Cafe Al Dente is back in downtown Oyster Bay with some of its old bite and plenty of red sauce. The homey eatery has returned at a new location five years after it closed at 2 Spring St. over purported code violations. Lawsuits and townwide agita followed. The Town of Oyster Bay eventually settled with owner Phil Morizio, who’d sued citing denial of due process and damage to the building while it was shut.

His long-popular cafe now is cooking in the former site of Spinnakers and, earlier, the more upscale Jack Halyards and Fiddleheads. The compact space sports some Italianate imagery to go with the menu. But a sign above the parking lot for Spinnakers is still up. And you can continue to order a Spinnakers hamburger here.