Singapore is a wonderland for foodies, but who knew this small island could sling out some of the best pizzas in the region? The judges of the global 50 Top Pizza Awards, that’s who. The 50 Top Pizza guide is one of Italy’s go-to authorities on where to find the best pizzas in the world. This year, it crowns a humble restaurant in Joo Chiat, Singapore, the 15th best pizzeria in Asia Pacific. And once again, it’s La Bottega Enoteca that takes the cake.
La Bottega is no stranger to the 50 Top Pizza list, having placed among the top 20 in Asia Pacific last year too. This year’s announcement comes as great news — the pizzeria rose four spots from last year where it was 19th best in the region. In 2023, chef-owner Antonio Miscellaneous also bagged a spot in the Top 100 Best Pizza Chef awards, coming in 57th, while master pizzaiolo Franco Pepe from Pepe in Grani came in first.
So what makes La Bottega the 15th best in the region and thereby the top pizzeria in Singapore? We spoke with Chef Antonio himself last year, who shared that it isn’t about adding a “secret ingredient” to the recipe, but rather the “small details that make the difference” – things like cooking temperatures, specific flour ratios, and using the freshest and finest ingredients from Italy.
At La Bottega, Chef Antonio serves his trademark brand of Newpolitan pizza (from $45), a term he coined himself. Each pizza dough undergoes a 48-hour fermentation process and comes out the oven with an evenly charred crust that’s crisp on the outside yet airy and chewy in the middle. Another signature at La Bottega is the Doublecrunch (from $43), which is inspired by the Roman tradition of pizza al taglio.
Just this year, Chef Antonio also re-launched Casa Vostra. Once a delivery concept selling ready-to-heat handmade pizzas, the restaurant now occupies a unit in Raffles City dishing out quality yet affordable 11-inch pizzas from as low as $15.
Check out the full list of Asia Pacific’s top 50 pizzerias here, and find out more about La Bottega Enoteca here.
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