Downtown St. Paul Afro Deli moves across street; Pino’s Pizzeria to take its place

In a downtown St Paul switcheroo of sorts Afro Deli has moved across the street to the Treasure Island Center building And Pino s Pizzeria a longtime skyway staple popular with downtown workers will move into Afro Deli s former space on West Seventh Place Afro Deli s new space offers an enhanced dining experience with improved facilities and extended operating hours according to a news release The restaurant will be open until p m which means dinner is an option for residents and event-goers Pino Lipari center owner of Pino's Pizzeria located in the Alliance Bank Center in downtown St Paul serves up pizza to his lunchtime crowd on Tuesday March Commercial tenants in the building were notified late Monday by owner Madison Equities that they should vacate the premises as the building will lose all heating cooling and electricity on Wednesday John Autey Pioneer Press There are signs up at Afro Deli s former space announcing the imminent opening of Pino s Pizzeria but a peek inside shows there s a bit of work to be done A July social media post from the restaurant says it will open very soon Pino s which operated in St Paul s skyway for years has been closed since March when tenants of the beleaguered Alliance Bank Building were notified to vacate the premises as heating cooling and electricity would be turned off Afro Deli is celebrating its th year in St Paul Its website has been updated with the following As we settle into our new space we re dreaming about all the possibilities ahead More region events new menu items we ve been excited to try and countless more years of serving the St Paul family that s embraced us so thoroughly Thank you for amazing years Thank you for growing with us supporting us and making us feel like we truly belong in this incredible city Here s to plenty of more years of great food warm neighborhood and the flavors that bring us all together Afro Deli N Wabasha St St Paul - - afrodeli com Pino s Pizzeria W Seventh Place St Paul orderpinos com Related Articles These flavor-packed pork burgers were inspired by Indian street food Gretchen s table Spicy chicken thigh with mint yogurt sauce revels in warm spices Recipe This is the best way to make a Wedge Salad A simple recipe for tsukudani an everyday Japanese side dish to eat with hot rice Five super simple summery recipes