2023 Author: Cody Thornton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-06-06 02:02
Opened the other night in Rome, Yugo is the first (right?) fusion bar in the capital. What according to script you have to see / try / taste before your friends do.
It is not in Pigneto, nor in Parioli or on the very popular Ostiense, but in the center, wedged between Monti and via Nazionale, a stone's throw from the Quirinale.
Fusion bar it is a simple concept according to the owners, but I bet you will find it a bit smoky: "the link that unites complementary intentions, passions and identities".
However, even those who enter with a suspicious attitude cannot help but notice that the restaurant, designed by the architect Danilo Maglio, is one of those where you struggle to find the error, refined and elegant as you see few in Rome, in the dark tones that recall the East, set inside the Roman Luxus Hotel, five star hotel in Largo Angelicum.
Second bet today: in a few months the Romans of the historic center in search of a place culturally position them, in addition to feeding them properly, they will elect Yugo as their favorite residence.
Taking advantage of the previous explanation of fusion bar, which perhaps did not thrill you, I would take the liberty of suggesting one that can be spent at the press office.
Fusion, not only for the mixture of products, but as a fusion of the personalities that Yugo gave birth to and grow from, coming from different sectors yet sharing the same approach:
- the chef, Anthony Genovese, two Michelin stars for the Roman restaurant Il Pagliaccio
- catering entrepreneurs Maddalena Salerno And Marco Del Vescovo (Mézzi And Colbert Villa Medici), together with Riccardo Sargeni And Gianluca Sette (CoHouse Pigneto And San Pancrazio Terrace), - the barman Patrizio Boschetto which offers bubbles, cocktails, sake and robois tea.
The Yugo menu is divided into three categories depending on how the raw material is transformed:
“ FRESH (Essentially raw but not necessarily, let's say that lightness is the common inspiration).
“ STEAM ”(Ie dim-sum, small bites typical of Japanese cuisine, somehow comparable to Spanish tapas).
“ FIRE (Preparations with express cooking).
Their prices are affordable, a great opportunity for those who have never tried Anthony Genovese's starred cuisine, further helps the possibility of asking for half a portion of all the dishes on the menu.
But you can simply sip a cocktail, perhaps paired with the chef's preparations, a cup of excellent robois tea, indulge in sushi, dim sun or signature raw products soaked in a good wine from the menu. Finally, take part in an evening animated by the DJ set.
So to recap. Yugo it is a more expendable version (more spendable in Rome) of the fusion clubs that sprouted like mushrooms at the dawn of the new millennium, you can find culinary culture, designer beverages, versatility, possible prices.
(We recommend a visit to the splendid gardens of the neighboring Villa Aldobrandini, recently restored and reopened to the public).