Northport’s newest restaurant, “Faro,” is set to welcome people with a soft opening on Friday from 4 to 9 p.m. at its downtown location after completing months of renovations to its space.
Local business owner Eric Allchin, who owned The Tribune ice cream shop for almost a decade, as well as The Northport Union, said the new restaurant and rebranding is the evolution of both places, and will serve up items like wood fired pizza, small plates, and drinks at a full bar.
“We worked really hard on improving the space. It’s always our thing to get a little bit better every year, but I think that the percentage that we got better this year was just wildly beyond my expectations, and I think it’s just really going to surprise people when they come in. I’m excited for people to see that and I’m excited for us to get into the new kitchen and really put out the food that we always wanted to with the right space. I hope people appreciate and come and enjoy it,” Allchin said. “Our food is going to be Italian and Spanish influenced, like the Catalonia region area, and we’re big on the woodfire — the name itself ‘Faro’ means lighthouse, which is kind of appropriate for Northport.”
