giacomo's cibo e vino

06/03/2026

The heat is on. Stop in and enjoy our June Seasonal Plates:

Risotto al Mais con Gamberi all'Harissa - Creamy corn risotto with caramelized onions and sweet red peppers and topped with sautéed shrimp marinated in house made harissa (a spicy, savory, and aromatic chili pepper paste).

Crostata al Mango - The seasonal dessert benefitting Rescued Pets Movement is a mango custard cream tart in an almond coconut crust, served with a cherry, pineapple, and mango compote and whipped cream.

05/10/2026

Stop in and enjoy our May Seasonal Plates:

Tagliolini allo Zafferano con Ragu d'Agnello ai Peperoni - Sauce of lamb shoulder slowly braised with caramelized onion, sweet peppers, wine, tomato, and broth tossed with thin house made egg noodles infused with saffron.

Crostata Cocco e Ananas - This dessert benefitting Rescued Pets Movement is a layered coconut rum cream and pineapple cream tart in an almond cookie crust. Gluten Free!

04/03/2026

Stop by for our April Seasonal Plates:

Linguine con Gamberi al Limone - Shrimp cooked Italian-American 'scampi-style" - browned in a lemony garlicky white wine butter sauce with shallots, a hint of spicy Calabrian chili pepper, lemon zest, and chives.

The dessert benefiting Rescued Pets Movement is a rich, buttery crumbly cake modeled after the French Gâteau Breton, filled with house made Orange Strawberry Marmalade, and served with a dollop of vanilla bean tres leches gelato from local woman-owned SweetCup Gelato and Sorbet.

03/03/2026

Spring! Stop by and enjoy our March Seasonal Plates:

Pappardelle con Pollo al Marsala - house made wide egg noodles in a sauce of sautéed chicken breast bites, cremini and sh*take mushrooms, prosciutto, spinach, shallots, dry marsala wine, cream, and parmigiano reggiano.

Crostata di Ricotta e Ciliegie - the dessert benefiting Rescued Pets Movement is a ricotta cheese tart with a bottom layer of house made preserved sour cherries, in an almond cookie crust. Topped with a drizzle of cherry caramel.

02/03/2026

Happy Valentines * Galentines * Palentines Day! We all need a little love, so stop in for our February Seasonal Plates.

Vellutata di Pomodoro con Ceci - puréed tomato soup enriched and made creamy with chickpea purée, chickpea broth, and house made toasted sesame seed paste. Vegan.

Taglierini Rossi con Bisque di Gamberi e Polpa di Granchio - thin fresh house made egg noodles tinted and flavored with tomato paste, in a shrimp bisque sauce topped with jumbo lump crabmeat.

Crostata al Ciliegie e Cioccolato - this dessert benefiting Rescued Pets Movement is a 2-layered tart with a chocolate almond cookie crust. The bottom layer is dark chocolate ganache custard and the top layer is a tart cherry curd.

01/08/2026

Happy New Year!

Start the new year off right with our January seasonal plates:

Zuppa Buon Anno - Combining New Year's food traditions of Italy and Southern U. S. for health and prosperity, this is a hearty soup with a meat broth base, black eyed peas, lentils, spicy house made fennel pork sausage, prosciutto, savoy cabbage, tomato, and aromatic vegetables.

Spaghetti alla Puttanesca con Gamberi - slightly spicy tomato sauce with shrimp, capers, kalamata olives, anchovy, red chili pepper, garlic and shallots.

Crostata di Mandorle con Pere al Moscato d'Asti - This month's dessert benefitting Rescued Pets Movement is an almond custard tart served with a pear half poached in Moscato d'Asti infused with orange zest, cinnamon, vanilla, star anise with dried cranberries and apricots.

12/05/2025

Our last day of service this year will be Saturday December 20.

We will be closed for 2 weeks reopening Tuesday January 6.

12/05/2025

Happy Holidays! Please join us for our December Seasonal Plates:

Farinata di Cavolo Nero - a traditional Tuscan hearty soup of cannellini beans and Tuscan kale, aromatic vegetables, bean broth, brodo, and prosciutto, thickened to a porridge-like consistency with polenta.

Pappardelle al Ragu d'Anatra alla Veneziana - "Venetian-style" duck sauce: duck quarters are braised with caramelized aromatic vegetables, spices, and herbs, Valpolicella Ripasso wine reduction, tomato, a splash of blood orange juice, orange zest, and chicken bone broth, until meltingly tender, forming a luscious savory sauce with a hint of sweetness.

Tiramisu - rum spiked mascarpone combined with Marsala zabaglione and cream, layered with cocoa, chocolate shavings, and ladyfingers dipped in espresso. Profits from this dessert are donated to Rescued Pets Movement.

11/19/2025

We are so pleased to have been on the Houston Top 100 Restaurants list since 2012!

Thank you, Judy Schmal and Houston Chronicle for the recognition.

The Breakfast Klub, Brennan's, Pappas Bros. Steakhouse, Ninfa's on Navigation are all among the time-tested restaurants.

11/14/2025

Thank you, Houston Chronicle, for including us in the Houston's Top 100!

Explore Houston’s Top 100 Restaurants — our critics pay for every meal to bring you an honest guide to the city’s best dining spots.

11/11/2025

We will be closed on Thursday, November 27
for Thanksgiving Day.
We reopen on Friday,
regular hours.

10/02/2025

Fall is on the way! Stop in for October's seasonal dishes:

Crema di Zucca - puréed soup of roast butternut squash seasoned with cinnamon, nutmeg, and sage. combined with caramelized aromatic vegetables and vegetable broth.

Pappardelle al Ragu Bianco di Maiale - "White ragu" sauce of Berkshire pork shoulder slowly braised until meltingly tender with aromatic vegetables, white wine, broth, and cream seasoned with sage, rosemary, and fennel. It is called white ragu because there is no tomato.

Crostata al Cioccolato e Pecan - an Italianesque version of chocolate pecan tart - a rich chocolate custard filling with chopped pecans, orange zest, rum and vanilla in a chocolate pecan cookie crust. Topped with whipped cream and espresso caramel sauce. This dessert benefits Rescued Pets Movement.

09/01/2025

Welcome, September. Our seasonal plates are:

Crema di Funghi - Puréed soup of mushrooms sautéed with aromatics and combined with porcini mushroom broth, dry sherry, and a bit of cream. Topped with sautéed cremini and sh*take mushrooms and chives. Vegetarian.

Pappardelle al Marsala con Gamberi - Wide house made egg noodles in a Marsala wine butter sauce with shrimp sautéed with spinach, shiitake and cremini mushrooms, red bell peppers, shallots, and garlic.

Dolce Settembre - This dessert benefiting Rescued Pets Movement is Giacomo's version of 'Gateau Breton', a sort of hybrid between a pound cake and a buttery moist shortbread cookie that is traditionally filled with prune or apricot preserves. Our version is filled with house made fresh fig and blood orange compote, and served with a scoop of pistachio gelato (from Sweetcup Gelato) and a drizzle of blood orange caramel sauce.

08/05/2025

Chill with our seasonal plates:

Gazpacho - Chilled puréed tomato soup blended with cucumbers, onion, red bell peppers, calabrian peppers, garlic, extra virgin olive oil, sherry vinegar, and bread.

Pasta Stefano - house made tagliatelle in a white wine basil lemon butter sauce with sautéed zucchini, red bell peppers, corn, shallots, garlic, and wild Gulf shrimp.

Dolce d'Agosto - Key lime pie with a pistachio cookie crust. Profits are donated to Rescued Pets Movement.