Santa Monica Italian Restaurant Fritto Misto Moves Locations | Eater LA

"One of Santa Monica’s longest-running restaurants, this 30-year-old casual Italian spot currently sits on the corner of 6th and Colorado but will relocate less than half a mile to the former Nyesha Arrington restaurant. The move follows city approval to replace its one-story building with an eight-story development that will include an as-yet-unannounced café; demolition has not begun, so the restaurant remains open for now. It’s known for a casual Italian menu, a low corkage fee, tabletops made from wine crates, reasonably priced entrees (roughly $7.50–$27), and a popular Hermosa Beach outpost, and its future site is within a short walk of the Downtown Metro station on a busy stretch of Santa Monica Boulevard and Seventh Street. However, the story also notes the economic pressures facing local restaurants—rising minimum wages and high rent—that could pose challenges moving forward." - Mona Holmes