The Good old bottle-Boccio

'Boccio' means bottle in the Piedmont dialect in Italy. This is the place where the rude shock of Naples mellows to the north European sophistication.So does the food.North of the border lies Switzerland and to the west lies France with Genoa nestling in between.This region is very fertile and accounts for most of the rice and other produce of Italy's best.No wonder Ferrero chocolates as well as Fiat has made home in this region.

The Owner of Boccio brings to Osaka the fabulous food the Piedmont region has to offer. Very north European flavours, subtle, relying entirely on good produce and the chefs finesse in using them.

Boccio is in the heart of the bustling Minami senba business district,a bit tricky to find with a posh Italian trattoria under it.You climb up to the second floor and the decor amazes you.Very north European trattoria style with sparse tables and high ceiling the beige decor makes you at home.The Owner himself a trained french chef,who worked at the famous Tortuga, gave the reigns of his kitchen to his wife also a trained Italian chef with vast experience in the cuisine of her own.

They surprised me with an unbelievable bold starter of thinly sliced roasted venison leg on a bed of crispy lamb lettuce,sweet and sour fruits tomatoes,sweet apples and a bold Gorgonzola dressing.The starter gets my taste buds tingling at the same time I start trusting the chefs skills at matching the right produce to get a startling product.

The second dish is what I am waiting for,a homemade egg noodle(same as spaghetti)with leeks.
Perfection and that's the word the Japanese know the best,the noodles are cooked exactly as housemate pasta should be cooked,with the sweetish of pan roasted leeks and the saltiness of the oysters , flavour of the sea just perfect.I am always very critical of seafood dishes but this one I cleaned the plate out in a matter of minutes.

I sip the red waiting for the main trying to get the first two dishes settled in my stomach,next comes a zen simple Yamagata's pork spare rib braised with chick peas.Tender pork just falling of the bone the light wine pork stock braise preserves the wonderful flavour to the rib,unlike Tony Roma's where you do not taste the pork at all only the marinade.(haha never was a fan of chain fast food restaurant)

At Boccio the prices will seem a bit high for the menu but it does make it up with the ingredients,effort and nearly all the portions are for two.The wine list is a bit difficult,since there is no wine list and you explain to the service the kind of wine and he will get you what you need,prices can vary so be clear how much you want to pay per bottle,also the staff is not very knowledgeable about wine,I did order a dry wine and got a sweetish one so get the staff to get the bottles in front of you and choose one.

But all in all it was a fantastic experience at the Boccio and will really recommend food lovers to this place.Tables are limited so please call in advance.

Ciao

Phone no:0662600055
2nd floor 202,life and design building minami senba 2-2-21 ,chuo ku ,osaka city