Gio Cucina Napoletana

Okay wow! This restaurant is so delicious and has such a relaxing atmosphere.
The service is top of the line! Everyone working here is professional, helpful, friendly, and knows the menu by heart.
The owner is the chef, which is evident by how flavorful, fresh, and authentic everything is.
There is a pretty wide selection of food & wine, and they have different specials that are not on the menu that sound amazing.
The bread and olive tapenade that they bring out is so fresh, the rolls are hot and just perfect.
For appetizers, we ordered the Burrata con Pera, which is pears, cheese, honey, sea salt, and balsamic--it was truly fantastic.
We also had the Tris Di Zuppe, which is a sampler of three different puree soups (roasted tomato, broccoli, and rapini aka Italian Broccoli) and they came with garlic bread--all three were delicious and so fresh.
For dinner we had the Pinsa Rustica, which is a similar dough to pizza, but has a nicer taste, and it came with fresh tomatoes, mozzarella, arugula and prosciutto on it--very tasty and fresh.
We also ordered the Papardelle con Ragu Di Pollo e Porcini, which has wide noodles in a delicious chicken meat sauce with mushrooms--it was very good.
For dessert we had the Crème Brûlée and the Chocolate Soufflé.
Both were decadent and had a perfect sweetness; the Chocolate Soufflé is creamy and gooey in the center and comes with a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and the Crème Brûlée was the best I've ever had.
We finished off dinner with a shot of their homemade Limoncello, which leaves a delightful taste on your palate and a nice warm feeling.
Again, I cannot emphasize how amazing and attentive the servers are--they take the whole experience over the top.
I will definitely be back here :)

Owner response

I originally came to this restaurant with my friend for a dinner wanting to try a different restaurant and then I brought my husband for a date night and we keep going back! We truly never knew italian food until we tried Gio's.
Everything is so delicious and authentic.
Tonight we had brusccheta, clams and muscles in a superb sauce, steak and seafood trio with lobster and clams and for dessert we had the tiramasu and homemade truffles with Gelato.
There are no words to describe this fantastic food, cozy atmosphere and all the employees are so polite and lovely! Tonight we met Jessica who is so sweet we were so happy to find out the restaurant is family owned and operated.
Chef Roberto makes the best Italian food in SoCal.
We will be back for many more date nights!

Owner response

Truly the best espresso martini I’ve ever had! The service was phenomenal and accommodated our party of 22 and was the best dinner and service we had in Amsterdam! Also accommodated gluten, nut, sesame and flax seed allergies and gave everyone lots of options for dinner.
Definitely add to your list, this place will quickly become a staple in Amsterdam!!

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