A Review of Emilia Ristorante Italiano, the Italian Restaurant with Authentic Traditional Tastes by Experienced Italian Chefs at Gaysorn Tower
We would like to bring you to the center of Ratchadamri and taste the Italian flavor from Emilia Ristorante Italiano, the new Italian restaurant at Gaysorn Tower full of authentic traditional Italian foods in the Emilia-Romagna style: appetizers, steak, outstanding handmade fresh pasta, and many other Italian dishes by an Italian chef who has ever experienced in a Michelin-starred restaurant!
Ways to Go
The restaurant is located on the 1st floor of Gaysorn Tower where you can see Starbucks near it. For those who go there by public transportation, you can go by BTS Skytrain and get off at BTS Chit Lom (Exit 7) and then walk on the SkyWalk to Gaysorn Tower.
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In case you go there by car, you can come from Plern Jit Road and Ratchadamri Road, and park a car at a car park at Gaysorn Tower and Gaysorn Village. There will be no charge for the first 30 minutes. Then, 30 baht will be charged for any additional hour (spend 500 baht and get 4 hours of parking free).
The Environment inside the Restaurant
When you arrive at Emilia Ristorante Italiano, you will be amazed by a bakery bar at the front of the restaurant. Then, if you walk inside, you will feel a luxurious atmosphere as the restaurant is decorated in an Italian Homey style with a cozy and luxurious atmosphere from the restaurant's marble tables and color tones.
The thing that is so outstanding is the color of this restaurant, dark red, which makes this restaurant luxurious and rememberable. Moreover, they still decorate the place with trees to demonstrate the Italian seasons which will be changed if the season changes. Stay tuned for more interesting things if you are a fan of this restaurant!
The spaces in the restaurant are divided into 2 areas: the kitchen area, and the seating area. The kitchen in this restaurant is an open kitchen with a snack bar, beverage bar, and hot kitchen that can allow you to see how chefs season and cook each dish. On the other hand, in the seating area, there are both sofas and small tables for 2-3 people. Besides the good atmosphere inside the restaurant, you can also enjoy the environment around Gaysorn Tower while you are eating.
Dishes and their Prices
The restaurant will serve Italian dishes with authentic traditional tastes from the Emilia-Romagna region of northern Italy. All dishes of the restaurant will be seasoned and created by the chef ‘Crocetta Fabrizio,’ an Italian chef who has experience in a Michelin-starred restaurant and has been in the food industry for more than 25 years! Only this can guarantee the delicious flavor from him that you will taste.
This restaurant has many dishes to choose from: appetizers, steak, pasta, sandwich, side dishes, dessert, cheesy foods, and Cold Cuts. Interestingly, the restaurant uses high-quality ingredients imported from Italy and other countries.
Emilia Pesto Focaccia
Let’s start with an appetizer with the bread of Emilia Pesto Focaccia. This dish is always served for free to customers at every table like how Italian people always do. However, the bread of this restaurant is unique as it’s big and fluffy for many people, unlike the normal bite-sized square bread loaf.
This dish will be served with Balsamic Glaze and olive oil. You can choose to dip in either of them or both of them for different tastes from different ways to eat.
A Heavenly Combination of Unique Bread, Balsamic Glaze, and Olive Oil
Brodetti Di Pesce (480 Baht)
Another appetizer is ‘Brodetti Di Pesce’ or Seafood Stew. This dish is a combination of various kinds of fresh seafood that you can choose from: snapper, squid, mussel, and clam boiled in tomato soup or Pescagtore Sauce and served with crispy grilled bread. We recommend that if you put each seafood on top of the bread and then put the soup on them, you will experience the delicious taste of this restaurant’s style.
Large Seafood with Crispy Grill Bread Topped with Flavorful Sauce
Branzino Arrostito Con Salsa Al Vino Bianco (580 Baht)
Next, the dish that was born for seafood lovers is Snapper Steak. They will debone snapper, grill until its skin is crispy, and serve with white sauce or Caper sauce that contains Caper berries. In each dish, there are 2 snapper fillets put with the sauce and caper berries to let customers enjoy them at one time.
Large Snapper Steak Served with Caper Sauce and Caper Berries, a Food Combo that Tastes Amazing
Tagliata Di Manzo All'Aceto Basalmico (1,200 Baht)
Let’s move to the dish that meat lovers will be impressed with! The restaurant gills large strip loin which is the beef imported from Rangers Valley, a respected premium marbled beef producer, and serves it with red wine sauce containing Balsamic Glaze and red wine. The steak will be medium-rare to allow customers to feel the juiciness of beef as much as possible.
Medium-rare Steak in Red Wine Sauce Representing Balsamic Glaze, Red Wine, and Juiciness of Beef
Capelli D' Angelo Aglio, Olio E Peperoncino (480 Baht)
Besides meat and beef, the restaurant still has pasta. This dish is made from Capellini pasta or Angel Hair which is a long and thin pasta mixed with olive oil, chili, and garlic to create AOP sauce, a traditional Italian sauce with a tangy flavor and smell of spices, and topped with Bottarga or cured grey mullet roe and big crab meat.
AOP Sauce Seasoned with Chili and Garlic to Taste the Traditional Italian Tangy Sauce
Shine with the Taste of Crab Meat and Bottarga, Cured and Mellow Grey Mullet Roe
Lasagna Al Forno (360 Baht)
Another pasta dish is Lasagna Al Forno or Lasagna with minced pork. This dish is so special because it’s made from fresh pasta that needs to be rolled and baked with meat sauce full of chopped pork sausage alternating with good-smelling cheese.
