Bacaro is an Italian restaurant and wine bar on Greenwood Avenue in Bukit Timah, Singapore. It grew out of Gio, a well-known restaurant in Tanjong Pagar, which relocated to its current home in March 2023. Founders David and Elena, together with long-time friend Davide, envisioned Bacaro as a Venetian-inspired osteria — a place where guests could enjoy authentic Italian cuisine in a setting that's relaxed and informal, yet impeccably professional.
David and Elena, both with a deep knowledge of Italian wines, host guests every evening, drawing on their Italian heritage and love of Singapore to bring a contemporary Italian osteria experience to life. The kitchen's approach is described as deeply artisanal, shaped by the quality of its ingredients and respect for their nature, while the wine and spirits list draws from a network of Italian producers working in limited quantities, each with a story to tell.
Bacaro sums up its own philosophy simply: "No trick, no trends: just a real Italian restaurant & wine," with service the team describes as attentive, professional, warm, and always respectful of guests.
Tucked into 2b Greenwood Avenue in Bukit Timah, Bacaro carries forward the spirit of Gio, a well-regarded restaurant that once called Tanjong Pagar home. In March 2023, that spirit relocated to Greenwood Avenue, where founders David and Elena — joined by their long-time friend Davide — set out to build something rooted in Venetian tradition: an osteria where authentic Italian food could be enjoyed without pretence.
Bacaro's own words say it plainly: "No trick, no trends: just a real Italian restaurant & wine." That philosophy runs through everything from the kitchen to the wine list. The cuisine is described as deeply artisanal, built around the quality of its ingredients and a respect for their nature rather than flash or spectacle. It's a restaurant that wants to be judged on substance, not styling.
David and Elena bring both an Italian heritage and a genuine affection for Singapore to Bacaro, and both carry a deep knowledge of Italian wine. Every evening, they welcome guests personally, aiming to transport diners into a contemporary Italian osteria through their enthusiasm and culinary expertise. Chef David leads the kitchen, and the restaurant dedicates a page on its site to his role specifically — a signal of how central his cooking is to the Bacaro identity.
Wine isn't an afterthought at Bacaro — it's built into the restaurant's identity through a Wine Experience programme, a dedicated Wine Shop, and a full Wine Catalogue. The list draws from a network of Italian producers who work in limited quantities and have genuine stories behind their bottles, reflecting the same artisanal approach applied to the food. Service, in turn, is described as attentive and professional, warm but always respectful — the kind of hospitality meant to match the seriousness of what's in the glass and on the plate.
Bacaro serves dinner nightly, with slightly extended hours on Fridays and Saturdays, and offers lunch on weekends and public holidays. The restaurant can be reached directly by phone or WhatsApp for reservations or enquiries, and also takes bookings online. For those who'd rather enjoy Bacaro's food away from the restaurant, a takeaway option is also available.
Bacaro doesn't position itself as chasing what's fashionable. Its founders describe passion, quality, and authenticity as values that sit "beyond trends, beyond the noise" — a restaurant built around the idea that a genuine Italian osteria experience, done properly, doesn't need reinvention every season. For anyone in Bukit Timah looking for Italian food and wine with a clear point of view, Bacaro offers exactly that: a place shaped by its founders' heritage and expertise, rather than by what's currently trending.