Chef Mirko Febbrile of the wildly popular Fico is up to something else these days. His latest partnership with The Lo & Behold Group sees the opening of Somma, a dual-concept dining destination in the hip New Bahru neighbourhood. This new modern Italian restaurant spans two floors, taking over the space that used to be the Nan Chiau Girls High library. On the top floor sits an intimate 36-seater fine dining area, while the lower floor houses a laidback cocktail and pasta bar. As with Fico, Febbrile brings his Puglian heritage and knowledge to the forefront of the six-course dinner menu ($258). The only difference is that while Fico serves a range of uncomplicated Italian fare ubiquitous to the countryside, Somma dishes out dialled-up and creative renditions of traditional Puglian dishes.
Meanwhile, the pasta and cocktail bar offers a tight list of handcrafted pasta to pair with house cocktails. Chow down plates of radiatori with river crab, or raviolo with cheese and brown butter, while you sip on unexpected tipples like the Bolognese Muse or Margarita for Mel.