SHUB

In June 2020, this Campanian coastal city saw another dream of Giuseppe Ammendola. Coming from Caravella Cafe, Giuseppe is owner and bar manager together with Valerio Izzo. The bar is called SHUB, a name born from the fusion of “Secret” and “Hub.” There are two separate spaces: upstairs, a wine room with a cold kitchen, downstairs a secret cocktail bar people can only access by reserving a spot or buzzing the intercom. In the first room, clients mostly order the great classics during happy hour time, while people come to the secret bar to savor the result of the research work that goes on behind the counter. With Michele Bisconti as head bartender, the staff makes clients feel at home by serving drinks without any garnish, mixing fresh vegetable ingredients with ice cubes cut on site. Due to the nighttime nature of SHUB, the secret bar has chosen only to serve after-dinner signature cocktails because people come to the bar to live the experience. The same goes for whisky, boasting around 300 labels in SHUB’s bottle rack. Michele’s favorite cocktail? Rob Roy with single malt whisky.