The two brands of the Affini Group will not open on May 23, as per regional resolution, but will wait a few more days. "We want be 100% ready so as to guarantee the same service to which we have always accustomed our customers and, at the same time, fully comply with the distance and sanitation regulations indicated by the institutions. Passion and health take precedence over the economy " explains Davide Pinto, owner of the Affini Group.
For this reason "Affini Porta Palazzo Riv.2 ", in Piazza della Repubblica 3, he will raise the shutters Tuesday 26 May from 17 at one in the night. To host customers will be a dehors of over 100 square meters, enlarged compared to the usual way to maintain the required distances, thanks to the possibility of taking advantage of the occupation of public land. They will be available digital menus and at the tables customers can take advantage of a qrcode where you can view the entire offer of the restaurant, from cocktail and gastronomic proposals to the list of allergens, up to advice on food pairing and mixing. Of course, the human element will not be missing, to guarantee that "passion" that Davide Pinto indicates as fundamental, while all the new tables will respect the style and furnishings of the room to give continuity of image and ensure public decoration in one of the most beautiful squares in Turin.
The local "Affini San Salvario rev.1" of Via Belfiore 16CInstead, will open on Monday 1st June, also with a dehors wider and with all the safety, spacing, digitization of menus and sanitization standards respected.
A choice in countertrend by the Affini Group, which renounces the first opening weekend, in order to be able to restart at its best and without risk. The services of will also remain unchanged take - away and food delivery. The latter, in just one month of activity, from April 1 to May 1, recorded, in full lockdown, a surprising result with over 500 aperitifs delivered. An aperitif reworked in an innovative format, such as a 500 ml bottle drink, thanks to the intuition of the bar manager Michele Marzella and his team, which has joined a new one customer experience for customers who, directly from home, were able to choose drinks and accompanying music thanks to a QR code and interact in real time with the Affini bartenders through social networks.
