Bigotto

The bacon and cabbage pasta with tomato cream sauce is a memorable lunch choice. One diner described it as flat pasta, a good match for the creamy sauce, with tasty bacon and cabbage. Some lunch sets also include a seasonal salad or soup, the pasta of the day, bread, bruschetta and coffee or tea after the meal, making for a considered meal from start to finish. There is also a lunch option with a choice from the day’s dishes; one diner was interested in the tuna and pumpkin doria as an alternative to pasta.

For a lighter addition, consider the crisp salad with octopus and potato or bruschetta topped with garlic toast. Pizza comes in a full-size option of about 28 cm, topped with bacon and mushrooms in tomato sauce, as well as a 18 cm mini pizza—options that can serve as a main or another dish to share. The à la carte menu includes pasta with prawns in cream sauce, lobster pasta with tomato sauce and a Sicilian-style seafood omelette. Fish dishes include oven-baked prawns and scallops with herbs, and grilled sea bream and scallops with basil sauce, offering alternatives to pasta.

Wine to accompany the meal is listed by the glass, carafe or bottle, with choices including white Chablis and red Dolcetto d’Alba. A small dessert set can be added after the meal, and one diner mentioned enjoying an affogato.

Bigotto is described as a small restaurant with around 6 tables. One account of a visit found it almost full at lunchtime, so booking ahead may be worth considering for an unhurried meal or dinner. From a solo lunch to an evening meal with wine, the menu at Bigotto in Tezukayama offers plenty of ways to choose a meal around the dishes that appeal.