Da Paolo Dempsey is an all-day Italian restaurant and cocktail bar set in a conserved colonial house amid the greenery of Dempsey Hill. One address, three experiences: a contemporary Italian restaurant, a cocktail bar with an extensive wine and cocktail list, and a small retail haven of Italian goods.
The kitchen is led by Group Executive Chef Andrea Scarpa, who trained and worked in Michelin-starred establishments in Italy before returning to Singapore in 2010. His menus return to the fundamentals of Italian cuisine: hand-stretched wood-fired pizza, fresh pasta made at the pasta counter, hearty all-day brunch, a selection of unique Italian salumi and cheese, homemade Italian gelato and Da Paolo's signature Tiramisu, with a seasonal Fresh Truffle Menu on the side. Weekends bring a free flow menu built for long tables.
Part of the Da Paolo family — one family, two generations and 37 years of Everyday Italian in Singapore — the venue also hosts everything from corporate luncheons to intimate parties with bespoke course menus and curated wines, and offers delivery to selected areas across Singapore plus pick-up.
Da Paolo Dempsey is an all-day Italian restaurant and cocktail bar set inside a conserved colonial house amid the greenery of Dempsey Hill. It is a multi-concept space in the truest sense: a contemporary Italian restaurant, a cocktail bar and a small retail haven all share the same leafy address, built around an authentic Italian experience curated for modern-day palates and lifestyles.
The Dempsey branch belongs to the wider Da Paolo family — a group whose story is told simply as one family, two generations and 37 years of Everyday Italian in Singapore. In the kitchen, that heritage is carried by Group Executive Chef Andrea Scarpa, who trained and worked in Michelin-starred establishments in Italy before returning to Singapore in 2010. Today he oversees some 100 culinary staff and the group's kitchen operations, and at Dempsey his menus are described as a return to the fundamentals of Italian cuisine — embodying the vision his father held when he opened the first Da Paolo Italian restaurant in Singapore.
The menu leans on elevated Italian staples. Pizza is hand-stretched and baked in a wood-fired oven; pasta is made fresh at the restaurant's pasta counter; brunch runs hearty and all day. A selection of unique Italian salumi and cheese covers the deli side of the table, and alongside the lunch and dinner menus sits a seasonal Fresh Truffle Menu for when truffle is in season.
Drinks are given equal weight. The bar keeps an extensive wine list alongside a dedicated cocktail programme, so a visit can move easily from an aperitivo to a paired glass over dinner. Save room for the end of the meal, too: the kitchen makes its own authentic Italian gelato, and Da Paolo's signature Tiramisu is the dessert the family is known for.
Weekends at Dempsey come with a free flow menu — a format made for long, unhurried tables under the trees. The room itself channels what the team calls the spirited summers of Italy: natural sunlight, lemons, olive trees and the turquoise shimmer of the sea.
The space also plays host. From corporate luncheons to intimate parties, the events team builds bespoke course menus and sharing plates, matched with a carefully curated wine selection. Enquiries are handled through the group's contact page.
A retail corner rounds out the three-in-one concept. Across the group, Francesca Scarpa — Head of Marketing & Product Management — personally curates the retail selection and maintains close relationships with producers and suppliers in Italy, with the group's catering arm extending the same food to buffets, grazing tables and party platters across the island.
Hours run late for Dempsey: Monday to Thursday, and on Sundays and public holidays, the restaurant opens 8:00am to 11:30pm, with last orders from the menu at 9:15pm. On Fridays, Saturdays and the eves of public holidays it stays open until midnight, taking last food orders at 10:15pm. Dessert and gelato orders are accepted right up to closing time, and the bar pours until shortly before.
Reservations can be made online, and the team can be reached at +65 6261 3128. If you would rather stay in, delivery is available to selected areas across Singapore, with pick-up orders offered through the website's online ordering system.
You will find Da Paolo Dempsey at #01-13, 8 Dempsey Road, Singapore 247696 — a conserved colonial house tucked into the verdant grounds of Dempsey Hill, where a visit can stretch from wood-fired pizza at lunch to cocktails under the greenery well after dark.