Ciao Down Kitchen Is Coming to Marana: The Tucson Pizza-Bus Brand Founded by Former Microchip Designer Paul Reyes Is Building an All-Day Kitchen and Bakery in the Former Monsoon's Tap & Grill at 6781 North Thornydale Road — Breakfast Pizzas, Fresh Pastries, Espresso, and Pizza-Making Classes Targeted to Open Late Summer 2026 on Tucson's Fast-Growing Northwest Side

Ciao Down Kitchen, the newest concept from Tucson's Ciao Down brand, is being built inside the former Monsoon's Tap & Grill space at 6781 North Thornydale Road, Suite 261, in southern Marana, and per KGUN 9 and Discover Marana it is targeted to open in late summer 2026. Founder Paul Reyes — a former microchip designer who launched the Ciao Down pizza bus in 2015, opened the brick-and-mortar Culinary Studio at 3230 North Dodge Boulevard in 2022, debuted the Treat dessert bakery in April 2025, and opened the Oro Valley Pizza Bistro at 10565 North Oracle Road on August 5, 2025 — describes the Marana store as a return to the northwest-side neighborhood where he grew up. Ciao Down Kitchen is planned as an all-day kitchen and bakery: breakfast pizzas, fresh pastries, and espresso alongside the brand's signature hand-crafted pizzas, with a cafe-style dining room and room for pizza-making classes, pop-ups, and seasonal dinners. Per Redfin, the Marana housing market carried a median sale price near $414,000 in spring 2026, up about 3.4% year over year, with homes selling in roughly 61 days. Here is the May 27, 2026 sourced New Business spotlight for Marana, Oro Valley, and northwest-side locals and relocation buyers.