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Quick answer: Locanda brings the warmth of a Michelin-starred team to Rowell Road, while Acqua e Farina keeps a perfect track record out at Rail Mall. If you want a seaside evening, Fico faces East Coast Park. For Mod-Sin twang, Pastaro puts lard in carbonara. Groups who cannot agree on one sauce head straight to Tipo Pasta Bar’s build-your-own counter. Every name on this list makes pasta that matters.
Not so long ago, finding a plate of pasta in Singapore that tasted like it had a story meant knowing someone’s nonna. Today, a handful of kitchens still work the flour and eggs the slow way, turning out shapes that hold sauce the way they should. These are the spots worth your time.
Looking more broadly? Best Western & European Food in Singapore gathers all 58 guides on this, so you can scan the field first.
Locanda
A shophouse on Rowell Road that does the Italian-inn thing properly — warm lighting, a short but serious menu, and the quiet confidence that comes from sharing DNA with a Michelin-starred kitchen.
They hang their hat on two pastas. The pappardelle ragu Genovese uses tender Australian beef that falls apart under a fork, and the spaghetti ai frutti di mare arrives heavy with lobster and mussels — the kind of plate that makes you slow down and pour another glass. Everything is built around what is in season, so the menu breathes a little each month.
This is the stop when you want a proper dinner that still feels like a night out, not a tasting-menu ceremony. Go with someone who knows their aglianico from their barbera and let them handle the bottle.
The quiet Rowell Road shophouse was built on kitchen wisdom brought over from a Michelin-starred outfit, and it shows in the pappardelle — softened by a ragu that knows exactly how long a pot needs to sit. Come here for a slow, grown-up evening where nobody rushes you.
Address: 109 Rowell Road, Singapore 208033
Phone: +65 9619 2691
Hours: Mon, Wed–Thu 6–11pm; Fri–Sun 12–3pm & 6–11pm; closed Tue
Price: À la carte, mid-range to high
Locanda website
Acqua e Farina
Tucked into Rail Mall on Upper Bukit Timah Road, this is the sort of place Bukit Timah families have on speed dial. The chefs move comfortably between the richness of northern Italian cooking and the lighter touch of the south.
Order the handmade cocoa tagliatelle with nduja salami, portobello mushrooms and grilled prawns once and you will start looking for excuses to drive up again. The pasta lineup changes fairly often, and they are serious about importing the right flour, the right tomatoes — the stuff that separates a Tuesday supper from a meal you remember.
At lunch it hums with families and friends catching up; dinner goes a little moodier. Bring people who care about food but do not need white tablecloths to prove it.
We keep these lists updated by hand. If you run something that fits, get in touch before the next revision.
The chefs slip between the creamier north and the brighter south, but the cocoa tagliatelle is where they nod to a much older habit — putting chocolate in pasta dough — and the nduja and prawns make it a full, generous plate that keeps families coming back to Rail Mall.
Address: 400 Upper Bukit Timah Rd, Rail Mall, Singapore 678050
Phone: +65 8499 7156
Hours: Tue–Sat 11:30am–2:30pm & 5:30pm–10:30pm; Sun 11:30am–2:30pm & 5:30pm–10pm; PH 11:30am–2:30pm & 5:30pm–10:30pm; closed Mon unless PH (then closed next day)
Price: Moderate to high
Acqua e Farina website
Fico
Fico sits inside East Coast Park facing the sea, and it wastes none of that view. The menu pulls from Cucina Povera — Puglian cooking that turns humble ingredients into something you think about days later. A live pasta counter means you watch the team work flour and eggs while you wait.
The mafaldine with ossobuco, almonds and Primitivo di Puglia wine reduction is the dish locals book for. It is rich, slightly sweet from the wine, and the kind of main that makes dessert feel like a nice-to-have rather than a need. Michelin eventually took notice and put Fico in the Guide.
Go at golden hour. A table by the window, the sky turning pink, a plate of pasta — that is the whole pitch. Definitely one for a birthday or an anniversary you want to get right.
The live pasta counter is a lesson in what Puglian nonnas always knew — that flour, eggs, and a practised hand can make a meal feel like Sunday, even with a half-empty cupboard. The mafaldine carries that same thinking, with ossobuco and almonds doing the heavy lifting while the sea breeze does the rest.
Address: 1300 East Coast Parkway, East Coast Park Area F, Singapore 468964
Phone: +65 8121 7208
Hours: By reservation only — Mon–Wed 5:30–10:30pm (last order 9:30pm); Thu 11:30am–3pm (last order 2:15pm) & 5:30–10:30pm (last order 9:30pm); Fri–Sun 11:30am–10:30pm (last order 9:30pm)
Price: Higher end
Fico website
After a pasta dinner, some of us need coffee and something sweet. Our Venues to Indulge in Espresso in Singapore list has a few spots that stay open late enough for exactly that.
Pastaro
Pastaro hides on the second floor of Chancery Court off Dunearn Road, and the lift ride up is worth it. Italian technique gets a Singaporean remix — creamy carbonara boosted with crispy lard, laksa pesto spaghetti tangled around slipper lobster. It should not work on paper, but on the plate it makes total sense.
