Gioia

Gioia is a nice and calm restaurant in the European district. It offers creative Italian cookings. Many dishes are a little bit too creative, and might not be easily interpreted by Asian clients. I recommend piglet as main dish. For dessert, I do not suggest Tiramisu as it is frozen and super hard to chew, but other desserts are quite nice.

Beautiful restaurant with a very comprehensive menu albeit a little confusing on what is main and what is a starter. On the particular day we went the service was very slow and we were a big mid week group but the staff were lovely, charming and very apologetic. The food and wine options made up for the experience. It was excellent and well worth visiting.

I was expecting much much more from Gioia, looking at the menu and the very beautiful setting of the restaurant interior. It was a very strange experience in terms of service. which was slow and at times chaotic, poorly staffed for an evening on a Friday night. The menu is a good selection, and yet quite a few dishes were not available. The wines by the glass were not available (or rather they didn’t want to offer) to taste before order, and many options of wines by the bottle were not available either. Some of the spirits were also not available. Whiskey was served with the ice that was almost melted…. The food was very tasty, I give them that. But for the price you pay, unless you are coming here for a business meal on an expense account, it is simply not worth it. Most of the things I wanted were not available, service mediocre - and price doesn’t match the quality.

So finally got to try this place and I honestly was confused with how I would rate it. On one hand, the food was really delicious (yet very pricey) and everything was presented in a really classy and elegant way. On the other hand, I was disappointed with the fact that many things were not available (pasta dish, wine, etc) which is strange seeing that the menu is very limited. In addition, the service was ok and I would have expected much more attentiveness for the price of what you pay. What was also upsetting is that we couldn’t try the wine before ordering a bottle even though they offered the same wine by glass. Overall, I enjoyed my night however I’m not sure if I would come here again when thinking about the combination of food quality, service, and price.

The Italian name directly translates to ‘absolute joy’ and that’s precisely what you receive from the moment you walk into the coral-coloured decor. The staff is incredibly friendly, the service is fast on even the most busiest evenings and the food/menu is choicefully curated to meet the standards of Italian fine dining. Must try if you’re in the neighborhood or not!

Lovely restaurant, great for special occasions, with delicious food and drinks! Staff were very nice also, quick service and very attentive. Definitely recommend visiting! P.S. thank you to Blade for looking after us during our visit 💖

Restaurant of quite fusion Italian cuisine, portions have very creative look, but not big size. We had menu a la carte, but friends told us about sets to try more dishes- unfortunately we were not offered. Maybe not available for dinner. Risotto was good, no olives in menu but we were served

Gnocchi excellent. Tender meat, perfectly fried. All prepared with extreme care. Highly recommended.

A great option if you are interested into authentic hand-made pasta and stylish Italian cocktails mixed straight from Como! The atmosphere is quite elegant too.