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Craving Italian? We hear you! Pizza, pasta, risotto, burrata, tiramisu – there’s a lot to love about Italian food. Here’s where to find some of the best Italian restaurants in Singapore
Craving pasta or pizza and in need of a recommendation for good Italian restaurants in Singapore? As always, what constitutes the best Italian restaurant in Singapore is always subjective. Here are some of our personal favourites, from casual Italian neighbourhood hidden gems so you can find an affordable Italian restaurant near you, to big names on the Italian restaurant scene – whether they stand out for ambience, their al dente pasta and creamy risotto, slow-fermented pizzas or other authentic Italian dishes.
There’s only one rule when it comes to dining out on Italian – always save room for Tiramisu. Check out this list so you can find a fab Italian restaurant near you. Buon appetito!
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Amò: Affordable Italian restaurant with a private room
Smart-casual Italian restaurant by restaurateur-chef Beppe De Vito, Amò on Hong Kong Street is known for its great quality pasta (including gluten-free pasta options), antipasti, and slow-fermented chewy crusted pizzas. It’s all dark interiors and low lighting here so makes a good date night spot, but it’s also friendly enough for family weekend lunches. If you have a larger group, we love their private room (they can do a special set menu too). Must-tries include the Roasted Pumpkin and Wild Garlic Pesto pizza, the Hand Rolled Trofie Pasta with Purple Artichokes and the Wagyu Beef Short Rib Peposo with Green Peppercorns and Potato Crema.
Amò, 33 Hong Kong Street, Singapore 059672, www.amorestaurant.sg
Fico: Seafront Italian restaurant
Italian restaurant Fico is helmed by chef Mirko Febbrile and is under the Lo & Behold Group (the peeps behind popular Odette, The Coconut Club, and Le Bon Funk). Best known for his pasta pop-up at Chinatown Complex (the queues were legit crazy!), Pugliese chef Mirko Febbrile brings his magic to Fico. Highlights include cardoncelli mushrooms, handmade orecchiette with broccolini and anchovies and dessert served on a trolley! Hugely popular (you’ll need to reserve well in advance) this Italian restaurant in East Coast Park, overlooks the sea and is a lovely place for alfresco dining.
Fico, 1300 East Coast Parkway, Singapore 468964, www.ficomasseria.com
Lino: Affordable Italian restaurant with a kids’ meal
Nestled in the Binjai Park neighbourhood, this hidden gem offers great quality affordable Italian dishes (it’s part of the Les Amis group after all!) Weekday Italian lunch sets start from just $26 for two courses! Don’t miss our all-time favourite Italian dish: the Lino signature Burrata Pizza with dough that’s proofed for 48 hours. The base is a light slow-roasted cherry tomato and passata sauce (no cheese) but in the centre is a ball of burrata topped with basil pesto. Lino also offers a kids’ set menu, which comes with either pasta or pizza and is served with a glass of juice and a scoop of gelato for dessert. There’s also a branch of Lino Italian restaurant in Forum on Orchard Rd if that location is nearer to you.
LINO, 7 Binjai Park, Singapore 589821, www.linorestaurant.com
MONTI: Italian restaurant on the Singapore River
Located at Fullerton Pavillion, MONTI sits atop the Singapore River with direct views of the Marina Bay Sands. This Italian restaurant in Singapore is so stunning, that weddings are often held here! Food-wise, you can expect quality, classic Italian fare with must-tries like Rigatoni With Wagyu Beef and Slow Cooked Beef Cheek.
MONTI, 82 Collyer Quay, Singapore 049327, www.monti.sg
Casa Vostra: Headed by a top pizza chef
Casa Vostra is a fairly new Italian restaurant in Singapore that opened in Raffles City this year. They’re known for their pizzas, which promise a scioglievole mouthfeel, ensuring that each bite melts in your mouth. Choose between three flavour categories: Newpolitan Red, Newpolitan White, and Doublecrunch, which are tomato-based and cheese respectively. Doublecrunch on the other hand, consists of different fillings sandwiched between two pieces of pizza dough.
