What happened to Piccolo?

Many of you may have noticed that the Piccolo Café has closed. After 8 months, Arturo Galeano, the almost 80-years-old owner, told us that he was too tired for such an undertaking. The good news is that the storefront will not sit vacant: a Japanese spot is to open by Labor Day, which will be the 3rd one in the neighborhood (after Kotobuki, and the recently-opened Iro Sushi).