Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
MATT COOPER / GALLERY STOCK<br />
ON LOCATION<br />
The First Musica, where music suffuses every<br />
corner, at least in spirit. The strikingly modern<br />
concrete façade with floor-to-ceiling windows<br />
pays homage to Richard Meier’s iconic Museo<br />
dell’Ara Pacis, situated on the opposite bank of<br />
the Tiber. Inside, Loro Piana fabrics and Calacatta<br />
marble conjure a calm, warmly luxurious<br />
ambience that echoes the promise of the brand to<br />
cover all five senses in every property.<br />
WHERE TO EAT<br />
The hotel openings have led the transformation<br />
of the Roman culinary offering thanks to the<br />
arrival of numerous starred chefs. Perhaps the<br />
most awaited was Ciccio Sultano of the two-<br />
Michelin-starred Duomo Restaurant in Ragusa<br />
Ibla, who has succeeded in merging Sicilian<br />
cuisine and Roman culture in the kitchen of<br />
Giano Restaurant (gianorestaurant.com) at W<br />
Hotel. The sweet part of the meal is entrusted<br />
OLD AND NEW<br />
The history of the Pantheon,<br />
above, contrasts with the<br />
new hotels in the city, such<br />
as The Hoxton, the Maalot,<br />
and Umiltà 36, facing page,<br />
clockwise from top left.<br />
to the pastry chef Fabrizio Fiorani, who has also<br />
opened his first boutique Zucchero x Fabrizio<br />
Fiorani inside the hotel. Try his “Happy pills,” a<br />
burst of pure happiness with five chocolate pilllike<br />
bites: dark, white with vanilla, raspberry,<br />
pistachio, and caramel. For those who want to<br />
combine fine dining with a breathtaking view of<br />
the Roman skyline, there is Cielo at the Hotel de<br />
La Ville by Rocco Forte (roccofortehotels.com),<br />
which has a good claim to being the best rooftop<br />
bar in the city. Here, master of Italian cuisine<br />
Fulvio Pierangelini offers his intriguing and<br />
unconventional dishes from lunch to a smart<br />
casual dinner.<br />
Speaking of panoramic restaurants, La<br />
Pergola (romecavalieri.com) by three-starred<br />
chef Heinz Beck is an institution in the city,<br />
as is La Terrazza Restaurant on the top floor<br />
of the Hotel Eden by Dorchester Collection<br />
(dorchestercollection.com) where presidents<br />
The hotel openings have transformed<br />
the Roman culinary offering thanks<br />
to the arrival of numerous starred chefs<br />
52 NetJets