Picolino Orchard

About Picolino Orchard

Picolino sits on level 3 of Shaw Centre, a short step off Orchard Road, and does something a little different with Italian food. The restaurant calls itself the quirky, right-brained genius of the family — a kitchen that takes familiar comfort food and runs it through a Southeast Asian flavour filter, giving everyday pizzas and pastas an upgrade away from humdrum Italian fare. It started, the team says, with a love of all things carbs, 'the antidote to our mundane life'.

The menu proves the point. Twelve-inch pizzas pair smoked burratina and honey tomato on one end of the list with satay chicken in house-made peanut sauce, salmon mentaiko with ikura and nori, and longanisa sausage with pineapple and apple chutney on the other. Pastas travel the same line: cacio e pepe mafalde and a six-hour braised beef cheek pappardelle sit alongside beef rendang rigatoni and kam heong vongole linguine. Mains like braised beef cheek and chicken cacciatore round things out, and dessert brings a table-side tiramisu made with Italian mascarpone.

From Monday to Thursday an all-day set menu bundles a starter, main, dessert and beverage, with upgrades to grilled New Zealand grass-fed striploin, braised beef cheek or chicken cacciatore. The drinks list runs from mocktails and cocktails to Italian beers and a compact wine list spanning Prosecco, Chianti Classico, Australian shiraz and a Mosel riesling. Reservations are taken online, and takeaway and delivery are available for those who'd rather have the carbs come to them.

Picolino Orchard: Asian-Meets-Italian Pizza & Pasta at Shaw Centre, Singapore

On the third floor of Shaw Centre, a short stroll from Orchard Road's marathon of malls, Picolino is doing something a little different with Italian food. The restaurant calls itself the quirky, right-brained genius of the family — a kitchen that takes familiar comfort food and runs it through a Southeast Asian flavour filter. It started, the team says, with a love of all things carbs, 'the antidote to our mundane life', and the menu reads accordingly: pizzas built on satay sauce and mentaiko mayo, pastas wearing rendang and kam heong, and enough burrata to keep the purists smiling.

The idea, in Picolino's own words, is to give your usual pizzas and pastas a little upgrade and create something apart from humdrum Italian fare. It is pitched as a home for both the free-spirited adventurer and the creature of comfort — anyone, as they put it, who is not a stickler for rules.

An Italian Backbone, an Asian Heart

The 12-inch pizzas are where the mash-up concept shines. Picolino's Margherita is the classic done properly — smoked burratina, tomato passata, honey tomato and basil pesto — while the Satay pizza goes full local, pairing marinated chicken with house-made peanut sauce, pineapple, Bombay onion and cucumber. The Salmon Mentaiko piles salmon, ikura, baby spinach and mentaiko mayo under shreds of nori, and the Longanisa Hawaiian plays sausage against pineapple and apple chutney. For bigger appetites there's the Meat Lover, loaded with wagyu beef ragu, bacon, salami and nduja.

The pasta list keeps both camps happy. Cacio e Pepe Mafalde arrives with burnt butter, pecorino and a fried egg; the Beef Cheek Pappardelle stars Australian beef cheek braised for six hours with wild mushroom and bacon. Then come the signatures: Beef Rendang Rigatoni in a house-made rendang sauce with tomato confit and turmeric leaves, and Kam Heong Vongole Linguine, seasonal clams tossed with chilli, curry leaves and Shao Xing wine. Beyond pasta, the Braised Beef Cheek and Chicken Cacciatore make proper knife-and-fork mains.

Sets, Sweets and Something in the Glass

From Monday to Thursday, an all-day set menu bundles a starter, main, dessert and beverage into one sitting — choose any pizza or pasta, or upgrade to grilled New Zealand grass-fed striploin, braised beef cheek or chicken cacciatore. Dessert is worth saving room for: Picolino's Tiramisu is made with Italian mascarpone and served table-side, the Sundae pairs vanilla gelato with 70% dark chocolate sauce and pistachio crumb, and there's crème caramel and gelato besides.

The drinks list travels the same playful line. Mocktails such as the Cucumber Cooler and Coconujito sit alongside cocktails like the Missed Call (gin, cucumber, orange), Italian beers including Peroni and Angelo Poretti, and a compact wine list running from Prosecco and Chianti Classico to Australian shiraz and a Mosel riesling.

