Bar Roma (5101 N. Clark, Andersonville) will open in early November, in the space that's previously housed Tapas Las Ramblas, Il Flasco, and Riojas. Julia Zhu, a one-time partner in the Michigan Avenue incarnation of Oysy Sushi, is masterminding the project. To reimagine this storied address, she teams up with executive chef Fred Ramos (Gioco); über-sommelier Bob Bansberg, and restaurateur Howard Davis (he's Zhu's boyfriend).

The project is a realization of Zhu's longtime dream: She recently quit her job at Citibank to manage Bar Roma and pursue other passions. "Every year, I have a resolution," she says, "and this year I don't have to have to put it off any longer."

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