QUICK BITES

Ggiata in WeHo

> Italian sandwich shop Ggiata Delicatessen is expanding with a second location double the size of the Melrose Hill original, offering beer, wine and more sandwiches. Ggiata West Hollywood, taking over the original Irv’s Burger’s space, “feels like almost the 2.0 — the ‘flagship’ version, where we actually had a little bit of a budget to build something out,” said co-owner Noah Holton-Raphael. The new Ggiata will sell chicken cutlet and cold-cut sandwiches, meatball parms, chopped salads, rainbow cookies, limoncello cakes and other items available in Hollywood, plus exclusiveto-WeHo build-your-own sandwiches with Italian cheeses and cured meats. A beer and wine program is expected to launch by the end of the year; it will focus on California and Italian wines and “funky” and regional beers. The new location will offer pantry items as well as jarred sauces and spreads made in-house. “This is really meant to be the neighborhood shop,” said Holton-Raphael. It’s expected to open Nov. 14. 7998 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, ggiata.com

NYC to 90210

> A landmark long-running New York City restaurant and bar is slated to open next year atop the Maybourne in Beverly Hills. Dante, which opened in 1915 and offers Italian and Mediterranean cuisine, is expected to launch in spring with a menu of cocktails, aperitivo-style bites and wood-fired fare that includes the “greatest hits” of the New York originator. Options could include roasted Santa Barbara black cod with salmoriglio and zucchini, and cedarsmoked rainbow trout with grapefruit, blood orange, avocado and arugula salad, plus negronis and spritzes. 225 N. Canon Drive, Beverly Hills, dante-nyc.com