CHANGES AND THE NEW CAFÉ DE PARIS OPENING

In the wake of its 160th anniversary, SBM is going through a leadership change. Having devoted 30 years of his life to SBM, Jean-Luc Biamonti has recently left the group’s management. According to the now former CEO, SBM’s most successful projects in recent years have been the construction of the One Monte-Carlo complex, the renovation of the Hôtel de Paris and the legendary Café de Paris upgrade to be completed by autumn 2023.

Stéphane Valeri, the head of the Monaco National Council from 2018 to 2022, is to take over the SBM leadership. Formally appointed by the Board of Directors in January, he will start work in April 2023. Jean-Luc Biamonti believes that his successor has ambitious projects ahead of him, related, in particular, to the new Méridien Hotel and the Summer Sporting.

As to the renovated Café de Paris that has experienced many a transforma - tion over the last 155 years, it will be opened in the near future. This grandiose project was entrusted to Alexandre Giraldi of Monaco and AlainCharles Perrot, President of the French Architects Union for National Historic Monuments Restoration. The two architects were challenged with preserving the historic Belle Epoque style and atmosphere, making the most of its unique potential.

A major feature of the renovation is a new floor equipped with a 280 m2 terrace. A partially glazed roof will naturally light the building all the way to the lower floor. The upper floor, presently hosting the Bellevue hall, will be increased to 400 m2 and connected to yet another 1000 m2 terrace. The project also provides an additional space for luxury boutiques on Allee FrançoisBlanc. And last but not least, the new Amazonico restaurant will open in Café de Paris featuring a Latin American decor and a chic meat-dish menu.