Everything is new in the restaurant area of the 25hours Zurich West. Everything here now revolves around the "Cucina Popolare". What's behind it?
The credo of the new Ribelli: Italian food is everywhere - but authentic and honest cucina popolare is not. This is supposed to change with the new concept in Zurich. Five friends worked together with the F&B experts at 25hours for a year to develop the idea.
The team includes pizzaiolo Vincenzo Carnemolla, well-known restaurateur Corrado Falco (Gallo Nero, Hamburg) and his former chef Taku Tabuchi (S'Accapau, Tokyo). The Sicilian-Japanese round is complemented by the South Tyrolean Thomas Schuster, who, together with wine consultant Massimo Ruffino, ensures the authenticity of the ingredients used.
The table is served with uncompromisingly good products from carefully selected producers who work with heart and mind. The Ribelli concept is based on three pillars: salumi e antipasti, Neapolitan pizza and piatti dal forno - traditional oven dishes such as lasagne and gnocchi alla Sorrentina. This is accompanied by carefully selected Italian wines and craft beer, because as is customary in Italy, pizza and beer go together here.
Alfredo Häberli was again brought on board for the restaurant's visual fresh-up. The Zurich-based product designer already planned the premises of the 25hours Hotel Zurich West, which opened in November 2012, and has now also designed the Ribelli. It is thus also clear that the gastronomic concept goes hand in hand with Alfredo Häberli's design: Zurich, with its openness to the world, runs like a red thread through the entire house in many details - right down to the plate and the glass. While designer Häberli creates references between Zurich and the world with aesthetics, Ribelli combines home and wanderlust with authentic taste experiences.
25hours is now part of the French Accor Group, more specifically the newly formed lifestyle unit Ennismore. The unit comes about through the recent merger between the French hotel group Accor and the British hospitality company Ennismore. The new entity brings together a total of 14 brands, including 25hours.
Christoph Hoffmann, Prof. Stephan Gerhard, Ardi Goldman and Kai Hollmann, who had founded the 25hours Group in 2005, have only recently officially sold their shares completely for more than 100 million euros. Only Christoph Hoffmann remains on board in an advisory capacity.
Today, there are 13 25hours hotels in German-speaking countries as well as in Paris and Florence. Another opening is scheduled for 2021: the 25hours Hotel One Central in Dubai. In addition to the hotel in Copenhagen, further hotels in Sydney and Melbourne have been announced.