Luxury Naples restaurateurs plan exclusive Japanese, French concepts

After long careers in the hospitality and restaurant industries, Corinne Ryan and Veljko Pavicevic felt ready to venture out on their own.

Now, a decade in, the married couple who started out as business partners, have a thriving, uber-luxury restaurant business in Naples, overcoming some rough funding spots early on and then, of course, the pandemic. The menu includes one thriving restaurant; an uber-luxury private members-only business and dining club; and two more specialized high-end concepts on the way, one Japanese and one French. It’s a long way from when they opened Sails Restaurant in 2015, selling everything they owned at the time to make it happen.