Bella Italia is an Italian restaurant in Singapore's Serangoon Gardens neighbourhood, serving hearty, flavour-forward Italian cooking from its spot on Maju Avenue. The name may be new to Singapore, but the recipes are not: the brand began in Batam, Indonesia, in 2010 and built a devoted following there before crossing the causeway in 2021.
The kitchen leans on the group's so-called secret recipes, turning out handmade pasta and authentic wood oven pizzas alongside a broad menu of appetizers, main courses and desserts. The cooking is described as a balance of traditional Italian flavours with modern touches, tuned to suit the Singaporean palate without losing its roots.
There is real pedigree behind the food. Bella Italia Batam earned Tripadvisor's Certificate of Excellence (Travellers' Choice lineage) five years in a row and was inducted into the Tripadvisor Hall of Fame in 2019 — awards the Singapore kitchen carries forward with the same Chef-driven approach. The restaurant is open Tuesday to Sunday across lunch and dinner service, with online reservations available and quick contact via WhatsApp or Telegram.
Tucked into the leafy streets of Serangoon Gardens at 10 Maju Avenue, Bella Italia brings a familiar name with a genuine track record to one of Singapore's most loved food neighbourhoods. The restaurant specialises in Italian cuisine — handmade pasta, authentic wood oven pizzas and a menu that stretches from appetizers through mains to desserts — all built on what the team calls its award-winning secret recipes.
Bella Italia's story doesn't start in Singapore. The brand first opened its doors in Batam, Indonesia, in 2010, serving Italian food that captured the essence and traditional flavours of Italy in an intimate indoor and outdoor al fresco setting. It clearly struck a chord: Bella Italia Batam received Tripadvisor's Excellence Award five years consecutively and earned a place in the Tripadvisor Hall of Fame in 2019 — the kind of recognition that only comes from years of consistent guest approval.
In 2021, Bella Italia reached Singapore shores. The idea was simple: serve Italian food imbued with those same traditional flavours while satisfying the local palate. The Chef recreates the hearty Italian flavours and handmade pasta that made the Batam original famous, backed by the same secret recipes that drove its award streak.
The menu is deliberately broad. The kitchen offers a wide selection of appetizers, main courses, pasta entrees and desserts, positioning itself as a place where you can build a full Italian meal rather than a single-dish stop. Two pillars stand out:
Around those anchors, the menu showcases both traditional and modern takes on Italian food, a balance the restaurant is upfront about: heritage flavours, contemporary execution.
A visit to Bella Italia runs on a classic split schedule. The restaurant is open Tuesday to Sunday, from 11:30am to 3pm for lunch and again from 5pm to 10pm for dinner, with Mondays dark. That rhythm makes it an easy fit for both a midday pasta in Serangoon Gardens and a slower evening over wood-fired pizza.
Planning ahead is straightforward. Reservations can be made online through the restaurant's booking page, and the team is reachable directly via WhatsApp or Telegram at +65 6610 7789 — useful for quick questions or last-minute table checks. The restaurant also keeps an active presence on Facebook and Instagram under bellaitaliasingapore and bellaitaliasg.
There are plenty of Italian options in Singapore, but few arrive with a decade-long, award-decorated history in another country. Bella Italia's Serangoon Gardens outpost is that story continued: the same Chef, the same secret recipes and the same hearty, handmade approach, now feeding a neighbourhood famous for taking its food seriously. Whether you come for the handmade pasta, the wood oven pizzas or a full multi-course Italian dinner, you're tasting recipes that earned their reputation long before they landed on Maju Avenue.