This is Mod-Sin pasta without the gimmick fatigue. Each dish starts with sound cooking, then checks in with a local flavour memory. The kind of place where you eat, laugh, and immediately text the group chat something along the lines of wah, why nobody told me about this sooner.
Come with your most adventurous makan kaki. Not every dish lands with every diner, but the hits leave an impression.
What makes Pastaro work is that the Italian cooking comes first, the local larder second. The carbonara’s crispy lard reaches back to a time when every hawker knew pork fat was the real flavour engine, and the dish is better for it. Go when you want comfort that knows both languages.
Address: 36H Dunearn Road, #02-45 Chancery Court, Singapore 309433
Phone: +65 8824 0245
Hours: Lunch Wed–Sun & PH 11am–3pm (last seating 2pm); Dinner Wed–Sun & PH 5:30pm–10pm (last seating 9pm); closed Mon–Tue unless PH
Price: Moderate
Pastaro Facebook
Chicco Pasta Bar
Two outlets — Telok Ayer and Holland Village — both built around pasta rolled fresh every day. Chicco keeps things straightforward: pick a shape, pick a sauce, eat well for a fair price.
The mafaldine with spanner crab in bisque is the one repeat customers talk about. The conchiglie with slow-cooked beef gives a different sort of comfort — rib-sticking, gravy-rich, the kind of bowl you want on a rainy weekday. Vegetarian choices get real attention here, not just a token penne pomodoro.
Solid date-night energy without the pretense. Book for a casual Friday when you want quality but cannot be bothered to dress up.
Rolling out fresh pasta every morning is a practice that Italian mammas kept long before it became a selling point, and Chicco treats it plainly — here is the shape, here is the sauce, now eat. The spanner crab mafaldine is the payoff on a day when you just want something straightforward and well made.
Addresses:
208 Telok Ayer Street, Singapore 068642
27 Lorong Mambong, Holland Village, Singapore 277686
Phone: +65 8468 8146 (Telok Ayer) / +65 8189 7302 (Holland Village)
Hours: Telok Ayer: Mon–Thu 11:30am–10pm, Fri & Sat 11:30am–10:30pm, Sun 11am–10pm; Holland Village: Mon–Thu 11:30am–10pm, Fri & Sat 11:30am–11pm, Sun 11am–10:30pm
Price: Budget-friendly to moderate
Chicco Pasta Bar website
Bar Cicheti
Jiak Chuan Road, a stretch of Keong Saik that feels like it was meant for a good wine bar. Bar Cicheti pairs fresh handmade pasta with a natural-wine list that gets pretty deep, and the room hums even on a Monday.
The taglioni with clams is clean, briny, and exactly what you want when somebody else is pouring the Vermentino. The mezzaluna with ricotta and arrabbiata — half-moons of pasta with a gentle heat — comes in small or large portions, which is useful when you are ordering across the menu. The Straits Times has tipped its hat here more than once, especially for the umami backbone in the cooking.
Come for a lazy lunch that slides into a second bottle. Great for a small group of four who know their wine and trust each other to order well.
Some wine bars come and go, but Bar Cicheti has the feel of a place that was always meant for that stretch of Jiak Chuan Road — low-lit, easy conversation, and pasta rolled by hand the way it was before machines took over. The taglioni with clams is briny and simple, exactly what you want with a cold Vermentino.
Address: 10 Jiak Chuan Road, Singapore 089264
Phone: +65 6789 9801 (WhatsApp: +65 9640 5502)
Hours: Fri–Sat 12–2:30pm & 6–11pm; Sun–Thu 12–2:30pm & 6–10:30pm
Price: Moderate to high
Bar Cicheti website
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Tipo Pasta Bar
Muslim-owned, halal-friendly, and completely built on the idea that you should design your own plate. Tipo Pasta Bar on Aliwal Street works like a creative studio for pasta — pick your noodle shape, your sauce, your protein, and the kitchen takes it from there.
Radiatori in pink sauce gets a lot of love, and the truffle-infused options pull in diners who want something a little more atas without the atas price tag. The build-your-own model starts at an accessible number, which makes it dangerously easy to become a regular.
This is the solution when one person wants aglio olio, another wants cream, and a third is avoiding meat. Everybody wins, nobody has to negotiate.
The build-your-own format might look modern, but the kitchen keeps to the old rule: shape and sauce must be good friends. The radiatori does its job of holding pink sauce beautifully, and the truffle options add a little atas feel without the usual fuss. Good for a group that cannot agree on one order.
Address: 28 Aliwal Street, #01-07, Singapore 199918 (more branches available)
Phone: +65 8768 0785
Hours: Daily 11am–10pm
Price: Budget-friendly to moderate
Tipo Pasta Bar website
When it is past midnight and pasta cravings hit, a few names on our Supper Spots in Singapore guide might save the night.
How to choose
Start with the vibe you actually want. Fico is a full evening — sea breeze, wine, slow pace — while Tipo Pasta Bar is a quick lunch you design yourself in five minutes. If you are planning a group outing where dietary rules vary, Tipo and Chicco cover the most ground without anyone feeling short-changed.
