Cineclube and Infini, in the Republic, get new drinks – 12/29/2023 – Bars and nightlife

There is an eternal movement to rediscover the center of São Paulo with its brand new bars and traditional establishments reinventing themselves to attract a new public that is often averse to this part of the city. In this scenario, the Cineclube Cortina, a mix of bar, restaurant and cinema, and the well-known Infini, a speakeasy-style bar at the La Casserole restaurant, launch their new cocktail menus.

A few steps from the famous Casa do Porco and the recently opened Parador, Cineclube Cortina, in the Republic, was inspired by Latin American cinema for its new drinks menu. At the bar, the drama of “Frida”, a 2002 film starring Salma Hayek, takes the form of a cocktail based on tequila, tajin, a mixture of salt, pepper and lemon, and tangerine soda (R$45), while the Gabriela drink (R$41), which takes as its reference the film of the same name released 40 years ago, combines Gabriela cachaça, spice syrup, pineapple, grapefruit and cinnamon still smoldering in the glass.

The drinks are quite pleasant, but there is a certain Paris 6 air in the name of these cocktails, and the reasons why a film like “Amores Brutos” results in a very sweet drink served in a coupe glass (R$57) may not make much sense .

In Largo do Arouche, a few blocks from Cortina, Infini seeks to attract a younger audience in addition to regulars already accustomed to the French restaurant.

The entire bar is designed for social media photos with lights on the walls and ceiling that light up or change color according to the music in the room. Without losing the excellence of the restaurant, the drinks and food arrive perfectly, a rare case of a bar where the food is also very well prepared, with emphasis on the trio of duck drumsticks (R$ 29) which comes with a sauce of tamarind pepper, the well-known crispy cones stuffed with Casserole’s famous steak tartare (R$31) and the asparagus sandwich (R$29) with vegetables sautéed in noisette butter and hollandaise sauce served on brioche bread.

The recently opened menu takes advantage of spatial names to launch reinterpretations of well-known cocktails, such as the Cosmos (R$ 39), a version of the cosmopolitan, which contains vodka, pear puree, Luxardo and lemon, and is also adorned with dried pear, lemon thyme. The result is a light and citrusy drink.

The new menu also features drinks such as the eye-catching Supernova (R$47), made with rum, St. Germain, Sicilian lemon, sugar syrup and violet liqueur, decorated with edible flowers and ice cubes illuminated with LED lights. , a drink that looks like a lampshade — the table next to it always stops to look when one of these arrives.

Whether with names in the Latin cinema version or the “Star Trek” version, a trip downtown for a good cocktail can always save the night.

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CineClube Cortina
R. Araújo, 62, República, central region

Infini
Largo do Arouche, 346, República, central region

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