Casa Vostra, 252 North Bridge Road, #01-49-51 Raffles City Shopping Centre, Singapore 179103, www.casavostra.sg
LAVO: Italian restaurant in Marina Bay Sands
If you’re around Marina Bay Sands and craving Italian food, head to the popular LAVO. Located on the 57th floor, LAVO is an award-winning Italian restaurant serving up hearty dishes such as the Seafood Plateau Grande and LAVO’s signature coconut-sized, one-pound Meatball. Save space for desserts here, because other than the must-have tiramisu, LAVO’s 20 Layer Chocolate Cake should not be missed.
LAVO, Marina Bay Sands, Hotel Tower 1, Level 57, Sands SkyPark, www.marinabaysands.com
Otto Ristorante: Popular Italian restaurant with hearty portions
This beloved Italian gem in Maxwell is really popular, especially during lunchtime – reservations are highly recommended to secure your spot. With its sophisticated and stylish interior, it’s the perfect spot to impress a first date. Don’t miss their signature spaghetti featuring sea urchin and Sardinian grey mullet bottarga. For dessert, The Venetian iced meringue cake is a must-try.
Otto Ristorante, 32 Maxwell Road, #01-02/03 Maxwell Chambers, Singapore 069115, www.ottoristorante.com.sg
ALTRO Zafferano: Dishes prepared by an Italian chef
If dining with a view is your vibe, ALTRO Zafferano is a must-visit. Perched on the 43rd floor of the Ocean Financial Centre, this Italian restaurant in Singapore serves up mouthwatering dishes alongside breathtaking views of the skyline. Helmed by a talented chef from Naples, the menu promises authentic Italian flavours that will transport your taste buds straight to the Mediterranean!
ALTRO Zafferano, 10 Collyer Quay, Level 43, Ocean Financial Centre, Singapore 049315, www.altrozafferano.sg
Kucina Italian: Halal Italian restaurant
Kucina Italian is a well-known Halal Italian restaurant in Singapore whose social media pages are filled with educational videos of Kucina’s Chef Gero DiMaria, who passionately shares pasta secrets, recipes, and culinary tips. The food here is nothing short of amazing, with over 2,000 positive reviews on Google!
Kucina Italian, 1 Tanjong Katong Road, #B1-09/10, KINEX 437157, www.kucinaitalian.com
Cicheti and Bar Cicheti: Italian restaurant in popular pizzas
Cicheti offers delicious handmade pasta and pizza cooked in the woodfire oven. You can never go wrong with a Margherita Pizza and this version is one of the best with a crisp thin crust and a chewy dough. Cicheti’s cosy ambience makes it a regular on the Italian restaurant list so book ahead if you are planning a date night!
Cicheti, 10 Jiak Chuan Road, Singapore 089264, www.cicheti.com
La Bottega Enoteca: Italian restaurant with ingredients sourced from Italy
What started as a private dining concept called Casa Nostra (meaning Our Home), has evolved into one of the best Italian restaurants in the East – now called La Bottega Enoteca. Ingredients are sourced from Italy – from the cheeses to the vegetables while the salumi (such as Guanciale, Pancetta, Coppa, Bresaola and Salame) are aged in-house. As you’d hope the fresh pastas such as tagliolini, pappardelle, ravioli, cavatelli and orecchiette are all made in house too and chef Antonio Miscellaneo’s signature Neapolitan pizzas are made with a 72-hour slow fermented dough to give them that memorable chewy billowy crust.
La Bottega Enoteca, 346 Joo Chiat Road, Singapore 427596, www.labottega.sg
Blue Label Pizza & Wine: Italian restaurant with famous pizzas
Blue Label Pizza and Wine does exceedingly good (if a little pricey) pizzas! This Italian American pizzeria has plush leather seating, dim lights and great tunes making it a popular date night spot. There’s a concise menu of salads (don’t miss the Kale Waldorf salad) and pizzas with a crisp chewy crust thanks to the long fermented dough. Try the cheesy The Original Famous or the Like a Caprese with burrata and roasted vine tomatoes. There’s a branch at Mandarin Gallery, but we love the vibes at Ann Siang.
