VAPIANO

The motto of this new concept is Chi va piano va sano and va lontano... Which means Who goes slowly, goes healthy and goes far... The brand seems to have put this idea into practice. Created in 2002 in Hamburg, Germany - yes, not in Italy - it has slowly but surely made many little ones in the world. She arrived in France and it works very well with three addresses in Paris and one in Créteil in the Créteil Soleil shopping center. The idea is to serve prepared dishes in front of the customer and therefore only use fresh products. Everyone orders their pasta, pizza, antipasti or salad directly from the Chefs who are at work in the middle of the restaurant. The Manifattura located behind a window allows you to watch the preparation of fresh pasta and homemade desserts every day. Pizza dough, sauces and seasonings as well as pesto are also prepared on site from selected ingredients. Aromatic plants and fresh herbs, like basil for instance, are not only there to decorate but also to add a unique touch to each dish. Everything is extremely fresh and copious. Crudo salad is a composition of salad and spinach, arugula, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, gorgonzola with freshly cut strawberries, roasted nuts and prosciutto crudo. Parma ham, shrimps, etc. can be added for a few more euros. Some pizzas are inspired by recipes from around the world like Chiken BBQ, made with grilled chicken breasts served on a pizza barbecue sauce with tomatoes marinated in extra virgin olive oil, garlic, smoked cheese, red onions and coriander. As a dessert, tiramisu della casa is a delight. It is a classic tiramisu with seven layers of mascarpone, cream, boudoirs, liqueur and espresso. If you do not finish your bottle of wine, you can take it with you when you close it... As for the decoration, everything has been focused on space. Sleek lines, large blond wooden tables, marble counters and a bar that serves drinks and desserts.