Navé

Chef Justin Flit’s Proof pop-up at Taurus could only satiate our craving for Italian cuisine for so long. He bided his time well, saving himself for this joint venture with chef (and neighbor) Michael Beltran of Ariete. Navé offers modern seafood and elevated Italian and occasionally the two styles meet in dishes like the snapper Milanese served with a lemony arugula salad and a toothsome lobster risotto chunks of Maine claw meat. If you missed Flit’s pasta, there’s plenty of the fresh-made stuff to choose from, including a light potato ravioli and a hearty lasagna layered with shredded braised lamb, confit cherry tomatoes and spinach bechamel. It’s small but surprisingly filling. There for the lively bar scene? Try the namesake negroni or one of the many Italian wines Navé keeps stocked.