Monte Carlo Cipriani next year?

Italian restaurant chain popular with celebrities.

Monaco Hebdo reports that Italian Flavio Briatore is to take over the property vacated by Ni Tapas in June. It's now confirmed that Briatore is to open an upmarket Italian restaurant to add to his Cipriani chain. The business man is also founder of the Billionaire Club parties that put in an annual appearance at the Fairmont Hotel during Grand Prix, and he's regularly spotted out and about in Monaco.

The new restaurant is due to open in April 2012.