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More pulse at Berns Asiatiska The restaurateur tr
io behind Calle P are now aiming to dial up the experience at Berns Asiatiska. Since early September, the trio, Anton Surtell, Axel Ohlson and Simon Ramn Alenius, have been bossing both the creative and operative sides of the Berns Asiatiska. They’re promising more pulse, more food and more cocktails. ”We want to raise the service level and party atmosphere by a couple of notches and will, among other things, be rolling a cocktail trolley through the dining room so that everything comes closer to the guests,” explains Simon Ramn Alenius. The menu is more or less completely new, with the number of dishes close to 50, with inspiration coming from all over Asia at both the raw bar and the kitchen. Apart from Calle P, Surtell, Ohlson and Ramn Alenius’ CV also includes running cocktail bar Coquetel Social, as well as the Kungsholmen restaurant Sixten & Frans. Brasseriet turns into Di Sotto The restaurant underneath Kungliga Operan has both a new name and a new concept. It will now go under the name of Di Sotto, which (in Italian of course) lets you know it is located ’down’, ’beneath’ or ’below’ the stage. The menu offers modern Italian cooking combined with Swedish produce, and features everything from Arctic char to rustic pasta dishes. Di Sotto is open Mondays through Saturdays, for lunch and dinner. Rivetta offer a slice of Venice New restaurant Rivetta is opening in Caffé Nero’s former premises at Roslagsgatan 4. Sacha Smederevac has rejigged the place, and has gathered inspiration from the simple, cosy restaurants of Venice. The result being neighbourhood restaurant Rivetta. ”The convivial atmosphere of Caffé Nero has been soaked into the walls by now, the flavours are from Italy, but there are still a lot of new things to discover at Rivetta. The menu is primarily made up of cichetti, small bitesized pieces of home-baked focaccia with various toppings, but we also have light dishes and home-made pasta,” says Smederevac. As for the drinks menu, they offer all kinds of bitters, a wine list plus cold drinks stacked on display on the bar counter. In the mornings they’ll serve Italian sandwiches, just like before, plus warm breakfast dishes and Italian coffee. ”The renovations have taken a bit longer than anticipated but we are so happy with our new restaurant, where our wishes have come true through architect bureau Millimeter. Rivetta is now warm and snug with wooden décor and a patterned tile floor, a fresh new restaurant without being too ‘stiff’,” Smederevac continues. Rivetta is open for breakfast Monday through Saturday, lunch every day of the week and dinner from Tuesday through Saturday. 21 Photo: Niklas Nyman