Isola on Columbus

Sicilian-born Sebastiano Cappitta (Acqua, Bettola) resurrects his shuttered restaurant Isola (closed in 2006) with this uptown trattoria. In the rustic 50-seat space—punctuated by exposed brick walls, tiled floors and burgundy banquettes—a wood-burning brick oven fires individual thin-crust pizzas (pesto-shrimp, prosciutto-arugula) and homestyle meat lasagna. The kitchen rolls out southern Italian plates like fried artichoke hearts, salmon in tomato-mustard sauce and arugula-topped veal cutlet. Classic Italian cocktails (Negroni, Americano) are also on offer.