Tucked down a quiet soi connecting Silom and Sathorn Road, this Italian wine bar oozes elegance, intimacy and good taste. Early evening groups of snappily-dressed businesspeople from Silom and Sathorn descend to chat over fine wine and share plates of mozzarella salad and pasta, both classic and creative. Then, as the night wears on, the gently-lit bar area welcomes a sophisticated crowd of wine-lovers and trysting couples who commandeer corner tables.

Like all good wine bars, Opus takes tremendous pride in its cellar, a glass-walled walk-in affair that is home to 400 almost exclusively Italian labels. Nestled in amongst the showpiece Sassicaias and such are bottles that offer great value, like a Livio Felluga pinot grigio at B2,100 and a 2003 Barolo at less than B4,000. Opus also offers half a dozen wines by the glass. The food menu is comparatively compact but elegant, with contemporary Italian fare designed for picking at through the course of an evening (or, starting this month, weekday lunch). We enjoyed a wonderful carpaccio of salmon drizzled with a subtly tangy pink peppercorn and orange sauce and an exquisitely tender Australian tenderloin steak served with balsamic and shards of parmesan.
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WHERE OPUS 64 Pan Road (Soi Wat Kaek), Silom | BTS Surasak | 02-637-9899 | www.wbopus.com
6 pm – midnight / starting this month they will also open for weekday lunch – call for details