Adding to the Italian restaurant counter, Fortuna – the Asian branch of the popular Sydney establishment – debuts in Singapore this year. Dubbed Singapore’s first Sicilian-Neapolitan restaurant, the joint brings together renowned pizzaiolo Giorgio Sorce who’s ranked #87 worldwide, and Chef Omar Tutino who trained under the Michelin-starred Masterchef Antonio Cannavacciuolo. Menu items to look forward to include the homemade spaghetti with Mazara king prawns ($38), cooked perfectly al-dente, topped with breadcrumbs, and doused in an addictive bisque.
The pizzas here are fermented for 50 hours in-house and come in all your quintessential Italian classics like Margherita (from $23), Diavola (from $25) and the like. And you simply can’t leave before trying the fried gambero and stracciata pizza ($38). The dough is gently fried and then cooked in the oven again to achieve an extra crunchy texture, before it’s topped off with Mazara shrimp, cheese, pesto, tomatoes, a cured egg yolk, and lemon zest.