The Italian Smoke Over West Harlem: FUMO
Chic Italian restaurant and bar situated in the heart of West Harlem. Glass windows decorated with fairy lights. Heavy curtains. Clean rustic decor, and bar big enough to accommodate half the Italians living in Harlem (literally, because they are not that many).
The place is an emblem for all locals, who enjoy delicious pasta, good wine, and Mediterranean culture.
Some important facts about Fumo:
Cuisine: Italian ONLY (Yes, Please!)
Drinks: Italian wines, variety of beers, and a couple of unique cocktails
Owners: three Italian brothers, who will become your new bffs
Vibe: classy but informal
Fumo is your place if you:
· are a student at City College or Columbia University
· are a professor or staff member at City College or Columbia University
· are on a first date with somebody
· are on a 50th date with somebody
· want to have a wine-night with your friends
· want to have a wine-night without your friends
· like being surrounded by people who truly appreciate good food and wine
· want to feel special and taken care of
· love Italy (/everybody on planet Earth)
I can talk for 1001 nights about FUMO’s amazing pasta, pizza and tapas. Their dishes are Italian classics, executed in an excellent Milan-like style. What I want to share with you here is their amazing wine offer that not a lot of people know of.
A bottle of wine at FUMO costs, in average, about $45-$50.
I know, a little expensive, especially for an evening, dedicated to substantial wine-drinking.
Not so fast! Monday is your lucky day. Why, you ask.
Well, every Monday FUMO offers 50% off for all of their wine bottles.
Keep in mind: this is for all BOTTLES, not for wine per glass.
In other words, this is FUMO’s way of telling you that their wine is too good to stop after glass number one.
#facts
Average time your food will be ready for: 15 min.
Average money spent per a (very hungry) person: $26
Average money spent per a (very wine-thirsty) person from Tuesday-Sunday: $40
Average money spent per a (very wine-thirsty) person on a Monday: $20
FUMO is one of those places you just want to go to just to be there.
A place you feel pampered and special. Where you just know you will meet nice beautiful people, just like yourself, who will treat you like a part of their FUMO family.
FUMO would be a place where main characters from sitcoms consider “their spot.” They know the bartenders, servers and owners, and every third person is their friend, whom they’ve spent long nights drinking wine with.
Also, “Fumo” in Italian means “smoke.” How cool is that?
