New Restaurant: Baia Burger Concept

By Terence Collins, April 1, 2016

You may know Baia Restaurant Bar and Grill. Italian wine and food lovers rave about it. Its Coco Park offspring, Baia Burger Concept, shares its dedication to quality and name but takes you down a very different gastronomic path.

The new joint’s specialty? Craft burgers, beers and juices. These are served inside a wide, windowed, relaxed space, the room’s rectangular shape with a partial second-floor making it spacious and friendly.

General Manager Florian Bissinger (Flow) is proud of the craftsmanship in the solid wood tables, substantial chairs, and design touches, which lend a great industrial chic feeling.

The menu, predominantly burgers, offers amazing choices. The eight basics feature 180 grams of the finest Australian Wagyu, but it’s the accessories that make each unique.

Texan and barbecue lovers will be drawn to the “beef pulls pork” burger. Pulled pork, braised for 12 hours, is topped with beef, apple coleslaw, fried onion strings and bourbon barbecue sauce, all served on an exquisite, home-baked Brioche bun.

Conclusion? We won’t be needing Texas BBQ anytime soon.

The rest of the burger lineup (RMB85-120) features additions like pesto, caramelized onions, buffalo mozzarella, baby spinach and truffle sauce. Side salads, potato fries, mac and cheese, and corn on the cob are available too.

Head Chef Stefan assures us surprises like a burger of the month and other treats lie in store.

A well-stocked, floor-to-ceiling bar stands at one end of the new Baia. Bissinger says craft beers and drinks are just the beginning. Tell them what you fancy and they will deliver it.

Need a healthy alternative? Try the non-alcoholic drinks (the virgin mojito includes what smells and tastes like fresh-picked mint) or the five ultra-healthy raw juices, which are crafted (of course) using Danish recipes and a vitamin- and nutrient-protecting cold press technique.

Finish off the meal with an orgasmic salty caramel milkshake. Though when we went it was the burger bar’s first day for these beauties, we guarantee they’ll be a winner.