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Gone but not forgotten: Cafe L’Igosso
A thin layer of rubble is all that remains of Cafe L’Igosso, a spot ideal for first dates, whiskey samplings, or chilling out with a few friends. While a branch of the place is open just a short taxi ride away, beside A Hotel at the east gate of Workers Stadium, the old one leaves behind a lot of memories. Thanks to JG for sending in this photo.
5 commentsThe L’Igosso with the L’Imosto
I think of Café L’Igosso in two situations: 1) when considering where one might take a date and 2) as I whiz by it on the Second Ring Road overpass. Unfortunately, in the case of 1) that someone is usually a reader in a panic rather than me, while in the case of 2) I am usually going home for the night. Last Saturday as we left the China World Hotel, The Flash smartly suggested we walk over to L’Igosso.*
Nice call: we arrived at midnight, shared the place with a dozen people, and enjoyed our final drink of the evening. Café L’Igosso offers a decent selection of wine (markups look to be about 100 percent) and Whisky. Bourbon lovers will find IW Harper at 48 kuai per shot (the only other place I have seen this label is Ichikura) while Schnapps sippers can enjoy Schladerer and Kirschwasser (the latter translates into “cherry water”).
* The Flash is to be commended for thinking up this idea, and coherently transmitting it, given the amount of wine he had already consumed.
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