The British soul of Kilburn

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Kilburn is the London district where Ennio, the owner of the eponymous cocktail bar in Porta Venezia, discovered its passion by the world of the mixing and good drinking. Even before going back to Italy, while the project was taking shape into his mind, he decided to tattoo the Kilburn logo, by this time it was still an idea. And then, he made the symbol of good luck for the new adventure, ready to start translating it and bring to Milan a project born during a chat in a living room of London.

So “from London to Milan”, as the local claim says, comes back with a baggage full of the experience made in London and of the authentic British culture. From Kilburn High Road, the main street of the window-filled neighborhood and always in turmoil, it arrives in Milan near to Corso Buenos Aires, an equally crowded and dynamic shopping street.

The result is a cocktail bar that honors to the English capital and recalls the elegant aesthetics, warming and enveloping atmosphere of the old London pubs: warm and suffused lights of candles and chandeliers, dark wood furniture, vintage leather sofas, antique and still tartan cushions, floral tapestries, black and white shots that depict the London district where everything has started and many bottles that, as a matter of fact, also become vases, unusual centerpieces and design objects.

But don’t expect the five o’clock tea! Kilburn boats a bottle shop with more than 200 niche labels, including vodka, rum and persistent whiskey, fragrant gins in a unique tasting through this itinerary among the House cocktail proposals. Before the arrival of the new autumn card, we suggest you some unmisable cocktails.

Choose Il Collezionista for a spectacular cocktail, the 2K for a luxurious gin drink embellished with 24-carat gold flakes and the Edo’s, if you still want a fresh cocktail that smells like mint to preserve the summer memories.

From Kilburn, Ennio and the whole team believe in both, the good drinking and the good food, so the searching and the careful selection begins from the bottles behind the kitchen counter. Combine the cocktails with one of the delicious dishes made up with a carefull selection of this culinary excellence.

You should definitely try the tagliere with bolognese mortadella of black pig, sautéed porcini mushrooms, boscaiola sauce and smoked scamorza or, alternatively, the one with black forest ham smoked with fir smoke, pink sauce, buffalo and taggiasca olives. You will be impressed by the development of each product, explained to you with a great pride.

And if you are still hungry, stay for the dinner time, the inspiration is British, but love for the good food is all Italian. #Enjoy!

Editor’s note: This article is proudly sponsored by Kilburn and promoted by Flawless Milano. Thank you for supporting the sponsors who make Flawless Milano possible.