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The Provocateur Bar Provocateur, Berlin
Provocateur by name and provocative by nature, the bar at this new 58-
bar, while ambient low lighting casts enigmatic shadows across the parquet
key Berlin boutique is billed as ‘shamelessly sensual’. Inspired by the dark
flooring, bouncing off the reflective wall that marks the entryway.
corners and hidden places of Paris at midnight, the design is one of carnal refinement, intended to evoke the elegant excess of the 1920s.
Located in Berlin’s west-central Charlottenburg neighbourhood, The Provocateur Bar is managed by Nico Krznar who oversees a menu featuring
“Discovering spots in Paris made me realise Provocateur should be
liqueurs and infusions prepared in-house, as well as classics with a twist.
shocking and unexpected,” says Saar Zafrir, who headed-up the design of the
“It’s particularly exciting to be working closely with the restaurant,” says
hotel; part of Design Hotels. Constant travel between his base of Amsterdam,
Krznar, who aims to create a consistently alluring experience for hotel
his native Tel Aviv, and cities like London, Berlin and Paris is said to have
guests and diners filtering through from Golden Phoenix - the hotel’s
created his trademark: a combination of international allusions with a local
restaurant specialising in ‘otherworldly’ French-Chinese creations, headed
soul. “The bar constantly pushes your buttons. It whispers passion in every
by renowned chef Duc Ngo.
way, using soft and heavy textures, and is driven by the colours red and blue.” Flying Flames from lighting designer Ingo Maurer hang above the
www.provocateur-hotel.com
IN A BITE Covers: 40 • Interior Design: Saar Zafrir • Architecture: TSSB Architekten Ingenieure • Owner: Gekko Group (Micky Rosen and Ales Urseanu) and Liran Wizman • Head Bartender: Nico Krznar • Tableware: Rosenthal • Glassware: Schott Zwiesel • Cutlery: Mepra
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