Blue Label Pizza and Wine, two locations in Singapore, #03-02 Mandarin Gallery and 28 Ann Siang Road, www.bluelabelpizza.com
Chicco Pasta Bar: Affordable Italian restaurant in CBD
Chicco Pasta Bar is an Italian restaurant on Telok Ayer Street by Australian-Italian Chef Drew Nocente of the upmarket restaurant Cenzo. On a weekday lunch, this spot is crammed with hungry diners drawn by the affordable pricing and the lure of housemade pasta. For dinner, grill items are available from Australian Grass-fed Rib Eye to Lamb T-Bone. The Pistachio Tiramisu is worth saving room for.
Chicco Pasta Bar, 208 Telok Ayer Street, Singapore 068642, www.chiccopasta.sg
Latteria Mozzarella Bar: Largest range of mozzarella and burrata in Singapore
Latteria Mozzarella Bar in Duxton Hill affords us a bite of Southern Italy in Singapore! We love the casual alfresco seating where you can nibble on Italian cheese and enjoy the balmy summer evening, pretending you’re on the coast of Italia! Latteria Mozzarella Bar offers the largest range of mozzarella and burrata in Singapore, all flown in directly from Italy twice a week. Enjoy these as is or topped on your standard Italian fare. Don’t miss the affordable Italian set weekday lunch at just $30 for 2 courses/ $33 for 3 courses.
Latteria Mozzarella Bar, 40 Duxton Hill, Singapore 089618, www.latteriamb.com
Forma: Quality pasta made in-house
An upmarket Italian trattoria in the East, Forma is a collab between The Cicheti Group and local pasta artisan Lee Yum Hwa. Pause at the window to get a super view of the pasta artisans at work rolling pasta sheets, measuring and cutting the pasta into shapes from linguine to tortellini. Pasta served very al dente (and in very small portions) is the name of the game here. Don’t miss the Struncatura Ammollicata with anchovies, olives, chilli and sauteed breadcrumbs, Orecchiette al Sugo d’Agnello, and antipasti like gnoccho fritto with shavings of lardo, smoked speck ham with medjool dates and braised artichokes on creamy stracciatella.
Forma, 128 Tembeling Road, Singapore 423638, Tel: (+65) 6513 228, www.formasg.com
Publico Ristorante: Riverside Italian restaurant
We love the vibes at Publico Ristorante – glam decor with a great buzz indoors as well as alfresco seating riverside. This Italian restaurant is well known for its woodfired pizza; try the Capricciosa with shaved ham, pork sausage, artichokes, black olives, mushrooms, and mozzarella. There’s a range of pasta (including gluten-free options) and meaty mains like Bistecca Ribeye, Lamb Chops or 18 Hour Beef Short Ribs.
Publico, Intercontinental Singapore Robertson Quay, 1 Nanson Road, Singapore 238909, www.publico.sg
il Cielo by voco Orchard Singapore: Rooftop Italian restaurant
Did you know there’s a rooftop Italian restaurant right in the heart of Orchard? il Cielo offers Italian comfort food and good times in a laidback setting. Here you’ll get the best of both worlds – a seasonal Italian set lunch (at just $34 for two courses) with a poolside view. Featuring seasonal ingredients that pay homage to iconic culinary regions across Italy, il Cielo’s signature homemade pastas include Tagliolini alla Genovese ($32), starring its namesake’s classic basil pesto and Tuscan Pappardelle all’ Anatra ($34) served with tender duck ragoût, olives and orange zest.
The kids will adore the sharing-size, wood-fired pizzas and everyone will fight over il Cielo’s signature Tiramisu ($16). Do note they have private dining rooms or reserve the entire restaurant if you’re celebrating a big bash!
Il Cielo, 581 Orchard Road, voco Orchard Singapore, Level 24, Singapore 238883, www.tablecheck.com
Waterfall Ristorante Italiano: Southern Italian restaurant
Waterfall Ristorante Italiano offers authentic Southern Italian specialities made with quality produce. Go hungry as you’ll be in for a treat with a showcase of dishes from Puglia, featuring signature handmade pastas like the Orecchiette Broccoli E Salsicca with broccoli, Italian pork sausage meat and handmade Orecchiette pasta in a light creamy sauce. Pizza-lovers, don’t miss the Mortadella e Stracciatella pizza, which consists of a Southern Italian flatbread draped with dollops of luscious Stracciatella cheese, sundried tomatoes and pistachio. For mains, try the Polpo alla Plancia, an impressive whole octopus leg which is first steamed till tender and then grilled over high heat to achieve a caramelised char.
