Rome to Brooklyn Pizza (587 Manhattan Ave.) is opening its second location in North Brooklyn in the Greenpoint space that was home to Coast and Valley, a local wine bar that closed in October of last year. Chef Aurel Xhepexhiu opened the first location of Rome to Brooklyn in 2020 on Williamsburg’s Grand Street.

“I’m very excited to be opening in Greenpoint,” Chef Xhepexhiu told Greenpointers. “It’s actually where I learned how to make pizza 21 years ago.” Chef Xhepexhiu is originally from Albania and grew up in Bushwick, working in pizzerias when he was young.