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After more than 20 years in Shockoe Slip, La Grotta restaurant is moving to the Hilton Downtown Richmond at 501 E. Broad St.

Restaurant co-owner Andrea Capece told the Richmond Times-Dispatch a year ago in March that she and her husband, La Grotta chef and co-owner Antonio Capece, were working on “a project” in the Hilton space, and it seems this is it.

The restaurant will continue operating its Shockoe Slip home until July 2. They hope to open in the new downtown space in the rear part of the hotel — along East Broad at Sixth Street — in early August.

Antonio Capece said in a statement that he is moving the restaurant to accommodate larger parties.

“We have hosted many rehearsal dinners, weddings and engagement parties over the years, and we invite our loyal patrons to join us now to reminisce and in the future for special events and other occasions,” he said in the statement. “We are working to bring elements that people have come to know and love about La Grotta to the new space including the intimate setting. A new feature at the Hilton Richmond Downtown includes the option for outdoor seating on a large patio.”

The new restaurant space will seat 150 with ample room for private parties from 10 to 100, the owners said.