Bella Vita – experience modern Italian dining. Modern day life has its challenges – compounded by many factors, we recognise the need to secure a work-life balance in order to cope with more and more demands on our time. This trend has resulted in an increasing appetite for experiential fun and enjoyment – momentarily taking refuge from the pressures of modern life. As a result, consumers are placing significant value on the indulgent benefits and innovative nature found in modern-day dining, looking for particular attributes that engage all five senses. Recognizing this consumer trend is Bella Vita in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong – experience modern Italian dining designed to stimulate your senses.
The Bella Vita Dining Room – designed by renowned interior designer Mr. Steve Leung
Located within Cubus, a modern glass building cleverly constructed on a relative small footprint and raised vertically into whole-floor dining and retail destinations, Bella Vita is reached via glass elevator to Level 11. A fitting location, as patrons are whisked from busy street surrounds, to enter an environment that the Bella Vita founders describe as “a cozy ambience modeled after the idyllic essence of Tuscan countryside”. A transformation indeed, exchanging a busy work sphere for a calming and somewhat intimate dining room environment, enriched by empathetic personnel who are quick to greet their experience-seeking clientele.
Bella Vita – experience modern Italian dining
Eye-catching aesthetics, warm ambient lighting, elegant table décor with candlelight, large window panes reflecting an urban location – all contributing factors to an experiential environment. Thanks to social media, Chef Francesco Pasquini’s latest epicurean inspiration and concept behind a new seasonal summer menu was quickly passed around, making the ‘Summer Tasting Menu’ an obvious choice. Seated at generously sized dining tables with ample space all-round, eyes wondering across the dining room discovering extensive displays of wine, produce, oils and fanciful decanters tastefully placed in floor-to-ceiling timber shelves. Surrounded by a wall of shelves – a glass window, revealing live images of culinary experts busy crafting contemporary dishes for their anticipating audience.
Bella Vita – a glass window, revealing live images of culinary experts
Prior to each course being served, the knowledgeable dining room crew introduces complementary wines and the composition of each creation, amplifying ingredients and their origins whilst offering a clear sense of which ingredient is of key and subordinate importance. As Chef Francesco explains, “For each dish, the roles of various ingredients are juxtaposed in harmony. Our veal tenderloin is sourced from Netherlands for the additional juiciness and tenderness of the meat. We bring in grouper from Australia and New Zealand for their meaty texture. Red shrimps are flown in specifically from Spain to make sashimi-based appetizer. We also bring in quality asparagus and artichokes for the Summer offerings.”
Summer Tasting Menu – Palo Alto red shrimp, cantaloupe & shiso salad
Mindfully immersed in each course and engaged in table conversations around familiar and newly discovered flavors, the taste, the aesthetic arrangement of each culinary display, and the atmosphere form a noticeable part of the overall Bella Vita dining experience. Modern Italian cuisine discovered anew: an appreciation for skillfully designed creations made of authentic ingredients; prepared and presented by a team of experienced and passionate staff. These are the hallmarks of present-day dining experiences, sought by consumers that are looking to be inspired, surprised and momentarily distracted from the pressures of modern life. Bella Vita – ‘beautiful life’ indeed.
Bella Vita, 11/F, Cubus, 1 Hoi Ping Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Telephone: +852 2577 0699
