Chef Pat Pascarella is welcoming the new year in with a fresh new restaurant called Alici. Named after the Italian word for “anchovy,” Alici is designed to make guests feel like they’re on the Amalfi Coast. Pascarella, who owns Italian-American spots the White Bull, Grana, and Bastone, says this is his most authentic restaurant yet.

“It’s as chef-driven as the White Bull with Italian wines, Italian music, and pasta derived from Italy,” he says. Located in the Midtown Promenade shopping center across from Piedmont Park and Midtown High School, and nearly adjacent to the Beltline, Alici takes over the space formerly home to F.R.O.G.S. Cantina. With 70 seats inside and 70 on the patio, it has quietly started serving guests, but is limiting diners to 100 a night until the grand opening on January 2.