Luca Cinalli: The perfect bar is a place where you can feel at home

Luca Cinalli is the bar manager at Oriole, a luxurious bar located in the same building as London’s oldest market, Smithfield.

The perfect bar is a place where you can feel at home.

Cocktails make people more sensitive to new tastes and feels, and I love them for it.

The most important thing in a cocktail is balance.

I love being surprised more than anything else on Earth.

A good bartender is a psychologist, coach, and a little bit of a priest.

The most difficult thing is assembling a team that can become a big family.

When I work, I often feel fear.

I almost never go to other bars.

I don’t have my own style – my guests inspire me.

The main component in a bar’s success is exactness in everything.

Photo: Christian Vitelli