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Worcester's Wonder Bar to reopen under new ownership

(Regatta Deli Facebook)

WORCESTER – The Wonder Bar, a staple of Worcester's restaurant scene for roughly 80 years, will soon reopen under new management.

According to a Facebook post the Prizio family, the owners of the Regatta Deli and Sandwich Shoppe, have purchased the iconic property and plan to reopen as soon as renovations are complete.

“And, yes, we will be making the same famous Wonder Bar pizza,” the post states.

Previous owners Robert and Candace Dagnello closed the restaurant in April. Although they said business had been good, they had grown tired and were looking for looking for the right owners to buy the restaurant and continue it's tradition. The Wonder Bar had been in the family since Pasquale Bisceglia opened in 1922.

Members of the Prizio family, when contacted by MassLive.com, said that more information about the renovation and reopening would be coming soon.

"As you may imagine, we are pretty straight out right now between running our stores and beginning the renovation work at the Wonder Bar," they said in a Facebook message.

Stay tuned for more details as they emerge.

MassLive.com reporter Lindsay Corcoran contributed to this report.