IN PHOTOS: New all-day cocktail bar and restaurant Gigi opens in Bandra in Mumbai
Updated On: 04 October, 2023 01:43 PM IST | Nascimento Pinto
The kitchen and mixology at the new restaurant are both headed by a women-led team with chef Beena Noronha curating the menu and Fae Baretto helming the bar programme

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The expansive two-storey space, spread over 6,000 sq ft has been a passion project in the making for co-founders, Pawan Shahri, Dhaval Udeshi and Nikita Harisinghani in partnership with Afsana Verma.
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The 150-seater space features a mix of long communal tables, plush sofas, an island bar and two intimate private dining spaces—The Eliot Room and The Jade Room.

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Patrons can unwind at the large island bar, and there is also a smaller cocktail and coffee bar, where you’re encouraged to make your own DIY cocktails. Inspired by the four seasons, this bar will spotlight one particular spirit each season.
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Chef Beena Noronha takes an ingredient-forward approach with each dish, bringing her signature flair for flavour combinations such as using wasabi cream for a classic risotto, a miso-infused beurre blanc, and matcha-inspired flavours for the desserts.

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Drawing inspiration from different eras, be it pre-dawn and punch cocktails dating back to the 16th century to the Prohibition Era, Golden Age cocktails, the speakeasy culture, cocktail revival and rediscovery to molecular mixology, along with a section dedicated to the Japanese cocktail revolution.
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