A new age restaurant and bar, fueled by the new condominiums springing up in the upmarket neighborhood of Bangsar, is GRAPPA, The trattoria.

GRAPPA is a 1,500 sq ft Italian trattoria with a design style unique to their concept. The space combines casual elegance, contemporary flare and the charm of old world Italy, seating 60 with a small bar.

GRAPPA is a casual dining experience of a simple Italian fix.

Offering peasant soups, homemade pasta and authentic wood fired pizza and foccacia, GRAPPA also provides espresso, coffees, fine Italian wines, a huge range of Grappas and a warm inviting atmosphere.

The logo illuminated in "wine red" and other Italian graphics frames the main entrance. The beautiful wood beams, open kitchen, wood burning pizza oven, exposed wine cellars and the 10 ft cafe doors help to replicate the feeling of a Tuscan market square trattoria.

Other features which help to create a cosy atmosphere, yet contemporary casual dining environment are the warm olive and red tones and earthy finishes. Decorative 1950s Italian advertising graphics covers the walls.

A bar runs directly in front of the open kitchen with heaps of red sauce stuff that might turn up the noses of Italian and local gourmands and the gracious waitstaff won't make you feel like a cretin if you mispronounce the wine.

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