Dell’anima Returns to the West Village This Week

Photo: Matthew Borowick

This week, the West Village — currently a hub for Gen-Z brunches and creator-core fashion — will get a jolt of Obama-era nostalgia when Dell’anima returns. After a seven-year stint uptown at the now-closed Gotham West Market, in Hell’s Kitchen, the trattoria is returning to its brick-and-mortar roots below 14th Street.

The restaurant, relocated to the Cornelia Street space that was once Pearl Oyster Bar and was most recently Figure Eight, is helmed by partners Andrew Whitney...