Hospitable transplants from Italy launched a North Naples restaurant last week to share the Italian cuisine they grew up enjoying. Husband and wife Enrico and Angela Esposito, both born and raised in Bacoli, a small town in Naples, Italy, quietly opened Trattoria Angela on Nov. 7 next to Paragon Theaters in The Pavilion shopping center on the northwest corner of Vanderbilt Beach Road and U.S. 41.  

Their new local restaurant brightens up a longtime local dining spot that most recently was Casa Nostra and Trattoria Abruzzo Italian restaurants but was the Bohemian Schnitzel House years ago. Popular pasta dishes include linguine with clams and Spaghetti Miseno, which features a light cherry tomato sauce and mussels.