ANN ARBOR, MI — A family-owned Italian restaurant is taking over for a 75-year Ann Arbor staple, offering fresh pizza options, a lively atmosphere and indoor bocce ball courts just blocks from the University of Michigan campus.

Coratti’s Pizzeria Bar & Bocce opened in June in the former Original Cottage Inn at 512 E. William St. Owner Peter Coratti and his nephews, Peter Pfeffer and Anthony Coratti, opened their first pizza, bar and bocce concept in Howell in 2021.

They trace their family history in the restaurant business to a fine-dining Italian spot — also called Coratti’s — in Milford, an American-style pizzeria in Detroit, and their family roots in Italy.

Like in downtown Howell, the new restaurant serves up three types of pizza: authentic Neapolitan, square Detroit-style pan pi

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