Cicheti offers up a wide range of pizzas and pastas at a premium rate. Find out more about the offerings at the restaurant here.
Notes:
- Make use of their in-house sommelier to pick the perfect wine to pair with your meal.
- Order the brussel sprouts.
Details
Address: 52 Kandahar Street
Opening Hours: 12noon to 2:30pm & 6:00pm to 10:30pm Daily
Reservations: Cicheti Reservations
Tel:+65 6292 5012
Experience at Cicheti
My search for quality Italian fare led me to Cicheti over at Kandahar St, part of the Cicheti group that includes Bar Cicheti (to be covered in a separate review). Glancing at the menu, I was immediately drawn to their selection of wood-fired pizzas.
Do check out their drink selection. The sommelier present elevated the experience. Upon hearing our orders, we were presented with the choice of a white-orange wine, and was patient in explaining its characteristics. The drink itself went well with our choice of mains.
Wine connoisseurs are welcome to test their mettle over at Cicheti. There a series of four questions about a hidden wine are available for you to answer, with a corresponding discount available if you get them right.
- What country is it from? (10% off)
- What’s the grape? (15% off)
- What region is it from? (20% off)
- Who’s the producer? (50% off
Starters/Sides
Brussel Sprouts ($16) – molasses, candied pecan nuts
A great pairing with the mains. Nutrients, texture, flavour in spades, this dish has it all.
Each brussel sprout half, charred at the base, acts as a delivery mechanism bringing a blend of both sweet and savoury. Loose leaves and the candied pecan nuts serve as foils to each other, both elements bound together with molasses.
Calamari Fritti ($18) – garlic aioli
A flavourful batter coating tender squid rings. A charred lime and a garlic aioli sits to the side. Acidity so that your next bite will be as enjoyable as the last. A generous serving and a tasty start to the meal.
Mains
Prosciutto E Rucola ($29.5) – fior di latte, prosciutto di parma, arugula, shaved parmigiano
Going for a white pizza. The combination of creamy mozzarella with a burst of saltiness from thinly sliced Prosciutto ham and the drizzle of olive oil worked perfectly. I would have preferred more arugula as balance to the other strong flavours. At close to $30, this is a pricey pizza, especially considering its size.
Tonnarelli Nero ($28) – lump crabmeat, bird’s eye chilli, garlic, spicy crumb
While it has a modest serving size, the black pasta was full of crabmeat. The use of bird’s eye chilli, more commonly used in Asian cuisine, definitely labels it as a fusion-style pasta. Overall, it was a saucey, tasty dish, I just wish each plate had more of it.
Dessert
Tiramisu ($14) – chocolate sponge, coffee granita
Decided to end the night with an Italian classic, the Tiramisu. Instead of having the coffee infused into the ladyfingers, a coffee granita (the ice ball at the top) is served atop layers of chocolate sponge and mascarpone cheese.