Davanti Enoteca, an Italian concept found in Western Springs and San Diego, is making its way to Naperville, opening a new location at 47 E. Chicago Ave.
The company’s third location will move into the former home of Pizzeria Neo in early Spring 2023, according to the Daily Herald. The restaurant comes from Scott Harris Hospitality, who also opened La Sorella di Francesca in Naperville nearly three decades ago. Now the group is getting ready to expand even more, offering an intimate wine bar space and shareable Italian plates. Scott Harris is also opening a new BBQ restaurant called Smokehouse across the street.
While there will be a complete alcohol list, wine lovers can expect a selection of Old World and a few California labels. As for food, other dishes to be found at the new Davanti Enoteca include staples like peppery cacio e pepe and Ligurian flatbread topped with soft cow’s cheese and honeycomb, as well as old favorites such as pasta tossed with ricci di mare, or sea urchin, jumbo lump crab, and lobster stock.
“Dishes might only have four or five ingredients,” Jaysen Euler, the restaurant group’s executive culinary director, tells the Daily Herald. “But, really, it’s all about the quality and freshness of the food. It’s really just a great pasta, just tastes like the ocean. It’s beautiful. It’s super simple.”
