Prezzo Trading Limited,[3] trading as Prezzo Italian ("price" in Italian), is a restaurant chain serving mostly Italian cuisine in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The first restaurant opened on New Oxford Street, London in November 2000. As of January 2019 there were more than 180 branches across the country, following many closures in 2018. It is part of Prezzo Holdings. The chain is currently owned by Cain.[4]
History
The first Prezzo Italian restaurant was opened in central London by Jonathan Kaye, the company's chief executive, in 2000.[5] As of January 2019 there were more than 180 branches in the UK. Prezzo Italian opened its first restaurant in Ireland in February 2016. Prezzo commonly converts old buildings of architectural value from their old purposes into Prezzo Italian restaurants;[6]