{"id":1182746,"date":"2025-11-03T17:42:47","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T17:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/?p=1182746"},"modified":"2025-11-27T16:18:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T16:18:34","slug":"don-a-new-era-of-asian-fusion-in-cagliari-sardinia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/?p=1182746","title":{"rendered":"Don: A New Era of Asian Fusion in Cagliari, Sardinia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"360\" data-end=\"576\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/RunVPVQxAWe9GUm9A\">Don<\/a><\/strong> is the symbol of a new era in Cagliari \u2014 an original fusion of Asian cuisines, from Thai to Korean, Chinese to Japanese. The restaurant is led by Ricky, a young entrepreneur born in Sardinia to Chinese parents.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"578\" data-end=\"718\">Opened just six months ago to honor his mum\u2019s wishes, Ricky has successfully created a space that bridges Sardinian and Asian cultures.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"720\" data-end=\"837\">The restaurant has a fun and friendly atmosphere, and when we asked Ricky what contributed to its success, he said:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"838\" data-end=\"978\">\n<p data-start=\"840\" data-end=\"978\">\u201cWe got to where we are as a team. This experience has changed me deeply. I&#8217;m Sardinian but I am also proud to showcase my Asian heritage.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"980\" data-end=\"1188\">The menu beautifully reflects Ricky\u2019s message, featuring dishes such as Pad Thai, Bibimbap, and Gyoza. The star of the night was the Fried Beef Gyoza \u2014 delicate and light, with an umami explosion of flavor.<\/p>\n<div id=\"gallery-1\" class=\"gallery galleryid-1182746 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-barcelona-sq clearfix\"><figure class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a href='https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251102-WA00092.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251102-WA00092-400x400.jpg\" class=\"gal-img\" alt=\"\" data-gallery=\"1182746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251102-WA00092-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251102-WA00092-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251102-WA00092-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a href='https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251102-WA00102.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251102-WA00102-400x400.jpg\" class=\"gal-img\" alt=\"\" data-gallery=\"1182746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251102-WA00102-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251102-WA00102-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251102-WA00102-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a href='https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251102-WA00122.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251102-WA00122-400x400.jpg\" class=\"gal-img\" alt=\"\" data-gallery=\"1182746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251102-WA00122-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251102-WA00122-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/IMG-20251102-WA00122-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><a href='https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251020_182247801.MP_-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251020_182247801.MP_-400x400.jpg\" class=\"gal-img\" alt=\"\" data-gallery=\"1182746\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251020_182247801.MP_-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251020_182247801.MP_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251020_182247801.MP_-200x200.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1290\">We recommend ordering several dishes to share <em data-start=\"1236\" data-end=\"1249\">tapas style<\/em> and experience the full \u201cDon\u201d journey.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1292\" data-end=\"1444\">If you\u2019re looking for a place to eat in Cagliari on your next holiday, head to Don, meet the team, and savor a taste of Asia in the heart of Sardinia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don is the symbol of a new era in Cagliari \u2014 an original fusion of Asian cuisines, from Thai to Korean, Chinese to Japanese. The restaurant is led by Ricky, a young entrepreneur born in Sardinia to Chinese parents. Opened just six months ago to honor his mum\u2019s wishes, Ricky has successfully created a space [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1182752,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,468],"tags":[445,453,257,455,172,63,456,73,223,222,454,153,252,200,452],"class_list":["post-1182746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","category-sardinia-food","tag-asian-food","tag-asian-street-food","tag-cagliari","tag-don","tag-europe","tag-food","tag-fusion-cuisine","tag-holiday","tag-italy","tag-sardinia","tag-street-food","tag-travel","tag-vacation","tag-weekend","tag-where-to-eat"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251020_190546554.MP4-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1182746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1182746"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1182746\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1182757,"href":"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1182746\/revisions\/1182757"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1182752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1182746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1182746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onabreak.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1182746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}