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Pumpkin gnocchi at Primo Posto Ristori. Photo: Primo Posto Ristori
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Milanese cuisine in Central. Built around 'chef-driven food, generous hospitality and a vibrant sense of community', the menu was designed by Florence native Gabriele Fusi to pay homage to time-honoured dishes such as cotoletta alla Milanese, Mondeghili meatballs and pumpkin gnocchi, all washed down with a bevy of classic Sbagliatos.
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Jean-Pierre
Melissa Collison did the interior design for Jean-Pierre. Photo: Jean-Pierre
Now open in Sheung Wan,
Jean-Pierre is an homage to the quintessential Parisian bistro. Within art deco-inspired interiors by designer Melissa Collison is a menu of bistro classics executed by chef John Troupis. And it is all presented in the kind of maximalist style that would have made the late André Soltner proud – think sole meunière and poulet de Simone served from a guéridon trolley and you're almost there already.
G/F, 9 Bridges Street, Sheung Wan
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