Torno Subito Is Back, and This Time It Makes Sense
Massimo Bottura's playful Italian spot finds its home at The Moore
When restaurants say they’re “taking a pause,” that’s usually their way of doing a slow break up with the city. So when Torno Subito actually reopened after a well-documented “summer pause” we were…. surprised. When it reopened at The Moore in the Design District instead of its old downtown location, we were thrilled.
The original spot never quite made sense. You had to walk through a sketchy part of downtown to get to a restaurant by one of the world’s most celebrated chefs. This new location feels right. Sitting under the Elastika installation in The Moore’s iconic atrium area, the space has the kind of presence Massimo Bottura’s name demands.
Bottura is the chef behind Osteria Francescana in Modena, a three-Michelin-star restaurant that's topped the World's 50 Best list twice. He's got restaurants across the globe, a nonprofit fighting food waste (he had just won an award from the UN the night before our dinner), and a …
