Restaurant in Aprica, Italy
Michelin-recognised meat and mountain comfort at €€.
Gimmy's holds a Michelin Plate (2025) and delivers modern-reinterpreted Italian mountain cooking in a warm Stube-style room at an accessible €€ price point. The meat-focused menu and intimate alpine setting make it the strongest dinner option in Aprica, particularly for groups or a low-key special occasion. Booking is easy outside peak ski season.
If you're spending a ski season or mountain weekend in Aprica and want a dinner that goes beyond the usual refuge fare, Gimmy's earns its Michelin Plate with confidence. The €€ price range makes it one of the more accessible ways to eat well in the Valtellina mountains, and the Stube-style room gives group dinners a natural warmth that most alpine restaurants in this category don't deliver. Book it for your second night in Aprica — once you've got your bearings — and come hungry for meat.
Picture this: you push open the door after a day on the slopes and the room does the work. The Stube-style interior , warm timber, mountain proportions, the kind of enclosed heat that serious alpine dining rooms build over decades , tells you immediately that this is not a tourist-trap trattoria. Gimmy's holds a Michelin Plate (2025), a recognition that marks it as a kitchen worth seeking out, even if the full star tier is a different conversation. For Aprica, a resort town that sits more comfortably on the practical end of Italy's ski-destination spectrum, that credential carries weight.
The kitchen's approach is traditional Italian cuisine reinterpreted with a modern touch , a formula that, done well, means regional mountain cooking with cleaner technique and better sourcing than the baseline. The Michelin citation specifically flags a dedicated page of the menu given over entirely to meat dishes, which is the clearest signal the kitchen sends about where its priorities lie. If you've eaten here once and ordered broadly, your second visit has a clear direction: go deep on the meat section. Lombardy's mountain tradition leans toward braised and slow-cooked cuts, and a kitchen that builds an entire menu page around meat in this part of Italy is telling you something about where it invests its energy.
With a Google rating of 4.1 from 98 reviews, Gimmy's sits in solidly well-regarded territory for a restaurant of this size and location. It's not the kind of place generating national food-press attention, but the consistency reflected in those numbers suggests a kitchen that delivers reliably across seasons, not just on opening weekends.
The Stube format matters most if you're planning a group dinner. The enclosed, intimate character of a traditional Stube room , low ceilings, fixed warm materials, a sense of separation from the outside cold , creates natural conditions for a private or semi-private group experience. For parties of four or more, this is probably the strongest argument for Gimmy's over a larger, more open-plan restaurant in the area. The room wraps around a table rather than exposing it to a busy dining floor, which means conversation carries, the atmosphere feels earned rather than manufactured, and the occasion lands as intended. If you're organising a group dinner mid-ski-trip , a birthday, an end-of-week meal, a celebration that needs a room with actual character , the physical setting here does more of the heavy lifting than at most alternatives in this price tier. Contact the restaurant directly to discuss group arrangements, as specific private dining availability and configurations are not publicly listed.
Gimmy's sits at Via Privata Gemelli in Aprica's SO district. Booking difficulty is rated Easy, and given the modest scale and the town's profile as a second-tier ski resort rather than a Cortina-level destination, you are unlikely to need to plan weeks ahead except during the peak December-to-February ski season and the summer walking season in July and August. During those windows, book a week or more out to be safe. Outside peak periods, two to three days' notice should be sufficient. No phone number or website is currently listed in public directories, so the most reliable approach is to contact the venue directly through your hotel concierge or in person on arrival. At €€, per-head spend is manageable , this is a dinner that works as a daily option, not a once-a-trip commitment.
Positioning Gimmy's against the broader field of award-recognised Italian restaurants requires some honest geographic context. The comparison set for Aprica is local, not national. Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler in Brunico, Dal Pescatore in Runate, Osteria Francescana in Modena, Reale in Castel di Sangro, and Quattro Passi in Marina del Cantone are all €€€€ operations at a different level of ambition, investment, and booking difficulty. If you're specifically travelling Italy for high-end dining, consult our broader guides to Uliassi in Senigallia, Piazza Duomo in Alba, Enoteca Pinchiorri in Florence, Le Calandre in Rubano, or Enrico Bartolini in Milan. Gimmy's is not competing in that field , it's the right answer for eating well inside Aprica without leaving the resort. Compared to unrecognised local alternatives, the Michelin Plate makes it the default choice for a dinner you want to remember.
