Del Mercato

DUE TO OPEN LATE 2012

Prolific restaurateur Claudio Pulze (Zaika, Al Duca, The Beehive etc) is planning to open a new Italian-themed venture in the oenophile environs of Vinopolis beneath the railway arches of Stoney Street. Conceived as a 150-seater, Del Mercato (literally ‘of the market’) will be divided into three sections: the traditional ‘standing bar’ will offer a range of drinks & ‘finger food’ snacks; the ‘osteria’ is likely to focus on pizzas, light lunches & early suppers; & the ‘restaurante’ will serve ‘high-quality, traditional Italian food’ in the evening, cooked by a chef drafted in from Italy.