Before New York restaurateur Michael White opened Osteria Morini in Navy Yard—and long before Navy Yard was a culinary hotbed—he toyed with the idea of putting a branch of NYC’s Nicoletta Pizzeria there. Now, six-odd years later, the shop is coming.

The pizzeria is one of two Italian concepts White and business partner Ahmass Fakahany are opening in DC this April. Nicoletta Italian Kitchen, a full-service restaurant and new concept for the Altamarea group, will debut in Mt. Vernon Triangle mid-month (more on that in a minute).