Pasta

Great find in the CBD district! $11.70 for delicious spaghetti tossed in chilli, garlic and olive oil served with 5 huge juicy torched prawns. Best of it all - nett prices!!

This gem of a restaurant at Kandahar Street dishing out superb pizzas and pastas is surprisingly owned and helmed by a Singaporean. Expect rustic Neapolitan-style pizzas made with imported Italian flour, topped with homemade tomato sauce and loaded with fresh, quality ingredients. Baked in a massive wood-fired oven suspended from the ceiling (it's quite a sight to behold), the pies sport a remarkably spotted crust and are extremely flavourful. Be sure to start off with the Burratina Cicheti ($29), "a mass of pure indulgence being indecently creamy and lava-like in the middle", according to Tastemaker Veronica Phua. For pasta, the Pappardelle Al Ragu ($26) will more than meet the mark. The Bismark Pizza ($23) will have those who love soft runny eggs swooning over it. Save stomach space for the Salted-Chocolate ($12.50), a dreamy molten chocolate lava cake served with vanilla gelato.

From the good people behind OTTO Ristorante and OTTO Locanda, 2It&Drink is a more casual concept that focuses on authentic homemade pizzas and pastas. Watch as the chefs knead pizza dough and make fresh pasta at the Pasta Lab, or sit at the Pizza Bar and watch them pull piping hot pies out of the oven while waiting for yours. Do yourself a favour and order a legit plate of Carbonara ($20) — silky from eggs and full of umami from a generous load of parmesan and bacon. The thin-crust pizzas sport a perfectly crisp crust and won't disappoint. Great for when you can't decide what to eat with a group of friends!