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Case study - Savarona Our newest member is also our host venue. Or perhaps that should be the other way round! Savarona, the luxury restaurant serving delicious Ottoman cuisine that opened on Great Eastern Street last year is not only our illustrious venue for the Shoreditch chapter of BNI's weekly meetings, but the owner manager Ali Kocu is also our newest member. |
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The typical Schoreditch bar tends to be grungy affair. Whitch is posibly why Savarona, an Ottoman-style lounge bar and restaurant, sits a little uncomfortably with its near neighbours. |
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Turkish wine is making a name for itself in the world. In the UK, Savarona is a pioneer in promoting some of the best wines to come out of Turkey, such as Kavaklidere and Doluca. Host to many wine tasting sessions, Savarona now brings the Ottoman vineyards to London. |
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After years of careful planning and meticulous attention to detail, the opulent Savarona opened its doors to Shoreditch. An era harking from centuries gone, Savarona brings with it an element of style, class and a sense of unforgettable occasion. |
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Turkish delight and sips of South Africa Savarona recently opened its doors to the trendy Shoreditch crowd, offering a plush basement restaurant where the best delights of the Ottoman empire can be sampled as well as an upstairs bar with a wicked coctail list. |
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Replicating the classic food fests of the Ottomans, Savarona introduces the open buffet to its enquiring clientele. Together with live, classical Ottoman music, it's sure to engage it's customers with a sense of extravagance enjoyed by the sultans of the time. |
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The splendid, architecturally designed interiors of Savarona grant an unmistakable identity to the restaurant. Decades of research enabled us to ensure the right tones were met to compliment the food and wine served by designing the 150 seater restaurant. Our architect spent 2 months in Turkey studying classic Ottoman design in the name of inspiration. |
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SAVARONA An immaculately manicured bar with low-slung leather furnishings, dark wood decor and Ottoman insignia in the wrouth-iron partitions - über-posh, for Shoreditch. Good coctails, yummy bar snacks. |
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Again, Savarona is host to the stars of the world as BBC's Murphy's Law stages an extended scene in the restaurant and the bar. James Nesbitt and Mark Womack (both pictured) found the restaurant ideally suited to the program which revolves around Nesbitt acting as undercover cop, Tommy Murphy. |
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Architect, Brian O'Reilly (left) photographed with owner Ali Kocu (right) during the launch of the latest round of selected Ottoman artwork in the restaurant. |
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RESTAURANT REVIEW * * * * Savarona is beautifully done out, as befits a venue trying to pull picky locals; leather and dark wood bar upstairs tasteful khaki walls and plush white chairs downstairs, with low lighting and judicious use of wrought iron thoughout. |
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A Taste of the Great Ottoman Empire If you think that Turkish food is limited to kebabs and taramasalata, you will be surprised and swept off your feet by the City’s latest offering, Savarona restaurant at 66 Great Eastern Street. Taking the connoisseur delights of the Ottoman Empire, Savarona is proof that the best of Turkish cuisine can rival the world’s gourmet nations. |
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