Massimo Bottura's Gucci Osteria arrives in Tokyo

After Florence in 2018 and Los Angeles last year, Massimo Bottura's Gucci Osteria will also open in Tokyo on 28 October. Located in the Ginza district, the focal point of shopping in the Japanese city, the restaurant will be on the top floor of Gucci Namiki in Ginza, the brand's flagship store opened last April.

Bottura himself will be consulting on the menu, along with Karime López, head chef of Gucci Osteria in Florence, fresh from her Michelin star last year. Chef Antonio Iacoviello will bring Gucci Osteria's most iconic dishes to Tokyo, such as Emilia Burger and Tortellini in Crema di Parmigiano Reggiano, along with other reinterpreted dishes such as Parmigiana Ramen and Milanese Wagyu. The style of the furniture will obviously be in line with the aesthetic given to the brand by its creative director Alessandro Michele, with Tian wallpaper, peacock blue velvet benches and bright green woodwork. The marble tables and wicker chairs evoke the spirit of the Italian Renaissance, while the Gucci Décor tableware evokes all of the brand's charm.

Behind sliding doors is a private room called Room of Mirrors, where eight guests can enjoy Chef Iacovello's menu in an intimate room dedicated to exclusive events. The opening of Gucci Osteria, as well as marking another step in Bottura's entrepreneurial journey, represents another step for the "exit of Made in Italy" outside the Italian borders, in this case going to attack a strategic market such as the Asian one just a few months after the opening of the Ginza flagship.