New Italian Restaurant To Open In New Haven

NEW HAVEN, CT — Pasta EATaliana has gained approval for a special exception for a restaurant liquor permit and is slated to open soon, The New Haven Independent reported. The restaurant is a venture of Giulio Laurentino, a Naples native and former head chef at Anthony's Ocean View.

The 42-seat restaurant will be located at 121 Wooster St., on the same block as Sally's, Pepe's, and other Italian eateries, according to The Independent.

The space, once occupied by restaurants Toni and Lucille's and Anastasio's, is part of a larger building at the corner with Chestnut Street owned by Societa Santa Maria Maddalena in Little Italy, according to The New Haven Register.

Laurentino came to this country ten years ago and now lives on the East Shore with his wife and two children.

On the menu will be pizza, calzones, and Neapolitan specialties., including braciole, Genovese ragu, ragu Napoletano, and eggplant parmigiana. Laurentino told the Register that the pasta will always be fresh.

Laurentino said he plans to keep the restaurant open 10:30 a.m. to 11 p.m., according to The Independent.