Tony Conigliaro, internationally renowned drinks innovator and founder of the award-winning Bar Termini bar in Soho, has announced the opening of a second outpost of the popular drinking spot, on Monday 15 May.
Conigliaro will open the aptly named Bar Termini Centrale on Duke Street, Marylebone, along with business partner Marco Arrigo – also head of quality at Illy coffee, and similar to its Soho sister will serve coffee and cocktails, day and night, as well as an extended food menu of Italian-inspired snacks and small plates.
Bar Termini Centrale takes inspiration from the old school-style cafes found in train stations across Italy, each designed to create the perfect pit stop for a weary traveller to have a quick coffee or cocktail pick me up before continuing with their journey.
The new venue builds on its predecessor, with a larger, all-day site offering reservations and walk-ins for the 40 covers inside, as well as an outdoor terrace seating up to 20, providing an enviable alfresco escape just moments away from Oxford Street. In addition, the new bar will also have a takeaway ‘breakfast hatch’, open from 8am each morning, giving passers-by the chance to grab their coffee of choice and pastry to go.
As with Bar Termini Soho, coffees and cocktails will be available from morning through to night at the new site, with Termini classics such as the Spritz Termini and Terroir on the menu, alongside the full range of Conigliaro’s famous bottle-aged Negronis (with the Classico Negroni bottle available for purchase).
A selection of brand new Termini creations will be introduced to the Centrale menu including an ‘Olive Bellini’ and a bottle-aged Bergamot Negroni, as well as non-alcoholic options such as the Al Penguino – Conigliaro's homage to Al Penguino, a favourite bar of his in Palermo, and an institution since the 1940’s for which he has created a concoction of lemon and mint syrup with the traditional Italian effervescent, Galeffi.
In addition to the expanded drinks menu, guests can expect a greater emphasis on food at Termini Centrale, with dining menus available from breakfast through to dinner, served all-day from 8.30am to 9.30pm.
There will be a particular focus on Panzerotti – a savoury Italian turnover similar to a small calzone, which is fried rather than baked. A hugely popular dish in central and southern Italy, Termini Centrale will offer several variations including the A la noma with tomato, aubergine and ricotta cheese and the and Salsiccia e friarelli with Italian sausage and friarelli.
The wider food menu offers delicious Italian-inspired salads such as ‘Smoked octopus carpaccio, potatoes salad & red tropea onion sauce’ and ‘Baccalà salad with sea aioli sauce & Italian lollo salad’, and for those wanting something a little lighter, a selection of aperitivi will be available as well as brunch on the weekends.