#negroni

#negroni

Head downstairs, though, and you'll find the heart of Mele e Pere: a copper-topped vermouth bar and a surprisingly spacious dining room. Burnt orange walls and framed Italian prints film stars, pasta, truffles, set the scene. Low ceilings, flickering candles, and the soft hum of conversation create a cosy, inviting buzz, perfect for autumn and winter. Being a big Negroni fan, I was keen to explore the vermouth bar, something that, perhaps unsurprisingly, since the Negroni was invented in Florence, Italians do remarkably well.

The Bicycle Thief cocktail is a citrusy, low ABV riff on a Negroni, developed at Dutch Kills, featuring gin, Campari, and grapefruit enhancements.