Armani's journey is proof that with dedication and creativity, one can start from a small corner of the world and go on to achieve major milestones.
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From a small alpine valley to the international mixology scene, Gabriele Armani has turned his passion into a stellar career, crowned by the Best Italian Bartender Abroad award at the prestigious Barawards 2024. Originally from the Aosta Valley and a graduate of the École Hôtelière in Châtillon, Armani represents the perfect balance between training and creativity. As the competition note states, “the young talent was able to win over the judges thanks to his inventiveness, precision and ability to transform each cocktail into a small work of art.”
![Gabriele Armanie staf Paradiso Barcellona](/upload/multimedia/Gabriele-Armanie-staf-Paradiso-Barcellona.jpg)
Today Armani is one of the leading figures at Paradiso in Barcelona, a bar that is not just a bar but a globally recognized laboratory of innovation and experimentation. Here, among shakers, aromas and colors, Gabriele has honed his techniques and immersed himself in a vibrant scene, where tradition meets modernity in every glass.
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This is not only a personal success, but also the triumph of a school that believes in excellence. Jeannette Bondaz, president of École Hôtelière, enthusiastically remarked, "Gabriele Armani's victory shows how our institution is able to train professionals capable of excelling on a global scale. Here we not only offer comprehensive training, but we cultivate ambition, passion and excellence."
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Armani's journey is proof that with dedication and creativity one can start from a small corner of the world and reach for the stars. He is not just a bartender, but a true liquid storyteller, an ambassador of taste who brings a little bit of the Aosta Valley into the glasses of anyone who has the privilege of tasting his creations.A name to mark, a talent to follow and, why not, one more reason to visit Barcelona.
![paradiso barcellona drink 1](/upload/multimedia/paradiso-barcellona-drink-1.jpg)
Barawards 2024's other awards
Sanpellegrino Beverages cocktail bar of the year award
1. L'Antiquario - Napoli
2. Camparino in Galleria - Milan
3. Gucci Giardino - Florence
4. Jerry Thomas Bar Room - Rome
5. Ceresio7 - Milan
6. Rita's Tiki Room - Milan
7. Dry Milano - Milan
8. Cinquanta Spirito Italiano - Pagani (Sa)
9. Volare - Bologna
10. Moebius - Milan
Barcelò Bar revelation of the year award
1. Sentaku Izakaya - Bologna
2. Casa Tobago - Milan
3. Ultra Milano - Milan
4. Al Barcollo - Trieste
5. Bar Brera - Milan
6. The Roof Pompei - Pompei (Na)
7. Kadavé - Sant' Anastasia (Na)
8. Alto Rooftop - Cervia (Ra)
9. La Mela - Napoli
10. Quintana - Vicenza
Altos Bartender of the Year Award
1. Luca Bruni - Depero - Rieti
2. Dario Tortorella - L' Antiquario - Napoli
3. Alice Michela Musso - Drink Kong - Rome
4. Luca Manni - Caffè Concerto Pawzkowski - Florence
5. Sossio Del Prete - Rumore - Milan
6. Federico Diddi - Il sal8 bar agricolo - San Vincenzo (Li)
7. Andrea Giraldo - Casa Tobago - Milan
8. Francesca Mannina - Norah was drunk - Milan
9. Laura Schirru - Diciosas - Olbia
10. Balestrieri Giorgia - Krudo - Como
Campari Academy under 25 Bartender of the Year Award
1. Alessio Megna - Freni e frizioni - Rome
2. Federica Di Lella - Puntosette - Torino
3. Matteo Bonocore - Donkey Speakeasy - Bologna
4. Riccardo Attardi - Caffè Giacosa - Florence
5. Valentina Gasperi - drinc. cocktail & conversation - Milan
6. Nicolò Colonnelli - Casa Tobago - Milan
7. Alessandro Merlini - Moebius - Milan
8. Alessia Caropreso - Hawaiki - Igea Marina (Rn)
9. Alessandro Marzi - Depero Club - Rieti
10. Eduardo Zanatta - Elettrauto Cadore - Milan
Keglevich Italian Bartender Abroad of the Year Award