Fresh Pasta with Cheese and Chopped Pork Sausage
Tagliatelle Alla Carbonara (320 Baht)
The dish for pasta lovers that many people may be familiar with is Tagliatelle Alla Carbonara. The restaurant makes its carbonara in the real Italian style by using Fettuccine or a flat pasta and mixing it with egg white and cheese until it enrobes the pasta. Another special thing about this dish is that they will use Guanciale or pork cheek that is dry-cured to be more flavorful and tender.
Traditional Italian Carbonara that Paster Lovers Must Not Miss!
Strozzapreti Alla Bolognese (360 Baht)
Last but not least, this is a tasty dish made from Strozzapreti Pasta, one of the popular fresh pasta from the Emilia-Romagna region. It’s shorter and rounder than other kinds of pasta. The pasta will be mixed with the Bolognese sauce, a sauce with beef and tomatoes, and topped with cheese so when you eat it, you will taste a bit of sour flavor from it.
Another Dish Made from Fresh Pasta
Budino Al Caramello (200 Baht)
Next, it’s time for desserts! Budino Al Caramello is an Italian dessert served in a Coupe glass. In the glass, there are a smooth and creamy milk pudding, caramel from below adding more flavors, and hazelnut whipped cream on the top.
A Smooth and Creamy Milk Pudding with a Strong Smell of Hazelnut
Gelato Al Tiramisu (200 Baht)
Lastly, the signature dessert that you can find only in this place is Tiramisu, one of the most famous Italian desserts. It’s filled with ice cream to add more amazing tastes and textures. Moreover, its lowest layer contains Ladyfinger or a crispy biscuit while its top layer consists of milk chocolate curls and cocoa powder.
Tiramisu Made in this Restaurant’s Style and Served Various Amazing Textures of Ice Cream, Crispy Biscuit, Milk Chocolate Curls, and Cocoa Powder
Taste Summary
Brodetti Di Pesce 480 Baht: Each piece of seafood is fresh, quite big, especially snapper and mussel, and a bit salted. However, overall is mellow, not tangy, so you can eat it continuously. The bread is so crispy that though you rest it for a while, it’s still crispy. This is a dish that you should try!
Branzino Arrostito Con Salsa Al Vino Bianco 580 Baht: Snapper is fresh and has no fishy smell. Its skin adds a crispy texture to the dish. The sauce is a good balance of sour and salted flavors. This dish is so worth it because they always serve 2 snapper fillets in a dish.
Tagliata Di Manzo All'Aceto Basalmico 1,200 Baht: Each piece of beef has juciness and at the same time has firmness. When you eat it, you will scent a strong smell of beef. The red wine sauce is sour and salty. Therefore, the taste of this dish will become mellow and suit the beef. This is another dish we would like to recommend to you.
Capelli D' Angelo Aglio, Olio E Peperoncino 480 Baht: The pasta is tender, and cured grey mullet roe serves a bit of salty taste and crunchy texture. Crab meat has a suitable size and a rich flavor. The taste of this dish is quite tangy so it may not suit those who cannot handle the spiciness.
Lasagna Al Forno 360 Baht: Lasagna is full of a good smell, sour and creamy taste from tomato sauce and cheese respectively, and the texture of ground pork and sausage.
Tagliatelle Alla Carbonara 320 Baht: The tender, flat, and thick pasta is covered with good-smelling cream and peppers, and the pork cheek is fatty. Hence, we would like to recommend this dish to pasta lovers.
Strozzapreti Alla Bolognese 360 Baht: The pasta of this dish is tender and chewy and has the sourness of tomato sauce and the taste of meat in every bite.
Budino Al Caramello 200 Baht: Milk pudding is smooth and creamy the same as its hazelnut whipped cream. Anyway, the whipped cream contains an additional good smell of hazelnut and the sweetness of caramel. Although you eat both of them at the same time, it’s not too sweet and can make you impressed with this dish.
Gelato Al Tiramisu 200 Baht: Tiramisu ice cream has a strong smell of coffee and the bitter-sweet flavor of chocolate and cocoa on top. Ladyfinger serves a crispy texture and butter smell. This extremely impresses us so we would like to recommend you to try this one.
Assessment and Rating
Type of Assessment |
Point |
Taste |
4.20 |
Environment |
4.10 |
Worthiness |
4.05 |
Average Point |
4.116 |
The Outstanding Points of Emilia Ristorante Italiano
1. The restaurant serves good-tasting dishes in the real Italian style. Every dish is cooked and seasoned by a chef who has been in the food industry for more than 25 years!
2. Each dish is so worth it and has a reasonable price with high-quality ingredients and rich taste.
3. The restaurant always selects ingredients meticulously from many places to get the most suitable ingredients for cooking each dish. They select it from the high-quality ingredients imported from Italy and other countries.
4. The restaurant’s location is convenient for those who go by public transportation because it’s located in the supermarket ‘Gaysorn Tower’ so they can go by BTS and get off at BTS Chit Lom (Exit 7)
5. The environment around the restaurant is good and attractive because it’s decorated in a cozy and luxurious atmosphere and always changes the decoration depending on each season.
Additional Information and Recommendations
1. These prices do not include a 7% VAT and a 10% service charge.
2. For those who go by car, you can park your car at the car park at Gaysorn Tower and Gaysorn Village. There will be no charge for the first 30 minutes. Then, 30 baht will be charged for any additional hour (spend 500 baht and get 4 hours of parking free).
Traditional Italian foods by the experienced Italian chef are surrounded by a uniquely cozy and luxurious atmosphere. This makes Emilia Ristorante Italiano attractive and be a restaurant that everyone should try visiting. Although the restaurant has been open not for a long time, we would like to say that Italian food lovers shouldn’t miss this one!
