Now in the former home of Real Seafood Co. at the Galleria Shoppes at Vanderbilt, Bella Atalia Ristorante has taken up residence with chef/owner Kenny Purisic at the helm. If that name seems familiar, perhaps it’s because Purisic also owns and operates Molino’s and Manhattan Steakhouse in Bonita Springs. He decided to open a restaurant farther south largely because of his following in Naples.

“I always wanted a place in Naples,” Purisic says. “I have a lot of customers here that can’t get up to Bonita with [heavy seasonal] traffic. Naples is not as seasonal as Bonita. People visit Naples even in the summer. In Bonita, people disappear for five or six months. In Naples, they disappear for about three months.”