OroNero Bar & Ristorante: Black gold - refined dining for the senses!
OroNero Bar & Ristorante is the latest dining sensation to open at the JW Marriott Absheron Baku: a fantastic bar and restaurant inspired by the mineral wealth of Azerbaijan. Chef Caldino Mirko created an exceptional menu with the signature dish “Risotto Oro Nero” - a squid ink risotto with octopus ragout perfected with a gold leaf.
The extravagant concept of this restaurant transcends fashion yet takes all its energy and glamour from the essence of Italian luxury: the crafts and tradition of couture, jewelry, vintage cars, gastronomy and fine wines...all edited, blended and reimagined with high glamour and a cinematographic approach to story-telling that has come to define every new creation by Henry Chebaane, the French-born celebrated London artist and designer.
OroNero Bar &Ristorante’s lounge is styled like a high-fashion private jet with burnished gold buffalo leather panels, pink gold snake upholstery, black gold leather seats and intricate fretwork panels in ebonized timber. An intimate prosecco bar, grappa library and salumi kitchen stunningly clad in black marble with amber veins provide grazing food and specialty drinks until late at night.
The jewel-box restaurant is anchored by a superb walk-in wine cellar and an innovative take on the show kitchen idea: the cooking area is fully enclosed by translucent golden mosaic screens so that only the shadows and movements of the chefs working behind it can be seen by the diners.
The designer Henry Chebaane in all of his projects always includes conceptual art installations so that the space delivers more than an aesthetic satisfaction and pleasurable comfort but also engages with the imagination of the public. At OroNero Bar & Ristorante this includes a "Golden Beluga" - a magnificent sturgeon sculpture made of carbon fibre, 24ct gold plated steel and Titanium F1 car parts the "Window Grazers" - two dozen life-size black rabbits scattered around the space, also doubling up as side lamps as well as the "Gold Diggers" - a dozen large ravens that are golden instead of black, checking the entrance door. Furthermore, the extraordinary "EVOO (Extra Volatile Organic Object)” - an installation of mouth-blown drop-shaped glass bottles, some filled with extra virgin oil and others with crude oil: a double entendre on the volatility and interconnection of international commodity markets.
About JW Marriott Absheron Baku
Combining the best of both style and substance, the JW Marriott Absheron Baku welcomes guests with an array of alluring amenities. The 243 guest rooms, for example, include luxury bedding and custom duvets, flat-screen televisions, Wi-Fi, iPod/iPad docking systems, spacious desks and stunning views of either the Caspian Sea or Baku’s city center. Four restaurants, which range from Asian specialties, to Italian masterpieces, to swanky cocktails, ensure guests can savor a variety of dishes during their stay. If travelers arrive for work, they can look forward to enjoying productive meetings within the hotel’s 14 daylight-infused event spaces, or the stunning, ShargZali ballroom whose panoramic views are uninterrupted by structural pillars. A full-service spa on the 21st floor, a state-of-the-art fitness center and an indoor swimming pool on the hotel’s roof provide diverse methods for relaxation and wellness. The hotel’s location in the heart of Baku’s city center, meanwhile, puts guests in the vortex of past and present, where historic attractions like Baku Boulevard intersect with the modern buildings and business centers of the city’s future.