The Big Bite
From caviar and champagne bars to cicchetti from Italy, Mumbai's restaurants are offering foodies a delectable global palate.
CinCin INSPIRED ITALIAN
From Venice to Amalfi and Rome to Calabria, the diverse cuisine of Italy finds a home at CinCin. The peppy restaurant at Bandra Kurla Complex is reminiscent of a Venetian bacari—with cicchetti, wood fired pizzas and hand rolled pastas on the menu—all inspired by owner Karyna Bajaj’s travels across Italy. “It’s a place that caters to simple flavourful food and great wine; a space where you can savour a bowl of fresh, handmade pasta with wine or unwind with an Aperol Spritz post sundown,” says Bajaj.
ITALY ON A PLATE Napoli pizza from Naples, fresh pasta from various regions in Italy and wines by the glass served in a casual setting inspired by the neighbourhood bars of Venice; CinCin offers flavours from various regions of Italy, a gastronomical haven. Here, the chefs dish out nine varieties of hand- made pasta including the strozzapreti and cappelleiti from Emilia-Romagna, the tagliatelle ragu inspired by Bologna and ChitarraCacioPepe, and the ricotta gnocchi with influences from Rome. The menu also has fresh truffle dishes with Marche truffles that come from Umbria.
PASTA BASKET To cater to the Indian palate, CinCin also has a few eggless pastas like the strozzapreti. Another must-try is the cappelletti, a hat-shaped stuffed pasta popular in Emilia-Romagna.
FROM THE SOURCE Most ingredients are sourced from Italy—the parmigianoreggiano comes from Modena and parma ham from Naples.
WINE TIME The 48 wines on the menu are from across the world with a good selection of Italian wines from different regions such as Alto Adige, Veneto, Puglia and Sicily.