Plan Your Visit

Lunch runs daily from 11.30am to 2.30pm. Dinner service splits by night: 6pm to 9pm Sunday to Thursday, and from 5.30pm to 9.30pm on Friday, Saturday and the eve of public holidays. You'll find the restaurant at #03-23 Shaw Centre, 1 Scotts Road, with reservations available online via Chope, and takeaway and delivery if you'd rather have the carbs come to you.

Menus are subject to change, and the kitchen asks diners to flag any allergies or dietary restrictions — vegetarian dishes are marked on the menu, and staff are happy to point you to them. Whether you come for a weekday set lunch, a pre-shopping pizza or a long table of mash-up pastas, the promise is the same: comfort food done with a wink.

Signature items

• Satay Pizza
• Salmon Mentaiko Pizza
• Beef Rendang Rigatoni
• Kam Heong Vongole Linguine
• Picolino's Tiramisu
• Picolino's Margherita

Menu

Wine

• Terre Gaie Prosecco Brut DOC NV — Veneto, Italy (glera); light and fruity with wisteria and acacia flower
• Cecchi La Mora Vermentino — Toscana, Italy; juicy summer fruit, fresh and fragrant
• Pete's Pure Sauvignon Blanc — Riverland, Australia; tropical fruit, clean and crisp
• Oxford Landing Chardonnay — Riverland, Australia; green apple, citrus, buttery finish
• Max Ferdinand Richter Riesling Signature Edition — Mosel, Germany; tropical fruit, peach, lychee
• Yalumba Y Series Pinot Noir — Barossa Valley, Australia; red fruit, blackberry, plum
• Tyrell's Old Winery Shiraz — Hunter Valley, Australia; oak, black cherry, vanilla
• Tudernum Le Lucrezie Sangiovese IGT — Umbria, Italy; soft tannins with blackberry, herb, earth and cedar
• Cecchi Chianti Classico DOCG — Tuscany, Italy; red fruit, strawberry, oak

Mains

• Chicken Cacciatore — Stewed chicken thigh, capsicum, tomato, eggplant, Leccino olive, pilaf rice
• Braised Beef Cheek — Braised Australian beef cheek, roasted new potato, baby spinach, tomato confit, red wine

Pasta

• Cacio e Pepe Mafalde — Pepper cream, burnt butter, pecorino, fried egg
• Beef Rendang Rigatoni — House-made beef rendang sauce, tomato confit, red wine, turmeric leaves
• Seafood Aglio Olio — Prawn, squid, crispy garlic, bird's eye chilli
• Beef Cheek Pappardelle — Six-hour braised Australian beef cheek, wild mushroom, bacon, datterini tomato
• Bacon Gnocchi — Baby spinach, sun-dried tomato, bacon cream, red pepper flakes
• Kam Heong Vongole Linguine — House-made kam heong sauce, seasonal clams, cherry tomato, chilli, curry leaves, Shao Xing wine

Desserts

• Picolino's Tiramisu — House-made Italian mascarpone on coffee-soaked sponge, served table-side
• Picolino's Sundae — Vanilla gelato, 70% dark chocolate sauce, pistachio crumb
• Crème Caramel — Vanilla pudding with burnt caramel
• Gelato (1 scoop) — Choice of vanilla or cookies & cream

Starters

• Calamari — Deep-fried squid with paprika rosemary salt
• Burrata Salad — Creamy burrata, Parma ham, arugula, datterini tomato, flat bread
• Caesar Salad — Little gem lettuce, soft-boiled egg, crouton, crispy Parma ham, anchovy mayo dressing, toasted ciabatta
• Soup of the Day — Rotating daily selection — ask your server
• Chicken Wings (6 pcs) — Deep-fried mid-wings in a house-made spice blend
• Garlic Pizzetta — House-made garlic pesto and mozzarella
• Sweet Potato Fries — Sweet potato fries with a sriracha honey dip
• Toasted Farmer Bread — Warm toasted farmer bread

Cocktails

• Up To You — Aperol, sweet sour mix, egg white
• Touch & Go — Gin, Campari, tonic
• Island Affair — Rum, pineapple, basil leaves, lemon
• Missed Call — Gin, cucumber, orange

