Why Sorrento Is Moving From Broadway in Alamo Heights

How does a restaurant stay in one storefront for a quarter century and then decide it is out of room? Sorrento Ristorante & Pizzeria has served pizza and pasta at 5146 Broadway since 2001. Its final night there is Saturday, October 17. In the restaurant's own words on its relocation page, it has "officially outgrown our beloved space."

The move comes as several other Broadway projects line up. Restaurant groups from Houston and Dallas are opening in Alamo Heights, and some of them are taking over entire buildings. Sorrento grew up inside one storefront. When it finally needed a bigger dining room, more parking and a larger kitchen, it found them north of Loop 410.

Five Days Left at 5146 Broadway

Gino and Anna Ciccone opened Sorrento in 2001, MySA reported. Their daughter Margherita now runs it, and in 2023 she brought the restaurant's signature sauces to local H-E-B stores. Gino Ciccone came to San Antonio a few years before opening Sorrento to help start Naples Pizza, according to the San Antonio Current. The restaurant became known for Italian-American classics and New York-style pizza.

The Current also reported that Sorrento has been through expansions and renovations over the years but has stayed in the same Broadway storefront since opening day. That history explains the move. The restaurant has already grown as far as that address allows. Its relocation page says the new location brings a more spacious dining room, improved parking and an upgraded kitchen.

The new address is 2311 NW Military in Lockhill Village. The Current notes it sits near Thirsty Horse Dance Hall & Saloon and a satellite location of Mr. Juicy. MySA's subhead put it plainly: "You're going to have to leave Loop 410 to get the Bella Italia."

For anyone planning one last dinner on Broadway, here is the schedule:

• Final service at 5146 Broadway: Saturday, October 17. The restaurant is calling it "one last pizza & pasta celebration."
• Opening at 2311 NW Military: not yet announced. The relocation page says only that a date is coming soon, and it has a sign-up for grand-opening invitations.
• The gap in between: Margherita Ciccone told MySA the move could mean about a week and a half of downtime.

The owners' farewell post, quoted by the San Antonio Current, thanked customers "for every celebration, every quiet weeknight dinner, every 'The usual, please.'" They also promised the same recipes, service and family feel: "Nothing about who we are is changing, just where you'll find us."

No new tenant for 5146 Broadway has been announced. Neither Sorrento's page nor any of the local coverage names one.

Who Is Moving In, and Where They Come From

The other projects on Broadway look very different from Sorrento's story. Here is where each one stood as of mid-October 2026:

The two Houston projects have a local connection. MySA reported that Adair Kitchen started serving customers at 4108 Broadway on February 26 during its soft opening. Los Tios is the same company's Tex-Mex restaurant, and co-owner Alice Adair told the Express-News this is the neighborhood where she grew up. As of a What Now San Antonio update on September 11, no official opening date had been announced.

Dirty Dough is still unconfirmed. In April, the Express-News reported that construction at 5216 Broadway was expected to finish in early July and that no grand-opening date had been set. No opening announcement has come since.

One Building, Two Restaurants

The biggest new project is at 5307 Broadway, in the former Nix sleep health clinic. MySA reports the building has sat largely empty since 2019. Dallas-based Vandelay Cos. plans to open two of its signature restaurants there. Hudson House is expected next spring. Jack & Harry's, a New Orleans-inspired restaurant, is set for next summer. That means spring and summer of 2027. The group owns 12 restaurant concepts, including Drake's Hollywood, D.L. Mack's and El Molino.

Founder and CEO Hunter Pond explained the choice to the Express-News:

"San Antonio has been on our radar for a long time, and Alamo Heights felt like the right place for us. Broadway has a strong sense of history and a real neighborhood identity, which is something we value."

Vandelay is putting two restaurants into one building that had been empty for about seven years. Sorrento spent 25 years expanding inside a single storefront before deciding it needed a bigger one. On this stretch of Broadway, the projects with the most square footage are the ones landing in whole buildings.

The Fulcrum Development project at 6333 Broadway is the clearest example of the corridor adding space. The Express-News reported in August that the 14,000-square-foot project sets aside 3,000 square feet for a restaurant and 4,000 for retail. Construction was planned to start in September, with tenants expected about a year later. No tenants have been named.

Broadway Over the Next Year

The changes will arrive slowly. Sorrento's storefront goes quiet after October 17, and its new dining room opens on NW Military about a week and a half later if the timing the owner described to MySA holds. Los Tios is still working toward its early-fall target, with no date announced. Hudson House is the next firm date, in spring 2027. Jack & Harry's follows in summer 2027, around the time Fulcrum's tenants are expected at 6333 Broadway.

That leaves 5146 Broadway as the one open question on this stretch. A family restaurant that started there in 2001 is moving out, and nobody has announced what comes next. If you want one more plate of pasta on Broadway, the last chance is Saturday.

If you have questions about how Broadway's next year of openings and empty storefronts could affect your part of Alamo Heights, Leslie Reyes Idais is happy to talk it through with you. Let's Connect.