The owners of Santino's Little Italy in Bay View in Milwaukee are planning to open a second concept just two blocks away in the former Bay Street Pub, which closed in November 2024. Calogero's, 338 E. Bay St., will serve Italian cocktails, wine and small plates, building on the popular Italian pizza and pasta spot by owners Greg Huber and Santo Galati.

"People come into (Santino's) wanting just a cocktail in the same cozy atmosphere, so we want to carry that over to Calogero's," Galati said. "It will be very similar." The name Calogero comes from Galati's uncle, staying with the same theme as Santino's, which is named after Galati and his son.