Vin Caffe
Multrees Walk, Edinburgh
“So stylish. Valvona and Crolla’s new bar/restaurant [VinCaffè] is ‘the’ place to be seen.” Scotsman, July 2005
VinCaffè aims to recreate the atmosphere of a Milanese café and offers a city centre venue for one of the UK’s finest food and wine emporia, Valvona & Crolla. Launched in 2004 to celebrate Valvona & Crolla’s 70th Anniversary, VinCaffè is a new concept wine bar, cafe, restaurant and retail shop in located in Multrees Walk – the focal point for luxury shopping in Edinburgh.
The ground floor coffee bar and mini deli lead to an upper floor restaurant furnished in rich materials notably walnut floors, dark polished wood, mosaic pillars and a long bar counter. The restaurant also provides a venue for wine tastings, cookery demonstrations, live music and film screenings. Banquette seating runs along one wall and tables dotted across the space, lead to a wine tasting room and private dining room, which doubles as a gallery space.
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Contract Value
£750,000
Completion
2004
Client
Valvona & Crolla
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Architects - Reiach and Hall Architects
Main Contractor - Laurence McIntosh
M&E Subcontractor - Arthur Mckay & Co
Enabling Works Contractor - John Dennis & Company
Lighting Consultant - Foto-Ma
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Awards
Edinburgh Architectural Association Commendation for Silver Medal Award 2004; Scottish Design Awards commendation ‘Best Commercial Interior’ .2005
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VinCaffè aims to recreate the atmosphere of a Milanese café and offers a city centre venue for one of the UK’s finest food and wine emporia, Valvona & Crolla. Launched in 2004 to celebrate Valvona & Crolla’s 70th Anniversary, VinCaffè is a new concept wine bar, cafe, restaurant and retail shop in located in Multrees Walk – the focal point for luxury shopping in Edinburgh.
The ground floor coffee bar and mini deli lead to an upper floor restaurant furnished in rich materials notably walnut floors, dark polished wood, mosaic pillars and a long bar counter. The restaurant also provides a venue for wine tastings, cookery demonstrations, live music and film screenings. Banquette seating runs along one wall and tables dotted across the space, lead to a wine tasting room and private dining room, which doubles as a gallery space.
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