At the Sake Sound Party in Issei, the rooftop in Milan where Japan meets Peru (and the cocktails are super)

If you like elegant restaurants and sophisticated environments with exotic dishes and refined cocktails, Issei Rooftop Milan it's the right place. On the seventh floor of Radisson Collection Hotel Santa Sofia Milan this restaurant and bar offers a gastronomic experience that combines Peruvian and Japanese culinary traditions, in other words: it offers cooking and mixing nikkei. And it boasts a unique terrace in the city with a breathtaking panoramic view of the city.

The environment, signed by the interior designer Alessandro Mario Cesario in collaboration with
Studio AtelierP, is a mix of elegance and modernity that reflects the nikkei essence, with evocative Japanese and Peruvian details. Warm colours, traditional designs, stylish furniture, sofas, in a large space, a rooftop in Milan suspended over the lights of the city, which creates the perfect atmosphere for the new Sake Sound Parties, an immersion in another world, among flavors, music (by DJ Hiroko Hacci), experiences, art. An evening to be experienced that will keep you glued to Issei's sofas all evening. That's how.

New: Sake Sound Parties

Five events, five parties, every Friday starting from May 31st, for a mix of mixology, cuisine and art. As well as one special drink list with 4 sake cocktails: I am the Kodama Piscuit Yuzu Paloma (the favorite of the whole evening), theOkazaki Negroni And Tanuki Bloom. All to be sipped with ad hoc food pairings. But the evening also comes alive with the presence of artists ready to immerse you in Japanese culture. The May 31st will be dedicated to irezumithe traditional tattoo characterized by large designs, clear lines and intense colors of which Claudio Pittan is a specialist and is ready to make you experience the emotion of the painted Japanese tattoo (it can be removed by washing it with soap and water).

The 7 and 28 Junethe very good one Yuzuko Sudo will create magnificent things for you origami – the paper sculptures that arise from the concept according to which destruction leads to reconstruction, whereby the material is transformed into something different, fold after fold -, while the June 14th and 21st will be the protagonist Hiroe Namba with the shodo, the art of calligraphy which, with its thousand-year history, represents the refinement, harmony and discipline typical of Japanese culture. and origami, the creation of objects through the folding of paper deriving from ancient sacred traditions (7 and 28 June). Always with the musical accompaniment curated by DJ Hiroko Hacci. Japanese, obviously.

Elisa Scotti

Marco Masiero's cocktails

The bar manager Marco Masiero and the head bartender Dario Baturi they created a cocktail menu
which reflects the same innovative philosophy of the kitchen. Their drinks, divided into “volumes”, are inspired by
themes that unite Japan and Peru. The Nikkei mixing style is found in the ingredients of the
signature cocktailwhich largely unite different types of sake to traditional South American spirits, starting naturally with pisco. An excellent opportunity to approach the world of sake through familiar flavours, in a balanced and original mix that combines East and West in every recipe. Like in Kodama Piscucocktails based on pisco, vodka, Kodakara Dry Ginger sake and cucumber cordial or theOkazaki Negroni, with eucalyptus gin, Japanese bitters, reserve bitters, vermouth and Konishi Kokuagari sake. The menu will change in mid-June.

Elisa Scotti

Cuisine, a journey between Peru and Japan

The kitchen of Issei Rooftop, directed by the talented chef Chiara Di Salvo, offers a variety of dishes
which combine flavors and ingredients of the two cultures. The menu includes delights such as Tataki's
Beef with yuzu dressing and coriander and yuzu mayonnaiseon ⁠Pork gyoza and ponzu al
grapefruit and salmon tartare with soy dressing, star anise, jalapeno and fresh shiso.
Each dish is unique Nikkei merger celebrationwith particular attention to the quality of the ingredients and presentation.