Best Italian Restaurants in Kuching

There are very few places in Kuching that get as Italian as Bella Italia. On top of having an Italian name, the owner of the restaurant also happens to be Italian. While all of this isn’t entirely important, at the very least it gives a sense of Italian authenticity to the restaurant, and the food here follows this pattern. Some of the Italian dishes customers can enjoy here include appetisers like mushroom soup, tomato soup, garlic bread, pastas such as Linguine alla Marinara, Fussilli Alla Pollo, pizzas such as the quatro staggioni, and much more. Of course, there’s nothing like ending an Italian meal than with a helping of tiramisu, which is also served at Bella Italia.

Ristorante Beccari, an Italian restaurant located in the Merdeka Palace Kuching champions serving traditional Italian cuisine in a baroque setting. Because of this, the restaurant is the perfect place for business lunches, intimate dinners, or family gatherings. When it comes to the food, customers can enjoy their special pizzas that are cooked with the help of wood-burning oven. There’s also a sumptuous five-course meal served here, which can include a multitude of dishes like appetisers such as soups, garlic bread, Antipasto Italiano, Frittura di Calamari, and main courses that include Spaghetti Aglio Olio Pepperoncino, Agnnello Lamb Rack, and a whole more.

Zinc Restaurant & Bar is a Mediterranean restaurant located at Tabuan Road. As such, Italian dishes like pastas and pizzas are par for the course, together with a wide selection of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks to go with these Italian delights (especially red and white wine). The pizzas sold here especially are sung with a lot of praise for a number of reason. Beyond the fact that the pizzas are made fresh regularly, the selection available will be difficult for any other establishment to replicate, especially with pizzas such as Flammkuchen pizza, pizza with prosciutto ham and roquette leaves, as well as the wagyu beef carpaccio pizza.

While it’s name would suggest that the specialty of the restaurant is without a doubt the pizzas (which is partially true as pizzas are made fresh from the wood oven), Big Oven Restaurant knows how to extend the boundaries of Italian food beyond pizzas and pastas (which are also available). One of the standout dishes at Big Oven Restaurant that exhibit this has to be the brined double thick pork loin, which is just a delight to even look at let alone dig into. The dish still stays true to the simplicity that is crucial in Italian cuisine, whilst delivering unforgettable flavours.

While it is more of a Western food restaurant, there’s an obvious effort put forth by Portico Restaurant & Bar to provide their customers with an unmistakable Italian dining experience. The menu, which is largely comprised of Italian dishes, stay true to the simplicity one looks for in Italian cuisine and dining. Some of the Italian dishes customers can enjoy include spaghetti carbonara, smoked duck salad, Caesar’s salad, chicken parmagiana, bruschettas, as well as a slew of pizzas. To round up the Italian dining experience nicely, a wide selection of house wines, both red and white, are available to go along with the Italian delights served here.

The Magenta Restaurant at the Square Tower Waterfront in Jalan Barrack takes Italian dishes and retains their authentic charm. Some of the Italian classics folks can enjoy here include the Caesar’s Salad, as well as Turkey Ham Bruschetta which not only comes with tomatoes and the likes, but also comes with boiled egg rolled up in turkey ham. As far as the substantial meals go, there’s the fettuccini lamb rack, which also has a dollop of cream and coriander served on top for additional flavour and garnish.

Don’t let the name fool you, cause the food is far from looking and tasting disastrous at The Junk. When it comes to the Italian food served here, customers can expect a wide range, from the simple dishes like the chicken pizza; to the slightly more extravagant dishes like the angel hair prawn pasta, which features fine al dente pasta nestled under a heady aromatic bed of garlic, olive oil and tomato sauce, and topped with crunchy river prawns. Another dish that goes for a slight twist that’s worth noting is the duck pizza with its super thin crust, topped with sweet chicken floss, diced cucumbers, strips of mango and finely sliced coins of smoked duck.

Josslin’s Pizza Ria dishes out some really great Italian food for barely any cost. The most common plate you’ll likely find on most tables in the restaurant will be the pairing of a slice of pizza with a generous heap of pasta sprinkled with Parmesan cheese. This plate can be topped with a number of different side dishes for more variety such as brinjal, cabbage, and much more. Josslin’s Pizza Ria also holds the distinction for being one of the only eateries out there that serves calzone pizza’s, and throws in a sunny-side-up egg on the top of it for good measure.

Its very unlikely that you will come across a name more Italian than Mona Lisa’s Pizza, Pasta & Grill. The name belongs to one of the many stalls that are under the management of the Kubah Ria food court. The stall serves a few authentic Italian dishes for customers to enjoy such as a variety of pasta carbonaras, pizzas, grilled salmon, lamb, steak and much more. A lot of these also undergo a local spin, with the pizza topped with cangkuk manis being the prime example. There are around 40 types of pizzas to enjoy, which span the range of classic Italian pizzas, to more fusion pizzas like the Hawaiian.