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Dante plans to open a second, “fast fine dining” location — this one in the Blackstone District — by the end of the year.

Chef and owner Nick Strawhecker said Dante Pizzeria Napoletana will be at 3852 Farnam St., in the old Brite Ideas Building.

Strawhecker said the restaurant will serve wood-fired pizza, greens, sandwiches and gelato in a fast casual setting.

“Philosophically, the menu will be the same as the west location, with a focus on pizza and the same hyper-seasonality,” he said.

Strawhecker hesitated to say that the Blackstone location won’t ever serve pasta and entrees; those might be added later. The restaurant will serve lunch, dinner and late-night items to begin with. Diners will order at a counter and pick up their food.

Strawhecker said he’d looked at second locations for Dante in Dundee, Benson and the Old Market, but none worked out.

“I’m glad they didn’t work out,” he said. “I absolutely love the location. I wanted to be part of a grassroots neighborhood.”

The west location, at 16901 Wright Plaza, will remain the same, though its name will change simply to “Dante.”