Gigio
๐ฎ๐น Italian / ๐ Shoin Jinja
๐ Visits: 1
Michelin-starred sandwiches! Well, almost. Gigio serves Italian food in the evening, is not open for lunch but is open for breakfast. It will be included in the Michelin Guide Tokyo 2026 (presumably as yet another "Selected" restaurant).
I had all items off the breakfast menu, save the "morning set".
Today's panini (¥1000) - salsicca, rocket, courgette pickles, rosette di pane
Cornetti (¥500)
Cornetti sandwich (¥650) - croissant sandwich with mortadella and rocket
There's a selection of baked sweet goods in a showcase including bomboloni, cannoli, sfogliatelle. I took home a slice of amor polenta and a bombolone alla crema di nocciola.
The panini was delicious - a thick, spicy and warm patty of meat, juices running off the plate. The sweet items and coffee were good. The cornetti was unfortunately underbaked in the centre.
The restaurant was surprisingly quiet and there was plenty of space. You can have a nice Italian breakfast in your own time and I would go back.
๐ https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1317/A131709/13298862/
❓ My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ 3.75
๐ฑ Booking: My visit was a walk-in on a weekday. Drinks menu in Italian and Japanese. Food menu in hand-written Japanese only. Some English spoken.
I notice that they keep adding new restaurants into the Michelin Guide Tokyo but the 2026 guide is not officially revealed until October. I haven’t seen this in other guides.
ReplyDeleteI believe they've been doing this with all Guides post-Covid. The Michelin Guide Tokyo 2026 will be announced on 25th September 2025.
DeleteReally? I don't think it is the case for the Osaka-Kyoto one for example. You only learn about new additions when they reveal the guide every year. The one for Vietnam (relatively new) is also the same.
DeleteYes, really. You can expect Michelin to start drip feeding new Kyoto/Osaka restaurants from October after the Tokyo Guide is published. Don't follow the Vietnam Guide.
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