Waterfall Ristorante Italiano, Shangri-La Singapore, 22 Orange Grove Road, Singapore 258350, www.shangri-la.com
Basilico Italian Restaurant: Italian restaurant with a lunch buffet
Basilico Italian Restaurant in the Conrad Hotel is a favourite Italian restaurant in Singapore thanks to the Italian Weekday Lunch Buffet (from $68/adult or $32.50/child). One of the main highlights of the Italian buffet includes the cold cuts, seafood and cheese table plus of course, there’s plenty of pasta, pizza and mains to choose from too.
Basilico Italian Restaurant, 1 Cuscaden Road, Conrad, Level 2, Singapore 249715, www.hilton.com
Allora Ristorante & Bar: Italian restaurant where kids under 6 dine free
Allora Ristorante & Bar within Crowne Plaza Changi Airport, Terminal 3 promises a warm atmosphere and comforting Italian food. Head here during the week for a la carte Italian fare or book a table for the Italian Sunday brunch buffet (it’s the only Italian restaurant with a buffet spread in the Changi Airport area on Sundays!). Sunday buffet brunch is from 12:30pm – 3:30pm ($68++ per adult, $28++ per child 7 – 12 years. Kids 6 and below dine for free).
At the heart of Allora is the metallic mosaic Pizza oven with handcrafted pizzas made by head Pizzaiolo Vincenzo Lavecchia although you can also tuck into delicious artisanal pastas and a diverse array of antipasti. Celebrating? Plump for the free flow package of brunch and Prosecco, Beer & Soft drinks priced at $108++. Click here to make reservations.
Allora Ristorante & Bar at Crowne Plaza Changi Airport, 75 Airport Boulevard, #01-01, Changi Airport Terminal 3, Singapore 819664, Tel: (+65) 6823 5354, [email protected], www.changiairport.crowneplaza.com
Fiamma: Italian restaurant with a Michelin-starred chef
Fiamma by Chef Mauro Colagreco – owner of three Michelin-starred French restaurant, Mirazur—is a smart Italian restaurant in the Capella. This upscale Italian restaurant features an open kitchen, a wood-fired oven and a terrace overlooking the pool and garden. The Italian menu is inspired by Chef Mauro’s grandma’s cooking and features Italian classics, including house-made pasta like the blue lobster tagliatelle, and tasty crisp pizzas like the Tartufo pizza and tiramisu.
Fiamma, Capella Singapore, 1 The Knolls, Singapore 098297, www.capellahotels.com
The Cliff Restaurant Sofitel Sentosa: Italian restaurant with ocean views
Looking for an Italian restaurant in Singapore with a vibe that will transport you to the Med? Head to The Cliff for laid-back views overlooking the scenic Sofitel Pool during the day; come evening the scene is more romantic with the sounds of the surrounding jungle and the balmy breeze of the South China Sea. Dishes include linguine with clams, Squid ink tonnarelli pasta with crab, a range of pizzas and mains of pan-seared Sea Bass or Grilled lamb chops with chorizo puree.
The Cliff Restaurant Sofitel Sentosa, 2 Bukit Manis Road, Singapore 099891, Tel: (+65) 6708 8310, www.sofitel-singapore-sentosa.com
Ristorante Pietrasanta: Run by Italian brothers
Ristorante Pietrasanta is a family business at One North run by Italian brothers. This decade-old Italian restaurant offers a taste of Tuscan cuisine from Bistecca alla Fiorentina, to handmade focaccia, hand-shaped pizzas and handcrafted pastas. Don’t miss dishes like the Ossobuco with risotto, Classic Margherita pizza (made with organic flour) and the handmade Tuscan Spaghetti with Beef Chianti Bolognese.
