to one of Sotto La Luna’s co-owners. The market has room for up to seven businesses in total. The new restaurant is co-owned by five business partners including Valerio Marchi and Gina Mastrovito. The pair are business partners and are the proprietors of Sotto Le Stelle Pizzeria and SoleLuna, which are both located on Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside.