La Villa Restaurant and Bar Bids Arrivederci to Little Italy

Little Italy may be the dining neighborhood of 2014, but it's not a sure thing just yet. A tipster told us that La Villa Restaurant and Bar, which first opened on India Street in 2011, shuttered on New Year's Eve.

A rep at their sister restaurant, Buon Appetito, confirmed the closure.

There's no word yet on what the Buon Appetito Restaurant Group, which operates La Villa, Buon Appetito, Sogno di Vino and several other food businesses, plans on doing with the space.