English Cuisine

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From scotch eggs to sticky toffee pudding: Calum Franklin, also known as the Pie King, wants to give the French a taste for English cuisine. He has now opened the British brasserie Public House just a few steps away from the Paris Opera. Interior designer Laura Gonzalez has woven in allusions to British design - guests will find checkered fabric chairs, bar stools in a tartan pattern and striped carpets reminiscent of British school uniforms.

Public House Paris
21 rue Daunou, 75002 Paris, France
Tel.: +33 01 77 37 87 93
Web: publichouseparis.fr

Banderas Bodega

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Hollywood star Antonio Banderas often likes to slip into different roles. His favorite, however, is that of the host and co-owner of the famous bodega El Pimpi in Málaga. The Spaniard visited the institution with his parents as a child. Now he's stepping up his El Pimpi commitment and is opening a second branch in the posh Puente Romano Beach Resort in Marbella.

El Pimpi Marbella
Bulevar Principe Alfonso von Hohenlohe, 29602, Marbella, Málaga, Spain
Tel: +34 952 82 09 00
Web: puenteromano.com

Veni, Vidi, Via Toledo

Via Toledo

This year, Vienna can boast Europe's best pizza for the first time. It's Nero di Marinara, created by pizza chef Francesco Calò - owner of Via Toledo Enopizzeria in Vienna's eighth district, which has also been named the best pizzeria in Austria. Since 2020, the Apulian has been a permanent fixture in the top 6 of the 50 Top Pizza Europe, which was awarded this year in Madrid. In the overall ranking of the best pizzerias, Calò and its Via Toledo took third place this year behind Napoli on the Road (London) and Sartoria Panatieri (Barcelona).

Via Toledo Enopizzeria
Laundongasse 13, 1080 Vienna, Austria
Tel.: +43 660 755 1672
Web: viatoledo.at

Caviar Kaspia anchors in Bodrum

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Founded in Paris in 1927, Caviar Kaspia is a magnet for the fashion and creative scene, which appreciates the glamorous surroundings, dedicated service and tables laden with caviar and ice-cold vodkas - and has done so for a long time in London, New York, Los Angeles, Dubai, Saint-Tropez and São Paulo. A Caviar Kaspia opened at the Maxx Royal Bodrum Resort with a view of the Aegean Sea at the end of May.

Caviar Kaspia Bodrum
Gölköy Mah. 312 Sk. No. 3, 48400 Bodrum / Muğla, Turkey
Tel.: +90 4443020
Web: caviarkaspia.com

Kafka on Tour

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To mark the 100th anniversary of Franz Kafka's death, Hotel Almanac in Prague has put together an exclusive Kafka package that'll allow guests to immerse themselves in the writer's world and experience his works in a very special way: from exhibitions and a scavenger hunt through Prague to the Metamorphosis cocktail - a specially created drink inspired by Kafka that can be enjoyed in the hotel bar Alcron.

Almanac X Alcron Prague
Štěpánská 623 /40, 110 00 Nové Město, Czech Republic
Tel.+420 222 820 000
Web: almanachotels.com

New Openings

Ninù Roma

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With Ninù, the well-known interior designer Alessandra Marino opens the doors of her house in the center of Rome, which now houses a restaurant, a café, a cocktail bar and rooms for overnight stays.

Ninù Roma
Via della Frezza 43, 00186 Rome, Italy
Tel.: +39 06 8764 4813
Web: ninuroma.com

Zuma Cannes

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Palm Beach on the Pointe Croisette was chosen by Zuma co-founder Rainer Becker as the first location in France: "It reflects everything we stand for at Zuma: excellence, quality and a good time."

Zuma Cannes
Palm Beach Cannes, Pl. Franklin Roosevelt, 06400 Cannes, France
Tel.: +33 4 12 38 12 38
Web: zumarestaurant.com

L'Abysse Monte-Carlo

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Celebrity chefs Yannick Alléno and Yasunari Okazaki have also had a branch of their Parisian gourmet temple at Hôtel Hermitage since July.