For more on eating and drinking in the area, see our full Aprica restaurants guide, our Aprica bars guide, and our Aprica hotels guide. If you're planning a fuller trip around the region, our Aprica wineries guide and experiences guide are worth a look. Italian dining at this quality level travels well internationally too , 8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana in Hong Kong and cenci in Kyoto show how far the tradition extends.
Go straight to the meat section of the menu. The Michelin Plate citation specifically calls out a full page dedicated to meat dishes , that's not a minor detail, it's the kitchen telling you where it concentrates its effort. On a second visit, focus there rather than ordering broadly. Specific dishes are not publicly listed, so ask your server what the kitchen is running that evening.
No tasting menu is confirmed in available data for Gimmy's. The €€ price range and Michelin Plate positioning suggest an à la carte format focused on regional Italian with a modern reinterpretation. At this price tier, the value case for ordering freely from the menu is strong without needing a set format. Confirm current menu structure when booking.
Yes, with some caveats. The Stube-style room creates genuine atmosphere , warm, enclosed, and mountain-specific in a way that generic restaurants don't replicate. A Michelin Plate kitchen at €€ pricing is good value for a celebratory dinner. If you need guaranteed private space, contact the restaurant in advance to discuss options, as configurations are not publicly listed. For a group celebration in a ski resort setting, this is the right call in Aprica.
Workable, but not the primary use case. The Stube atmosphere lends itself to groups and pairs more naturally than solo counter dining. At €€, the financial commitment is low enough that solo dining here is not a stretch, and a Michelin Plate kitchen is worth visiting on your own terms. Go at the start of service when the room is quieter.
Gimmy's is the most credentialed restaurant in Aprica based on current Michelin data. For a significant step up in ambition and price, the nearest relevant comparison is Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler (€€€€, Brunico), though that requires a separate trip. Within Aprica itself, Gimmy's is the default choice for a dinner with a kitchen behind it. See our full Aprica restaurants guide for the complete picture.
No specific dietary accommodation data is publicly available for Gimmy's. The menu emphasis on meat dishes means this is not the most natural fit for vegetarians, but a kitchen at Michelin Plate level in the modern Italian tradition will typically accommodate requests with notice. Contact the restaurant in advance , via hotel concierge or in person , to discuss requirements before booking.
| Venue | Awards | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gimmy's | Michelin Plate (2025); Traditional cuisine reinterpreted with a modern twist, with a whole page of the menu dedicated to meat dishes. Meals are served in an attractive Stube-style room with a warm mountain ambience. | €€ | — |
| Atelier Moessmer Norbert Niederkofler | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
| Dal Pescatore | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
| Osteria Francescana | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
| Quattro Passi | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
| Reale | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | €€€€ | — |
Key differences to consider before you reserve.
The menu at Gimmy's centres heavily on meat — the Michelin Plate citation specifically notes a full page of the menu dedicated to meat dishes. That focus makes it a poor fit for vegetarians or vegans. If dietary restrictions are a concern, check the venue's official channels before booking, as no formal policy is documented.
Aprica is a small ski town, and Gimmy's is the only venue in the area with Michelin recognition in 2025. For a step up in ambition and budget, the nearest award-recognised alternatives require leaving the Aprica area entirely — think the broader Lombardy or Alto Adige restaurant circuit. Within Aprica itself, Gimmy's is the reference point for a sit-down dinner above refuge level.
The Michelin Plate citation points directly to the meat section — described as occupying a full dedicated page of the menu — as the kitchen's clearest strength. The positioning is traditional Italian cuisine reinterpreted with a modern approach, so expect familiar formats with considered execution rather than avant-garde plating. Specific dish names are not published, so the meat-focused courses are the safest anchor for your order.
No tasting menu format is confirmed in the available venue data, so this cannot be verified. What is confirmed is the €€ price range and a Michelin Plate, which signals competent, value-conscious cooking rather than a multi-course prestige format. If a tasting menu is your priority, a Michelin-starred venue elsewhere in the Alps would be a more certain bet.
The Stube-style room — warm, enclosed, intimate — is designed around group warmth rather than counter seating or open solo formats. At €€ pricing with a Michelin Plate, a solo dinner is financially accessible, but the room format suits pairs and small groups more naturally. Worth checking table availability for one when booking.
Yes, in the right context. If you're celebrating during a ski trip to Aprica, Gimmy's is the strongest documented option in town: Michelin Plate recognition, a Stube room that delivers atmosphere without needing decoration, and €€ pricing that won't require much justification. For a landmark anniversary dinner where the restaurant itself is the destination, somewhere with a Michelin star would carry more weight.
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