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Bar Gabi, a modern Romanian bistro from husband-and-wife chefs Gabriel and Gabriela Botezan, is set to open this fall in Hazel Park in the former Frame and FRAMEbar space.
The couple built a following in metro Detroit through Italian cooking at Bacco and Adelina and a string of pop-ups at Frame that introduced their style in 2019.
Bar Gabi will be their first permanent restaurant and a more personal project that is inspired by the food they grew up eating in Romania.
“This is some of the food of our childhood, but elevated with the techniques we’ve picked up over the years,” Gabriel said. “It’s rustic, but it’s refined. Like Gabby and me, the roots are Romanian, but we don’t want to call ourselves traditional or even limit ourselves to just Romania in what we serve.”
The menu mixes “centuries-old dishes” with “global influences.”
Diners can expect mititei, Romania’s answer to Balkan cevapi, and a Transylvanian goulash, alongside a tomahawk pork schnitzel finished with smoked paprika and Michigan rainbow trout with charred lemon, fennel, and gremolata. A rotating selection of handmade pastas reflects the Botezans’ Italian chops. The pastry kitchen will focus on Gabriela’s focaccia and her take on tiramisu.
“This is so personal and just us,” Gabriela said. “We always dreamed of opening our own restaurant because if there’s anything we love more than cooking it’s people. We love hosting people and making them feel at home. And we already have so much history in this space that it already truly does feel like our home. We hope people feel that love and authentic energy in every dish.”
Bar Gabi plans to open with a full liquor license. Dinner service will run Wednesday through Saturday. Sunday service will feature brunch, followed by an industry night happy hour with a short bar menu. Reservation details are expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
For updates, see bargabi.com and Instagram at @bargabi.hp.
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