New Restaurant Coming to Former Boca Location

The owners of in Vinings are bringing a new Italian restaurant to Smyrna, but co-owner Jasmin Reyes-Scott emphasized that it won’t be Taverna 2.

Reyes-Scott said that Taverna’s food is Tuscan-influenced, while the cuisine at Mezza Luna Trattoria will be inspired by Puglia, a region in southern Italy.

“Tuscany is more heavier meats and wild game where Puglia is more about seafood,” she said. “It’s on the Adriatic Coast. If you think of the heel of the boot it’s the heel.”

Reyes-Scott and co-owner Paolo Tondo plan to open Mezza Luna in September in the location that was . She added that the new restaurant will be more family-style than Taverna, which she described as “business casual.”

“We’re going to have very affordable wine,” she said. “We’re going to have fantastic prices on great wine. It’s a region where there’s a lot of quality and really good value. I’m excited to bring that. It’s not going to break the bank.”