The Bvlgari Bar

There is a shelf here of things you would not normally see poured by the glass, and they are sold in 1 and 3 centilitre measures so that a taste does not cost a bottle.

A 12-gram spoon of Oscietra can be set beside whichever one you choose.

The kitchen behind it is Italian, and it is not an afterthought. Bar bites run from opening until half past midnight: cheese, cold cuts, fried squid, focaccia made with an ancient grain, and the Niko Romito bomba in 3 fillings. A proper carte follows between 7 and half past 10, with pasta, a veal Milanese and a wagyu sirloin.

Leonardo Zanini, who runs the bars for the whole group, holds a session here on how the drinks are built. The list also carries 8 cocktails with nothing alcoholic in them.

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