Just opened in the Royal Exchange Building is the new Italian restaurant, Panino Giusto. All the way over from Milan this outlet has been providing the chic Milanese residents excellently source products for over thirty years. Its now opened up in the City and I can definitely see this place doing well where it is, especially with lunchtime trade and those delicious Paninis.

Panino Giusto is as you may have guessed, is probably more well-known for its gourmet Paninis. They are nothing like we have here in the UK. They're made with the best ingredients such as 24 month aged Parma ham from the Tanara Brothers. Tyrolean speck and Bresaola from Valtellina all topped off with sweet, juicy tomatoes and a drizzle of white truffle oil.

All the dishes had names which sort of related to the dishes, i.e. Vancouver - mainly consisted of seafood, I couldn't quite work out the mentality behind it, maybe I should have asked for a press release before i arrived. I started with the Italiano, which was a huge platter of meats. Cured Parma ham, Praga ham, Bresaola, Speck and Mortadella with pistachio nuts. I couldn't fault any of them, they were all perfect and some of the best examples I have tried, if these were in my Panini I would be more than happy. The Praga ham definitely took hold of my soft side, and I certainly demolished its.

Maybe its just me and the places I have eaten but I can't say I have seen smoked salmon on an Italian menu before, it just doesn't seem right. Still, I had to try the Scandia dish. Lightly smoked red king wild Alaska salmon with warm bread, oh and a heart attack amounts worth of butter on the side. Now I know I'm only on my second starter but I've already noticed that Panino Giusto is not going to be about skill in the kitchen, it is solely relying on high quality ingredients cooked and prepared simply. And it works, the smoked salmon was lightly and beautifully smoked and was extremely flaky but still strong and meaty in texture. You could taste the quality.

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