Limoncello, Bangkok
This casual-dining spot was opened by the same people who run the wonderful Zanotti, but aiming at a different demographic. Gone are the white tablecloths, the upmarket décor and the choice parmegiano reggiano. Prices are better-suited for local budgets - you certainly won’t get anything with truffle-oil here - but it’s still a fun, informal place with unpretentious food served cheerfully.
What we ordered:
Pappa del pomodoro - rustic bread and tomato soup
Minestrone soup
Fried calamari rings
Seafood linguine in squid-ink sauce
“Limoncello” pizza - Tomato, ham, mushroom, mozzarella cheese, gorgonzola cheese and rocket leaves
“Zanotti” pizza - Parma ham, tomato, mozzarella and mascarpone
Pannacotta with raspberries.
Both pappa del pomodoro and minestrone are highly dependent on the freshest, seasonal produce, so it’s probably unreasonable to expect too much. The calamari rings were nicely done. The linguine, to our surprise, had been liberally doused in an impenetrable jet-black sauce - tasty, but it made it difficult to see what we were actually eating. Only after putting it into your mouth can you tell if your forkful contained pasta, prawns, mussels or squid. One warning though - don’t be alarmed when you use the toilet in the morning, it’s just that the body can’t actually digest prodigious quantities of black pigment.
The wood-fired pizzas were thin-crusted and nicely done, if a little OTT. This is after all Italianate fare rather than Italian (the waitress at Zanotti, when she heard we were going to their sister-establishment, nodded politely but conceded that Zanotti’s pizzas are better - I tend to agree). The pannacotta unfortunately doesn’t stand up to the excellent one we had at Zanotti.
Dinner for two came to over S$40 a head, which is still quite reasonable by Singapore standards for a good, hearty dinner. My advice is, don’t expect refinement, order beer instead of wine, and bring rollicking company.
Limoncello
Sukhumvit Soi 11
Bangkok
What we ordered:
Pappa del pomodoro - rustic bread and tomato soup
Minestrone soup
Fried calamari rings
Seafood linguine in squid-ink sauce
“Limoncello” pizza - Tomato, ham, mushroom, mozzarella cheese, gorgonzola cheese and rocket leaves
“Zanotti” pizza - Parma ham, tomato, mozzarella and mascarpone
Pannacotta with raspberries.
Both pappa del pomodoro and minestrone are highly dependent on the freshest, seasonal produce, so it’s probably unreasonable to expect too much. The calamari rings were nicely done. The linguine, to our surprise, had been liberally doused in an impenetrable jet-black sauce - tasty, but it made it difficult to see what we were actually eating. Only after putting it into your mouth can you tell if your forkful contained pasta, prawns, mussels or squid. One warning though - don’t be alarmed when you use the toilet in the morning, it’s just that the body can’t actually digest prodigious quantities of black pigment.
The wood-fired pizzas were thin-crusted and nicely done, if a little OTT. This is after all Italianate fare rather than Italian (the waitress at Zanotti, when she heard we were going to their sister-establishment, nodded politely but conceded that Zanotti’s pizzas are better - I tend to agree). The pannacotta unfortunately doesn’t stand up to the excellent one we had at Zanotti.
Dinner for two came to over S$40 a head, which is still quite reasonable by Singapore standards for a good, hearty dinner. My advice is, don’t expect refinement, order beer instead of wine, and bring rollicking company.
Limoncello
Sukhumvit Soi 11
Bangkok