Ristorante Pietrasanta, 1 Fusionopolis Way, Connexis, #01-08, Singapore 138632, www.ristorante-pietrasanta.com
Al Forno East Coast Restaurant: One of Singapore’s first Italian restaurants
Al Forno is purportedly one of the first Italian restaurants in Singapore established in 1995. This East Coast spot is located in the heart of Katong and has Italian owners, which is always a good sign. Sit back in the cosy setting and tuck into Neapolitan pizzas baked in a traditional wood-fired oven that dominates the restaurant. Don’t miss the delicious Tiramisu!
Al Forno East Coast Restaurant, 400 East Coast Road, Le Peranakan Hotel, Singapore 428996, www.alfornoeastcoast.com.sg
No Menu Restaurant: Family-owned Italian restaurant
An authentic family-style Italian restaurant that’s helmed by Chef Osvaldo Forlino and run by his family. The restaurant’s name pays homage to traditional, family-run restaurants in Italy that have no menu. This might be disconcerting for the uninitiated but if you are willing to let go and trust the staff it can be a joy (you can always ask for dish prices so there are no surprises there). This Italian restaurant may have steep prices but the vibe is very much like a quaint eatery in Italy.
No Menu Restaurant, 23 Boon Tat Street, Singapore 069621, www.osvaldo.sg
Garibaldi Italian Restaurant & Bar: Fine-dining Italian restaurant
Garibaldi Italian Restaurant & Bar is one of Singapore’s more popular fine-dining Italian restaurants. This special occasion Italian restaurant offers elevated Italian cuisine – to give you an indication of the pricing, their signature is the Cold Angel Hair with Snow Crab, Bafun Sea Urchin & Siberian Caviar at $98. Other dishes range from pasta to Ossobuco Garibaldi ($78) and Baked Atlantic Cod ($68).
Garibaldi Italian Restaurant & Bar, 36 Purvis Street, #01-02, Singapore 188613, www.garibaldi.com.sg
Pasta Brava: Affordable Italian restaurant
Pasta Brava is a traditional affordable Italian restaurant with a family-friendly ambience. The Italian food is always reliable and the staff is always willing to help so this spot is often very busy. Try the very popular Spaghetti in Squid Ink Sauce, and to round off the meal, the slightly un-Italian but firm favourite sticky date pudding with vanilla ice cream.
Pasta Brava, 81 Tras Street, Singapore 079020, www.pastabrava.com.sg
ETNA Italian Restaurant: Award-winning Italian restaurant
Offering contemporary Italian cuisine with a Sicilian touch, ETNA Italian Restaurant has two locations at Duxton and East Coast. ETNA is one of the 20 authentic Italian restaurants in Singapore proudly awarded the Ospitalita Italiana Gold Seal Award, which guarantees each customer high-quality authentic Italian food. On the menu: a range of focaccia and bruschetta, handmade pasta like the Trenette pasta in fresh tomato sauce, with stracciatella cheese and asparagus, as well as grilled meats.
ETNA Italian Restaurant, two locations in Singapore, 9/50 Duxton Road and 110 Upper East Coast Road, www.etnaitalianrestaurant.com.sg
Prego: Famous go-to spot for pizzas and pastas
Prego, an Italian restaurant within Fairmont Singapore, sports an industrial-style interior and offers pizzas and other Italian classics. They’re always buzzing with folks during lunch and dinner times, so be sure to book your table early!
Prego, 80 Bras Basah Road, Fairmont Singapore Level 1, Singapore 189560, www.prego.com.sg
Limoncello Pizza & Grill: Italian food from Almafi Coast
Italian restaurant Limoncello Pizza & Grill offers authentic Italian fare from the Amalfi Coast. There’s a huge alfresco area by the river for balmy evening drinks. Start with the Antipasto Limoncello with burrata cheese served with “San Daniele” ham and assorted cold cuts then move on to the Bistecca Grigliata, a 300g grilled Australian grain-fed ribeye or the homemade pastas and Neapolitan wood-fired pizzas.
Limoncello Pizza & Grill, 95 Robertson Quay, Rivergate Condominium, #01-19/20, Singapore 238256, www.limoncello.sg
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