Budget splits roughly into three lanes. Chicco and Tipo keep things under or around the mid-20s per plate. Pastaro, Locanda and Bar Cicheti sit in the middle, with most dishes landing in the high 20s to mid-30s, plus wine if you go that route. Fico sits highest; you are paying for the kitchen craft and the view.
On flavour, ask yourself: classic Italian or Singaporean remix? Locanda, Acqua e Farina and Bar Cicheti stick close to Italian traditions. Pastaro runs Mod-Sin, and Fico leans Puglian with a modern hand. If you like to eat where chefs earn Michelin attention, Locanda (via its sibling Buona Terra) and Fico carry that weight.
Location shapes the evening more than you think. Fico demands a trip to East Coast Park, and the journey becomes part of the date. Acqua e Farina sits deep in Bukit Timah, convenient for west-siders who do not want to cross town. Bar Cicheti and Locanda are central enough for a post-work dinner that starts late and runs long. Chicco gives you two catchments — Telok Ayer for the CBD crowd, Holland Village for the west.
Dietary needs narrow things fast. Tipo Pasta Bar is the only fully Muslim-owned, halal-friendly outlet here. Vegetarians find more than a token option at Chicco, where plant-based plates get the same attention as the crab bisque. Most other kitchens will accommodate with advance notice, but Tipo and Chicco make it easiest.
For wine people, Bar Cicheti is the obvious call — the list is built to pair. Locanda comes a close second if you want your bottles more traditionally Italian. Acqua e Farina and Fico hold their own too, but the focus there splits more evenly between food and drink. Pastaro, Chicco and Tipo are less about the grape; order a beer or a soft drink and you will not feel like you missed anything.
If you are booking for a special occasion, Fico and Locanda rise to the top. Fico brings the seaside theatre; Locanda delivers old-school warmth with a pedigree that shows on the plate. For everything else — a Tuesday fix, a group hang, a quick bowl before the movies — spread the love across Chicco, Tipo and Pastaro depending on which side of the island you are on.
Also worth knowing: Acqua e Farina runs a frequently refreshed menu, so regulars get variety without switching restaurants. Tipo’s build-your-own model means you can return three times in a week and eat something different every visit. Pastaro’s Mod-Sin angle makes it a good one to bring out-of-town visitors who want to taste Singapore on a fork.
| Restaurant | Style | Price Signal | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locanda | Classic Italian, seasonal | Mid to high | Date nights, wine lovers |
| Acqua e Farina | Northern & Southern Italian | Moderate to high | West-side dinners, pasta traditionalists |
| Fico | Puglian, seaside | Higher end | Anniversaries, sunset dinners |
| Pastaro | Mod-Sin fusion | Moderate | Curious eaters, group chats |
| Chicco Pasta Bar | Everyday Italian, daily fresh | Budget to moderate | Casual dates, quick quality lunches |
| Bar Cicheti | Pasta & natural wine | Moderate to high | Wine-forward lunches, small groups |
| Tipo Pasta Bar | Build-your-own, halal-friendly | Budget to moderate | Mixed-diet groups, fuss-free custom plates |
Summary
Some nights call for tagliolini and clams with a bottle of something interesting; other nights, a build-your-own bowl of radiatori in pink sauce hits the spot. Singapore’s pasta scene now covers both extremes and everything in between. Pick the room that matches your mood, and save room for a dark chocolate cake afterwards — there is always a decent slice somewhere nearby.
Disclaimer: All information is from publicly available sources and checked at time of writing. Details like hours and menu items can change, so confirm directly with the business.
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Frequently asked questions
Which pasta place in Singapore is best for a date?
Fico on East Coast Park is hard to beat — you are by the water at golden hour, and the live pasta counter gives you something to talk about while you wait. Locanda on Rowell Road is the other strong pick if you prefer a cosy shophouse evening with serious food.
Are there halal-friendly pasta options on this list?
Tipo Pasta Bar is Muslim-owned and entirely halal-friendly, with a build-your-own menu that covers classic and truffle-infused options. It also has several branches beyond the main Aliwal Street outlet.
Which pasta spot is most affordable?
Chicco Pasta Bar and Tipo Pasta Bar both keep things budget-friendly. Tipo’s build-your-own plates start at a very accessible price, and Chicco’s Telok Ayer and Holland Village outlets deliver daily fresh pasta without breaking the wallet.
Does any place do Singaporean-style pasta?
Pastaro runs a Mod-Sin menu — creamy carbonara gets a bump from crispy lard, and the laksa pesto spaghetti with slipper lobster blends Italian technique with local flavours you grew up eating.
Where should I go for pasta and good wine?
Bar Cicheti on Jiak Chuan Road is built around the pasta-and-wine pairing concept, with a natural-wine list that goes deep. Locanda is the other strong call if you want classic Italian bottles next to your pappardelle.
Do I need a reservation for these restaurants?
Fico operates by reservation only. Most others — Locanda, Acqua e Farina, Pastaro, Bar Cicheti — strongly recommend booking, especially for dinner and weekends. Chicco and Tipo handle more walk-in traffic but can fill up at peak hours.
