San Carlo Group’s darling restaurant, Cicchetti Piccadilly – purveyor of the Venetian custom of small plates – has moved from its authentic location to a putting new house just some doorways down. Eating on the new 7,520 sq ft venue is like savouring a Venetian sundown, with a glowing palette of heat colors and reflective surfaces enlivening its bar, principal eating space and personal eating room. The look comes courtesy of London and LA-based Fettle, a longstanding collaborator with the group.
Wallpaper* dines at Cicchetti Piccadilly, London
The temper: a Venetian sundown
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Cicchetti Piccadilly captures the ambiance of a Venetian native bacari (a small bar or tavern) with its personal twist. Past the reception desk lies a welcoming lengthy bar that creates a theatrical atmosphere. It includes a high-gloss timber entrance, accented with playful pink and pink mosaic tiles, which harmonise with the chequered pink upholstery on the bar stools.
‘We wished to modernise the feel and appear of the unique restaurant by way of color blocking and incorporating particulars akin to scalloped borders and chequered patterns,’ explains Andy Goodwin, co-founder and inventive director of Fettle.
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Vibrant yellow partitions outline the principle eating house. These sunny expanses are punctuated with mirrored tiles set right into a frieze, and verre églomisé mural panels (the method applies gilding to the reverse floor of the glass to provide a comfortable mirror end), which replicate the chandelier gentle and soften the lofty ceiling.
The furnishings’ juxtaposition of colors and patterns is complemented by the flooring, which options quite a lot of terrazzo finishes sourced from Italy and past, together with a chequerboard sample within the restaurant; striped, scalloped detailing within the bar; and marble palladiana within the bogs. ‘The personal eating room follows an analogous theme however is softened by an inset bespoke rug that echoes the tones of a hand-painted sky ceiling fresco overhead,’ provides Goodwin.
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The meals: expertly ready Italian classics
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Whereas impressed by the idea of small plates and snacks, parts at Cicchetti Piccadilly are generously sized. The in depth menu, out there from midday till close to midnight, affords a wide array in every class, together with pane and bruschetta, fritti, stuzzichini, salads, pasta, pizza, meats, fish and greens.
The workforce recommends ordering two to 3 dishes per particular person and sharing them as they change into prepared. The fashionable tempura prawns, dressed with spicy mayonnaise and served in a cocktail glass, are a well-liked starter, properly previous selections like Tagliolini all’Aragosta with lobster and cherry tomatoes. The whole lot right here is so delicately ready that it could take a few visits to find your favourites. The dessert menu follows go well with, with the workforce suggesting the Dolci Cicchetti, a choice of mini bites accompanied by a glass of limoncello.
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Cicchetti Piccadilly is situated at 172-173 Piccadilly, London W1J 9EJ, United Kingdom.
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