Italian restaurants in PP, what do you think of it?
Been going to Romano on st 154 recently. Good pizza and wine, very reasonably priced. Haven't tried any non pizza dishes yet. Has a small deli counter. It's quite new but I notice it is already getting decent ratings on TripAdvisor etc.
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TheGrimReaper wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:45 pmSlavedog, you do not belong on this forum as you talk too much sense.
Genova is for sale but Roberto is inclined to think he will be there for a while yet. His wife is the chef and she's great ( unless they are fighting which is a regular event ) and all of the pasta is excellent except the lasagne which for some weird reason can be hit or miss. I would ignore the pizza but can recommend the ravioli genova, spag vongole, and octopus and potato salad. Sadly a Khmer shop has opened next door and plays really LOUD music to the clientele of what seems to be pissed tuk and moto drivers. I like to eat there once a week and the wine is very reasonable as well.
Romanos is also excellent and well priced - the regular pizza is big enough for a greedy bastid so resist the large unless you take it home. It is run by 4 ex-Piccolo employees and is virtually identical in menu but of course its closer to riverside. Ask for the free lemoncello when u finish.
Romanos is also excellent and well priced - the regular pizza is big enough for a greedy bastid so resist the large unless you take it home. It is run by 4 ex-Piccolo employees and is virtually identical in menu but of course its closer to riverside. Ask for the free lemoncello when u finish.
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Last time I was in Pp, I went a few times to Aria D'italia on 310 street. Very nice; you have to wait a bit longer for dishes other than pizza & antipasti, but well worth the wait. The wines are excellent and all is reasonably priced. I only met the owner before he changed location a few years ago, but if the same one then yes, the owner is Italian. Don't tell everyone, though, as it's a nice little place hidden away from the tourists.
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Aria D'italia was my favourite for a while and is still good.
But Romano's is hard to beat based on price to quality ratio. It's great for the kids. They don't really want a lot of topping at four years old, so a regular Margarita for 3.50 or thereabouts, which as pointed out above is actually very large, is a great deal. Feeds both of them with a bit left over for later.
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But Romano's is hard to beat based on price to quality ratio. It's great for the kids. They don't really want a lot of topping at four years old, so a regular Margarita for 3.50 or thereabouts, which as pointed out above is actually very large, is a great deal. Feeds both of them with a bit left over for later.
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TheGrimReaper wrote: ↑Mon Sep 02, 2019 1:45 pmSlavedog, you do not belong on this forum as you talk too much sense.
Limoncello
Pop cafe
Luna
How many good Italian restaurants do we need?
And then you also have
La terrazza
Luigis (popular but not hearty)
Genoa
That fancy one across from the sushi place in bkk1
Pop cafe
Luna
How many good Italian restaurants do we need?
And then you also have
La terrazza
Luigis (popular but not hearty)
Genoa
That fancy one across from the sushi place in bkk1
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I think you mean Il FornoSeller wrote: That fancy one across from the sushi place in bkk1
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I think Italian House on street 312 is even better than Piccola Italia da Luigi's. It is right off Sothearos if you want to give it a try.
I applaud the passion but would reformulate the business plan. Admittedly real success only comes when the two are in agreement.dippyonline wrote:
My target is people that wants to experience Italian food as it's taught by grandmothers: genuine and authentic. I think the price would be in line with average (not top end, not cheap) but having high quality ingredients.
It starts from my passion for good food, not as a business plan.
Piccola Italia is a good enough pizzeria and I like the vibe but for me (old school) if somewhere sells pizza it isn't a 'real' restaurant. Terrazza is a case in point, which I found pretentious and inauthentic. I had a look in their wine room yesterday and their choices are badly made, limited, and the whites are now the colour of tea.
Global Italian cuisine has become something like Tex-Mex, with customers eating pizza courses, ordering pasta and risotto as main dishes etc. I'd be up for your cucina casalinga but would there be enough of a market ?
FWIW the Trattoria dell'Arte on st148 is a new entrant to the game. The chef does make tagliatelle and raviolis, but the main dishes are at least for now limited to fish and scalopina alla parmigiana (I thought this was an American dish ?) or a steak. The 'baked potato with every meat dish' is just bizarre, with intimations of Armandesque insouciance. But then he did all right.
I wish them well, and perhaps their menu will expand in the future. Worth trying.
Their menu
https://www.facebook.com/998014203581073/menu/?p_ref=pa
Website
http://trattoriadellarte-phnompenh.com/
And they sell pizza, so really it's a pizzeria with frills.
OP, forget the menu. Go no menu, go 'degustation'.
Customers get what they are given.
If you are such a great Italian chef you should know Italian food better than your customers.
Customers get what they are given.
If you are such a great Italian chef you should know Italian food better than your customers.
Best pizza we have had in Cambodia has repeatedly been at Marco Polo in SHV beside the Giant Ibis bus station. Also has/had the most efficient Khmer staff we have come across. Currently closed until August.
BTW - also a great Korean resto on the same road closer to the 2 Lions, almost opposite Fortuna Hotel.
BTW - also a great Korean resto on the same road closer to the 2 Lions, almost opposite Fortuna Hotel.
This used to be my favourite Italian in Bangkok.Rama wrote:OP, forget the menu. Go no menu, go 'degustation'.
Customers get what they are given.
If you are such a great Italian chef you should know Italian food better than your customers.
http://www.bangkok.com/tatler/restaurants/lapiola.html
Changed (and moved) nowadays since Grandma died.
Is Le Duo on st.228still open?
Not only can you get a great pizza at Le Duo, but you can take a dip in the restaurant's pool and buy some Italian olives, crusty bread and imported cheeses to take home from their attached delicatessen.
This quaint Italian restaurant, tucked away on a quiet side street, is set in a garden villa with a mural of the Sistine chapel looking down at you from the ceiling. It's the spot for Sicilian inspired food in Phnom Penh and the atmosphere is subdued, relaxing and attractive. Le Duo's menu offers a wide range of dishes which may include thin crust pizza with pizza with Parma ham, swordfish carpaccio and osso bucco. Portions are generous, salads come in two sizes and there's a rotating dessert stand and homemade limoncello so you can end your meal with a flourish.
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That closed quite a while ago. The space is under construction and seems it's going to be a brewery / beer garden.PSD_Kiwi wrote:Is Le Duo on st.228still open?
Not only can you get a great pizza at Le Duo, but you can take a dip in the restaurant's pool and buy some Italian olives, crusty bread and imported cheeses to take home from their attached delicatessen.
This quaint Italian restaurant, tucked away on a quiet side street, is set in a garden villa with a mural of the Sistine chapel looking down at you from the ceiling. It's the spot for Sicilian inspired food in Phnom Penh and the atmosphere is subdued, relaxing and attractive. Le Duo's menu offers a wide range of dishes which may include thin crust pizza with pizza with Parma ham, swordfish carpaccio and osso bucco. Portions are generous, salads come in two sizes and there's a rotating dessert stand and homemade limoncello so you can end your meal with a flourish.
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