1. Gabriele Armani - Paradiso - Barcelona (Spagna)
2. Emanuele Balestra - Hotel Barrière Le Majestic - Cannes (Francia)
3. Ilaria Carone - Azzurra - London (UK)
4. Federico Pavan - Donovan Bar - London (UK)
5. Valentino Longo - ViceVersa - Miami (USA)
6. Lucia Montanelli - The Dorchester - London (UK)
7. Alessandro Palazzi - Dukes Bar - London (UK)
8. Andrea Civettini - Galileo - Barcelona (Spagna)
9. Francesco Galdi - Buddha-Bar - Dubai (EAU)
10. Mario La Pietra - Neon Pigeon - Singapore
Nardini Bar manager of the year award
1. Edris Al Malat - Dry Milano - Milan
2. Francesco Cione - Rumore - Milan
3. Mattia Capezzuoli - Hotel de Russie - Rome
4. Gaetano Ascone - Mandarin Oriental Milano - Milan
5. Daniele Celli - Principe bar - Hotel Principe di Savoia - Milan
6. Luca Manni - Gilli, Giacosa, Paszkowsky, Move On - Florence
7. Rama Redzepi - Ramas - Gardone Riviera (Bs)
8. Giuseppe Vitiello - Sentaku Izakaya - Bologna
9. Martina Azzalin - Ultimo - Varese
10. Alfonso Califano - Cinquanta Spirito Italiano - Pagani (Sa)
Amaro Montenegro Bar team of the year award
1. Rita & Cocktails - Milan
2. Moebius - Milan
3. Freni e Frizioni - Rome
4. Atrium Bar - Four Seasons Hotel - Florence
5. Volare - Bologna
6. Dry Milano - Milan
7. Caffè Concerto Paszkowski - Florence
8. Depero Club - Rieti
9. Bohème - Catania
10. The Doping Club - Milan
Easycassa Restaurant Revelation of the Year Award
1. Moebius - Milan
2. Saporium - Florence
3. Balzi Rossi - Ventimiglia (Im)
4. Don Alfonso 1890 - Sant'Agata dei due Golfi (Na)
5. Contraste - Milan
6. Il Duomo - Ragusa
7. Paolo Griffa al Caffè Nazionale - Aosta
8. Horto - Milan
9. La Tana Gourmet - Asiago (Vi)
10. Ventuno Bistrot - Florence
Zini Hotel Restaurant of the Year Award
1. Il Ristorante Alain Ducasse Napoli - Hotel Romeo - Napoli
2. Imàgo - Hassler - Rome
3. 10_11 - Portrait Milano - Milan
4. La Pergola - Rome Cavalieri - Rome
5. Terrazza @ Hotel Eden Roma - Rome
6. BeefBar - Hotel Cala di Volpe - Arzachena (Ss)
7. Il Cappero - Therasia Resort Sea & Spa - Lipari (Me)
8. George - Hotel Parkers - Napoli
9. Ziqu - Villa Marina - Capri (Na)
10. Ristorante Il Fagiano - Grand Hotel Fasano - Gardone Riviera (Bs)
Slow Wine Fair Green Place of the year award
1. Convivium Bar - Zafferana Etnea (Ct)
2. Sal8 Bar Agricolo - San Vincenzo (Li)
3. Carico Milano - Milan
4. Dry Milano - Milan
5. Botanico Faenza - Faenza (Ra)
6. Saporium - Florence
7. Bucolica Farm - Florence
8. Bar_is_the_name - Busto Arsizio (Va)
9. Vivi Bistrot - Le Serre - Rome
10. Ritorno - Acerra (Na)
Agritech by Vandemoortele sandwich bar of the year award
1. 'Ino - Florence
2. I' Bacaro de' Bischeri - Venezia
3. Bar Quadronno - Milan
4. All'Antico Vinaio - Florence
5. Porcobrado - Milan
6. Depero Club - Rieti
7. Bar Civico28 - Camerino (Mc)
8. Da Gigione Gourmand - Pomigliano D'Arco (Na)
9. Pescaria - Polignano a Mare (Ba)
10. Unto - Palermo
Hotel revelation of the year award
1. W Rome - Rome
2. Grand Hotel Fasano - Gardone Riviera (Bs)
3. Palazzo Cordusio - Milan
4. Six Senses Rome - Rome
5. I mirador - Milan
6. Habita79 Pompeii MGallery - rooftop hotel a pompei - Pompei (Na)
7. Il Boscareto Resort & SPA - Serralunga d'Alba (Cn)
8. Villa Lario Resort - Mandello del Lario (Co)
9. Combo Torino - Turin
10. Faro di Capofaro - Locanda & Malvasia - Salina (Me)
Hotel Bar of the Year Award
1. Mandarin Garden - Mandarin Oriental, Milan
2. Arts Bar at the St Regis Venice - Venice
3. Bar & Chiostro - Four Seasons Taormina - Taormina (Me)
4. The Bulgari Bar - Bulgari Hotel Milano - Milan
5. W Lounge - W Rome - Rome
6. Convivium Bar - Monaci delle Terre Nere - Zafferana Etnea (Ct)
7. Bar Locarno - Hotel Locarno - Rome
8. Ambrosia Roof Top Bar Restaurant - Hotel Artemide - Rome
9. La Terrazza Rooftop Bar&Bistrot - Grand Hotel Principe di Piemonte - Viareggio (Lu)
10. Stravinskij Bar - Hotel De Russie - Rome
Bloom Specialty Coffee Award - The San Marco Coffee Bar of the Year
