EAT & DRINK

Originally published on Monday, 14 July 2008

Ladies Who Lunch



Restaurants that close for dinner are strange beasts –isn’t that when business is briskest? Yet the last few months have seen a couple of openings that close shop well before dusk.

The key, of course, is to attract a crowd that isn’t afraid to drop an extra penny, and Rouras and Nuclo   - both recent additions that forego dinner – are doing well with the suited crowd. Businessmen can be terribly stale company though, so a third opening, Le Bimbe, has opted for that other mid-day core segment, the ladies who lunch.

And for that segment, nothing whets the appetite like a bit of shopping, so taking a page from the book of Nicole Farhi – one of the first to master the art of persuading customers to take home a whiff of lunch with their new sweater - it has both fashion collections and home decoration to go with its Tuscany-inspired menu.

Corso Como 10,  L’Eclaireur or Colette  it’s not, but if you need a place with an understanding crowd to discuss the merits of a second boob job or bitch about botched highlights, then you may have found a new home for the afternoon.

Le Bimbe
Laforja 61, Sant Gervasi – 93 200 8007
Lunch only Mon-Sat

By SNo

 

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