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1960s and 70s - Picciolo Italian Restaurant on Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
1930's thru 1970's Courtesy of Robert Bowman

1960's and 70's - Picciolo Italian Restaurant on Collins Avenue, Miami Beach

136 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida view map


Thank you to Robert Bowman for contributing this great old image. Robert says "the local kids knew that there were always free garlic rolls and bread sticks (just out of the oven) to be had by the back door. The family had a long history on South Beach."


other sizes: small original
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Huel W 20-Oct-2010 14:19
In the early '70 we were attending a convention at the old Playboy Hotel on the Beach and went to Picciolo's for a marvelous supper - just my wife & I. A highlight was the Caesar Salad made tableside. It was so good I asked for and got the recipe - my wife made a Picciolo Caesar salad last week.
Don 17-Sep-2009 05:15
When I was in my teens my friend and I would go to the back door and ask for a dozen each and pay a buck for there best fresh made garlic rolls and bread sticks. It was the best deal we ever had. We had so much of those delicious fresh made goods that we nicknamed them barf rolls and peuk sticks. To bad they are gone.
Dave D 19-Aug-2009 03:52
thanks Don , forgot about the earlier post, your photos really bring back some great memories of south Florida during a simpler time. lived there from 1953 to 2007.
Don Boyd05-Apr-2009 23:52
Dave D, thank you for your comment on the years it was open. I changed the years under the photo to 1930's through 1970's. Don
Dave D 05-Apr-2009 20:14
this place was on the beach in the 30's and 40's, my mother worked there and lived down the street where my dad ran a bowling alley right on the bay
Randy 26-Oct-2008 07:07
About once a year my family would eat there for dinner. We really couldn't afford to on a more frequent basis. This was one great Italian restraunt. I remember that there was a robbery of their safe sometime in mid 60s. Why I remember is that it was unusual in that an off-duty cop was involved.