1. Cafezal Brunch&Specialty Coffee Hub- Milan
2. Ditta Artigianale - Giosuè Carducci - Florence
3. Farmacia Del Cambio - Turin
4. Taste - Treviso
5. Caffè Pedrocchi - Padova
6. Luminist - Napoli
7. Clandestino non esiste - Milan
8. Torrefazione Cannaregio - Venice
9. Loste Café - Milan
10. Nowhere - Milan
Pastry/ice cream bar of the year award
1. Caffè San Carlo - Turin
2. Marchesi - Milan
3. Casa Manfredi Teatro - Rome
4. Caffè Gilli - Florence
5. Le Levain - Rome
6. Artico - Milan
7. Pan - Milan
8. Sisu - Milan
9. Tozzi Gelateria Pasticceria Caffetteria - Cantù (Co)
10. Pasticceria Marisa - S. Giorgio delle Pertiche (Pd)
Brewery Bar of the Year Award
1. Birrificio Lambrate - Milan
2. Pork'n Roll Pub - Rome
3. Il Santo Bevitore - Venice
4. Baladin Open Garden - Piozzo (Cn)
5. Woodstock - Milan
6. Barbruto - Milan
7. Bar Matricola - Milan
8. Beer Garage - Bergamo
9. Arrogant - Reggio Emilia
10. Ma Che Siete Venuti a Fa’ (Roma) - Rome
Barista of the Year Award
1. Carmela Maresca - Luminist - Napoli
2. Mary Silletti - Fluid - Florence
3. Valentina Montesi - Filter Coffee Lab - Pisa
4. Gianni Olimpo - Otaleg - Rome
5. Giuseppe Fiorini - Nuova Dolceria - Siracusa
6. Giulia Simoni - Garage Coffee Bros. Roastery - Verona
7. Lorenzo Zucchi - Forno Brisa - Bologna
8. Luciano Bramante - Nowhere - Milan
9. Mattia Barbano - Orsonero Specialty Coffeee - Milan
10. Brent Jopson - Orsonero Coffee - Milan
Chef of the Year Award
1. Chiara Pavan - Venissa - Venice
2. Gianfranco Pascucci - Pascucci al Porticciolo - Fiumicino (Rm)
3. Antonio Ziantoni - Zia - Rome
4. Paolo Griffa - Nazionale - Aosta
5. Sabrina Macrì - BistRo Aimo e Nadia - Milan
6. Francesco Brutto - Venissa - Venice
7. Lorenzo Sirabella - Dry Milano - Milan
8. Andrea Antonini - Imago all'Hassler - Rome
9. Marco Ambrosino - Sustanza - Napoli
10. Simone Gori - Ventuno Bistrot Firenze - Florence
Pastry Chef/Ice-Maker of the Year Award
1. Giuseppe Solfrizzi - Le Levain - Rome
2. Simone De Feo - Cremeria Capolinea - Reggio Emilia
3. Vincenzo Donnarumma - Peccati di Gola - Pimonte (Na)
4. Gabriele Vannucci - Gelato, Gabriele Vannucci - Florence
5. Andrea Tortora - AT Patissier - Chiari (Bs)
6. Ettore Beligni - Langosteria - Milan
7. Silvia Dell’Acqua - Sisu - Milan
8. Stefano Guizzetti - Ciacco - Milan
9. Cristiano Catapano - Piccolo Lago - Verbania
10. Fabio Longhin - Fabio Longhin - Olgiate Olona (Va)
Coffee&more Brand Ambassador of the Year Award
1. Gianni Cocco - Fabbri 1905
2. Jacopo Indelicato - Julius Meinl
3. Diletta Sisti - Cellini Caffè
4. Tommaso Baldini - La Marzocco
5. Davide Cavaglieri - Diemme
6. Francesco Costanzo - La San Marco
7. Fabio Verona - Costadoro
8. Elisabetta Ferri - Caffè River
9. Andrea Lattuada - Luckin Coffee
10. Davide Cobelli - Garage Coffee Bros. Roastery
Spirits&co Brand Ambassador of the Year Award
1. Chiara Beretta - Fine Spirits
2. Luca Angeli - Remy Cointreau
3. Elena Airaghi - Moët Hennessy Spirits Portfolio
4. Angelo Canessa - Velier
5. Beppe Mancini - Vetz
6. Federico Cassini - Illva Saronno
7. Leonardo Todisco - Strucchi Vermouth e Bitter
8. Solomiya Grytsyshyn - Hendrick's Gin
9. Andrea Pomo - Santa Teresa 1796
10. Elena Urbani - Mancino Vermouth, Amaro Lucano, Rinomato Aperitivo
Special mention DiSaronno Bar Menu of the Year
1. La Terrazza Rooftop Bar & Bistrot - Grand Hotel Principe di Piemonte - Viareggio (LU)
2. Kadavé - Sant' Anastasia (Na)
3. D.ONE Torino - Turin
4. Convivium Bar - Zafferana Etnea (Ct)
5. Bamboo - Bologna
6. Depero Club - Rieti
7. Radic - I street bar - Asti
8. B.O.A T.S - Based On A True Story - Siracusa
9. Bar_is_the_name - Busto Arsizio (Va)
10. Donkey - Bologna
Special mention Social communication of the year
1. B.O.A T. S. - Based On A True Story - Siracusa
2. Moebius - Milan
3. Velluto Botanique Eclectique - Bologna
Special Mention Video promo of the year
1. Barmacia - Soluzioni Spiritose - Potenza
2. Counter - Rome
3. Alleria - Aversa (Ce)