The West stays winning with this Italian gem ❤️‍🔥

WESTIES RISE UP!!!! This is 100% #MyGoTo comfort Italian restaurant for sure. Delicious, and won’t break the bank. For the quality, the taste and the price point, it is tough to beat iO Osteria. Best part, it’s in the WEST. Well, I still count this area as the west anyway.

Hidden in the Hillview neighbourhood, iO Italian Osteria is offers “homestyle Italian cooking & wood-fired pizzas in stylish, modern surrounds”, according to their website at least. The food is definitely more casual as compared to other places that may feel a bit more like “fine dining”. The ambience is cosy and quaint. Very much family friendly and can get quite loud at times. But the welcoming ambience along with the price point of the food here makes this place easily a monthly affair. Especially if you live nearby!

Here are my must orders at iO Osteria:

✅ Angus Beef Carpaccio with Parmigiano Shavings ($16++)

I have no words other than beef and cheese. What’s not to love. This one is definitely for my cured meats girlies. If you can’t stand the thought of raw/cured meats then skip this one. I know this dish is pretty simple, but I never miss it while I’m here.

✅ Orecchiette, pork sausage, saffron sauce ($19+)

This is a pretty wonderful dish and it’s really the sauce IMO. The dish is overall a savoury one from the saffron sauce, creamy but not too thick. The orecchiette is also a very fun pasta shape that you don’t see everywhere so definitely get it here. The dish is pretty “meaty” in terms of taste. So if you’re not a fan of sausages, minced pork and the likes, then maybe skip this one.

✅ Homemade Tagliolini, Prawns. Asparagus, Lemon, Aromatic Breadcrumbs ($22++)

Another one of my must orders. A really hearty seafood pasta. The sauce seems to be a tomato based one, but is more watery than a bolognese, and is still able pack a load of flavour. The prawn chunks adds a nice texture to the pasta, and I love asparagus in general. So this is a win win all around pasta for me.

✅ Pistachio Tiramisu ($14++)

This might no joke be one of the best tiramisus I’ve had. Top five for sure. But this one is definitely for the ones who have a sweet tooth. It’s definitely on the creamier side of most tiramisus. I love it very much tho. My 100% must order every time I’m here. I’m sorry if you have a nut allergy.

Overall, this is my favourite Italian spot in the west, and dare I say in Singapore? I’ve tried their other dishes before, from lasagna to their Stuffed Roman Schiacciata, and they’ve all been absolutely delicious as well. Plus points for this restaurant being really casual as well, so you can go here every other week if you feel like it TBH. BUT PLEASE BOOK IN ADVANCE in order to avoid disappointment… walking in is always a chance, but I have gotten lucky before. So perhaps you could too! Try this one out, maybe for a #datenight and let me know if you love it as much as I do! 🤩

📍 Location: iO Italian Osteria | 4 Hillview Rise, #02 - 01, Singapore 667979

⏰ Operating Hours: 11:30 AM – 10 PM (Monday - Friday), 10 AM – 10 PM (Saturday - Sunday)

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