Mocktails

• Coconujito — Coconut, lime, mint leaves
• Sweet & Sour Pineapple — Pineapple, sweet sour mix, grenadine, soda
• Salty Appletini — Apple, lemon, soda, salt
• Cucumber Cooler — Cucumber, mint leaves, lemon, soda

Beer & Cider

• Peroni — Italian beer, ABV 5.1%
• Angelo Poretti — Italian beer, ABV 5%
• Thatchers Gold Cider — United Kingdom cider, ABV 4.8%

Pizza (12-Inch)

• Burrata — Creamy burrata, peperonata, basil pesto, cherry tomato
• Longanisa Hawaiian — Longanisa sausage, mozzarella, baby spinach, pineapple, apple chutney, rose sauce
• Meat Lover — Wagyu beef ragu, bacon, salami, nduja, mozzarella, tomato passata
• Satay — Marinated chicken, house-made peanut sauce, pineapple, Bombay onion, cucumber
• Picolino's Margherita — Smoked burratina, tomato passata, honey tomato, basil pesto
• Capriciossa — Parma ham, artichoke, Leccino olive, basil, mozzarella, tomato passata
• Diavola — Pork salami, mozzarella, tomato passata, red pepper flakes
• Salmon Mentaiko — Salmon, ikura, baby spinach, mentaiko mayo, nori, mozzarella, rose sauce

Set Menu (Mon–Thu)

• All-Day Set Menu — One starter, main, dessert and beverage; dine-in only, Monday–Thursday, excluding PH and PH eve
• Set Main Upgrades — Grilled NZ grass-fed striploin, braised beef cheek or chicken cacciatore beyond the pizza or pasta choice
• Set Add-On — Selected beer and wine can be added to any set

Coffee, Tea & Soft Drinks

• Iced Lemon Tea — House iced tea
• Coffee — Black / White — Espresso-based black or with milk
• Tea — English breakfast, chamomile or Earl Grey
• Apple / Orange Juice — Chilled fruit juices
• Soft Drinks — Coke, Coke Zero, Sprite, ginger ale, tonic or soda
• Mineral Water — Still or sparkling, 1 litre

Frequently asked questions

Where is Picolino in Singapore?

Level 3 of Shaw Centre, 1 Scotts Road, #03-23, Singapore 228208, just off Orchard Road.

What are Picolino's opening hours?

Lunch daily 11.30am–2.30pm. Dinner: 6pm–9pm Sunday to Thursday, and 5.30pm–9.30pm on Friday, Saturday and the eve of public holidays.

Does Picolino have a set menu?

Yes — an all-day set menu runs Monday to Thursday (excluding public holidays and their eves), dine-in only, with a starter, main, dessert and beverage. Mains can be upgraded to grilled NZ grass-fed striploin, braised beef cheek or chicken cacciatore.

Can I reserve a table or order in?

Reservations are taken online via Chope. Takeaway and delivery are also available through Picolino's online ordering pages.

What is Picolino known for?

Mashing Asian flavours into Italian comfort food — standouts include the Satay pizza, Salmon Mentaiko pizza, Beef Rendang Rigatoni and Kam Heong Vongole Linguine, plus a table-side tiramisu.

Are there vegetarian options?

Yes, vegetarian dishes are flagged on the menu, such as the Cacio e Pepe Mafalde and Margherita. The kitchen asks guests to inform staff of any allergies or dietary restrictions.

Is the menu the same every day?

The menu is subject to change, and the soup of the day rotates — ask your server for the day's selection.

Tips

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• {"body":"Friday and Saturday dinner starts earlier (5.30pm) than the rest of the week (6pm), and last seating closes by 9.30pm or 9pm depending on the night, so time late meals accordingly.","title":"Mind the dinner switch"}
• {"body":"The restaurant is on level 3 of Shaw Centre on Scotts Road. Reserve via Chope for busy slots; otherwise takeaway and delivery are a tap away.","title":"Book before you climb"}
• {"body":"Order one classic — the Margherita or cacio e pepe — and one mash-up like the Satay pizza or rendang rigatoni to get the full Picolino experience.","title":"Split old and new"}
• {"body":"The tiramisu is served table-side and is the house dessert; add a scoop of gelato or the pistachio-crumb sundae for the table to share.","title":"Save room for tiramisu"}

Good to know

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