One of the most popular cocktail bars in Rome, Co.So, has changed concept. DUDE is the new face of the project Giulia Castellucci (bar manager) and Richard Bucci (chef). The venue, which had been at the forefront of the mixology field in the Pigneto district, is now starting again with a completely new look, becoming the first fast Drink&Food in Rome.
The confirmations
“Spread love, it's the dude way" is the motto of the new Roman venue: "not only an invitation to enjoy good company, but a desire to create an inclusive place where everyone can feel at home, in balance between fun and quality”. Even before the news, the owners of Thing they want to instill certainty. The format changes, but not the conviviality that had characterized the previous sign.
“Co.So opened many years ago. Over time, the Pigneto neighborhood has changed a lot. Hence the decision to refresh the place, from every point of view. Now, we can say we are proud. The format fits perfectly with the context that had welcomed Co.So”.
What's new
The venue has been completely redesigned in terms of furnishings, which now reflect the style of street art, recalled in the many graffiti on the walls, but also perfectly in tune with the choice of purple lights, which give the venue an all-day night effect.
The culinary proposal is now that of a quality fast food, divided between three categories of burgers – the classic Old School, the creative Slurpy, and the Supreme twists – but also sides, that is, smaller-sized dishes, such as French fries, nuggets, gyoza and fried prawns.
On the cocktail side, however, the research does not change in any way, which remains of a high level and which in this first drink list is inspired by street art.. It is divided into four sections, each of which is made up of three drinks: music (jazz, freestyle, techno), drug (intended as one of the many facets of the street), style (fisherman, bling bling, black lolita) and art (photography, tag, hip hop).
She ain't like it is a twist on Americano, where bitter and red vermouth are mixed with Cynar and Perrier. The link with drugs, and in particular with cocaine, can be found in the taste of the drink, bitter, as well as the white powder that is addictive. Always remaining in the Drug category, Grace it is a cocktail that, among the ingredients, sees the presence of marijuana, mixed with London Dry Gin, Braulio Riserva Speciale and fake lime.
Say Cheese, from the Ar categoryt, is prepared with London Dry Gin, lemon elixir and San Pellegrino oak tonic, made with an extract of the wood of the same name, an essential element in the maturing of cheese (in English Cheese). Bling bling, in hip-hop slang, indicates ostentation in the field of clothing: from jewels applied to the teeth to the gold-colored chains worn by rappers, echoed in the cocktail made with vodka, Gucci cordial and Prosecco.
Freestyle, from the Music category, is a free interpretation of the gin-cucumber pairing. The bar manager uses a variety of floral spirit, combined with a cucumber, chive and grapefruit cordial.
