Carlo Carrozzi, of the award-winning street food venture ‘The Peruvian’, has reopened The Bonnington in Leith as a cocktail bar serving small and sharing plates with a Peruvian flair.
Carlo commented: “I have always had ambition to open a cocktail bar and when this location came up, I couldn’t turn it down.
“It is the perfect space, so versatile and it is a well-known institution in Edinburgh, which I plan to continue its tradition as a great local.
“I’m looking forward to bringing some of my Peruvian flair to The Bonnington and I can’t wait to welcome everyone as we re-open the doors.”
Carrozzi’s expertise and passion for hospitality is rooted in his history with some of Edinburgh’s most notable venues, including The Voodoo Rooms, Dragonfly, and his own multi-award-winning street food venture, The Peruvian, which is a much-loved part of Edinburgh’s street food scene.
Following its refurbishment, The Bonnington’s focus is on serving dishes rooted in traditional Scottish and British cuisine, designed for ‘sharing and bringing people together’.
On offer are dishes include crispy monkfish cheeks, coronation fried cauliflower, roast Hokkaido squash, and Findlay’s of Portobello bacon chop.
Complementing that menu is a cocktail list featuring both classic and Peruvian inspired serves, such as the Pisco Sour and Peruvian-style mulled wine, as well as the infamous Inca Cola, which is The Peruvian version of Irn Bru, not to be found anywhere else in the capital.
