Enjoy Italian regional cuisine in May
By Yun Suh-young
May is the month to grab the opportunity to taste Italian cuisine from 11 regions in Italy.
The Italian Food Festival, which will be held until May 31, presents regional cuisine from 11 restaurants in Seoul which are members of the Italian Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ITCCK) and its Food & Beverage Committee. This is the fourth time the festival will be held in Korea.
Throughout the month of May, each of the participating restaurants will offer exclusive menus, including typical and authentic dishes from a specific region in Italy. Each of the restaurants represents a different region.
The restaurants joining the festival are Atrio (Conrad Seoul) in Yeouido, Brera in Beotigogae, Buon Posto in Mok-dong and Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, CasAntonio in Itaewon, Cornerstone (Park Hyatt Hotel) in Samseong-dong, Harmonium in Hannam-dong, kitchen485 in Seogyo-dong, Peninsula (Lotte Hotel Seoul) in Sogong-dong, Ristorante Eo in Cheongdam-dong, Sky Lounge (Intercontinental Coex) in Samseong-dong, and Vera in Itaewon.
All the menus consist of a series of courses following the Italian serving order and they also include an “aperitivo” which is an appetizer offered as a relaxing prelude before dinner. In Italy, the “aperitivo” ritual is accompanied by delicious, bite-sized food with refreshing light alcohol drinks such as a cocktail, wine or beer. During the festival period, Italy's premium beer Peroni Nastro Azzurro will be offered as part of the "aperitivo” menu.
The cost of the set menu ranges from 39,900 to 168,000 won.
For more information, contact the ITCCK at itcck1@itcck.org or 02-402-4379 or each restaurant (information provided below).
The regions of Italy represented by the restaurants are:
Atrio: Lombardia
Brera: Lazio
Buon Posto: Sicilia
CasAntonio: Puglia
Cornerstone: Campania
Harmonium: Toscana
Kitchen485: Veneto
Peninsula: Emilia Romagna
Ristorante Eo: Sardegna
Sky Lounge: Piemonte
Vera: Napoli
Restaurant information:
Atrio (Conrad Seoul)
Address: 23-1, Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul
Phone number: 02-6137-7120
website:
Brera
Address: 2F, Daemyong BLDG, 295, 17-gil, Dongho-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul
Phone number: 02-2236-0770
Buon Posto
Address 1: 6F, Hyundai Department Store, 257, Mokdongdong-ro, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul
Phone number: 02-2163-1612
Address 2: 8F, Hyundai Department Store, 180, Gilju-ro, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do
Phone number: 032-623-2870
CasAntonio
Address: 2F, 124-6 Itaewon-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
Phone number: 02-794-8803
Cornerstone
Address: 2F, 606 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Phone number: 02-2016-1220
www.seoul.park.hyattrestaurants.kr/cornerstone
Harmonium
Address: 657-37, Hannam2-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
Phone number: 02-792-3972
kitchen485
Address: 67,Yanghwa-ro 6-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul
Phone number: 02-325-0485
Peninsula (Lotte Hotel Seoul)
Address: 30, Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, Lotte Hotel Seoul New Wing 1F
Phone number: 02-317-7121~2
Ristorante Eo
Address: 5F, 15, Dosan-daero 75 gil, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Phone number: 02-3445-1926
Sky lounge
Address: 524 Bongeunsa-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul
Phone number: 02-3430-8630~2
Vera
Address: 729-74, Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul
Phone number:02-796-7223
website: https://dining.spc.co.kr/index.do