Italian restaurants in Thailand
-
A
Café Primavera
If the coffee was just a tad better, this dark-wood and marble-topped table trattoria is just the kind of place we’d like to make our local cafe. The pizzas and homemade gelati offer more hope, and the friendly and efficient staff seal the deal.
reviewed
-
B
Da Stefano
An intimate, well-decorated, air-con place, Da Stefano focuses on fresh Italian cuisine, with one of the better wine lists in town.
reviewed
-
C
Calderazzo
Specialising in southern Italian cuisine, the chic dining room and imported furniture leave no doubt that this is the poshest of the area’s Italian immigrants. Located just across the street is the slightly more casual Calderazzo Bistro.
reviewed
-
D
Giorgio Italian Restaurant
With a trattoria setting near the night bazaar, this well-loved Italian restaurant features all the favourites from the boot-shaped peninsula. During the high season, dinner is also served on Sunday.
reviewed
-
Cosmic
The wood-fired pizza here is so good that the French owner had to open up a second location. The inland restaurant has a slightly nicer ambience, with exposed brick walls and wooden tables.
reviewed
-
E
M&M’s Pizzeria
Simply put, this is easily the best pizzeria on the island. The slightly sour crust is thin but with ample integrity, and its pastas and salads are tasty, too.
reviewed
-
F
Giusto
Sophisticated simplicity decorates the interior and the menu of this contemporary Italian restaurant. The Italian triumvirate of olive oil, lemon and garlic coaxes freshly grilled fish into an orchestra of flavours, not a mosh pit. The 'name-that-flavour' eater will find contentment without entering a food coma. Come for the set lunch specials (around ฿520/฿B590, 2/3 courses).
reviewed
-
G
La Piola
What a charming Italian eatery this is. The highlight here is the fixed menu; the only choice you make is what to drink. Three courses, including antipasto, three pasta mains and dessert, will effortlessly appear while the crowd is serenaded with Italian karaoke. You’ll leave unimaginably full and drunk with flavours.
reviewed
-
H
The Cook
The Thai chef here used to prepare Italian cuisine at a megaresort, so when he opened this ludicrously inexpensive Old Town cafe he fused the two. Which is why you’ll order the sensational green curry pizza with chicken or the pork curry coconut milk pizza and love it. Thank the gods for globalisation.
reviewed
-
Invito Al Cibo
Upscale Invito is no more but the executive chef has migrated to this start-up with a lovely sea view.
reviewed
Advertisement
-
I
Gianni Ristorante
Widely considered among Bangkok’s finest Italian restaurants, Gianni also offers more than 250 wines and one of the most generous lunch specials in town. The eponymous and ebullient owner is always on site, and is always willing to recommend a dish or the right bottle to accompany it.
reviewed
-
J
Capannina
Everything here – from the pastas to the sauces – is made fresh and you can taste it. The ravioli and gnocchi are memorable, the risotto comes highly recommended, and it has great pizzas, calzones and veal Milanese, too. It gets crowded during the high season, so you may want to reserve ahead.
reviewed
-
K
Pum Pui Italian Restaurant
Fresh ingredients and an intimate knowledge of Italian cooking ensures the food here tastes just like Mama used to make…well almost. Pum Pui has a romantic garden setting, ideal for an intimate dinner. Pasta, pizza and risotto dishes feature on the extensive menu and there are some fine Italian beverages to linger over.
reviewed
-
Alla Baia
A crisp seaside spot with white tablecloths provides a smart canvas to show off your newly acquired suntan and sup on handmade ravioli and exuberant salads. Skip the mediocre pizzas for another glass of wine; you’re on holiday after all.
reviewed
-
Pizza Chiara
The quintessential chequered tablecloths confirm it (in case you didn't guess from the name): Pizza Chiara is all about tasty Italian fare. Go for the Pizza Cecco smothered with prosciutto, salami, mushrooms and cotto cheese.
reviewed
-
L
Pan Pan
Open since 1976, this is undoubtedly where many Bangkok Thais got their first taste of Italy. Local office workers still comprise the majority of the clientele at what is probably the cheapest of the area’s Italian joints.
reviewed
-
M
La Taverna
A stylish Italian bistro on Surin beach, this was the most popular new spot in town when we visited. It has pasta, pizza, prosciutto, carpaccio, bresaola and gnocchi, which are almost as fun to say as they are to eat.
reviewed
-
N
Vecchia Napoli
Thin-crust pizzas are delivered out of a traditional Neapolitan wood-fired oven as if they were gifts from the gods. And these celestial creations strike that perfect pizza balance – garlicky, gooey and creamy.
reviewed
-
O
Basilico
A member of Phuket’s ever-growing legion of tasty Italian restaurants. It has good wood-fired pizza, but try the grilled tiger prawns in a parsley and garlic marinade, served on a chickpea and rosemary mash.
reviewed
-
Risotto
The dining room can't quite pull off an Italian vibe, but the kitchen offers a dash of la dolce vita. The menu has a full roster of pasta, plus salmon steak and one of the best pizzas in Isan.
reviewed
Advertisement
-
P
Bellini
A staple on Soi Colibri, Bellini sizzles under designer mood lighting. There’s Italian on the menu, but not in a pizza-pasta kind of way – think veal, rock lobster and a dainty assortment of tapas.
reviewed
-
Q
Prego
This smart ministry of culinary style serves up fine Italian cuisine in a barely-there dining room of cool marble and modern geometry. Reservations are accepted for seatings at 7pm and 9pm.
reviewed
-
R
Salavatore’s
This authentic Italian restaurant (chequered tablecloths, giant pepper grinders, opera and a portly owner) cooks up all of Mama’s favourites, from a mean pizza to a sizzling steak fillet.
reviewed
-
S
Da Maurizio Bar Ristorante
This upmarket Italian joint serves pasta dishes so good you'll be composing arias on your napkin. Expect the requisite level of Roman romance and unctuous, mouth-watering cooking.
reviewed
-
T
La Tasca
This cosy place has been serving homemade pasta, pizza and calzone for as long as we can remember and is one of the few places in town to serve relatively authentic Western food.
reviewed
