Restaurant in Singapore, Singapore
Three pizza styles, serious bar program, book it.
ANTO brings three Italian pizza traditions — Neapolitan, Roman al taglio, and Pinsa Romana — to a lounge setting in Singapore's Tanjong Pagar, with a cocktail program built around aperitivo classics. Founded by master pizza maker Antonio Brancato, it earns its place as a specialist Italian stop, especially for anyone who wants serious Negroni-and-pizza pairing without the tasting-menu formality of Singapore's upper dining tier.
Yes, with one clear condition: book it when you want serious Italian pizza in a lounge setting, not a quick slice. ANTO — full name Anto Pizza and Aperitivi — sits at 2 Jiak Chuan Rd in Tanjong Pagar and delivers three distinct pizza formats (Neapolitan, Roman al taglio, and Pinsa Romana) alongside a cocktail program that earns its own attention. If you are deciding between a casual Italian dinner and a proper aperitivo-led evening, ANTO handles both better than most of Singapore's imported Italian concepts.
Walk in and the visual register is deliberate: soft lighting, modern furnishings, and a lounge atmosphere that sits a step above the typical pizzeria. This is not a loud, marble-topped trattoria. The space reads more like a refined aperitivo bar that happens to take pizza seriously, which is exactly the right framing for how to spend an evening here. The ambient music keeps the energy calm enough for conversation, which matters if you are planning to work through a few Negronis alongside your food.
Antonio Brancato, one of the founders, is recognised as a master pizza maker, and the breadth of styles on offer reflects that credentials. Three dough traditions on a single menu is unusual , most Singapore pizzerias commit to one format and stay there. The Neapolitan and Roman al taglio styles alone give you meaningfully different eating experiences: the former soft-centred and charred, the latter crispier and sold by the cut. Pinsa Romana, made with a lighter blend of flours, rounds out the offering for anyone who finds standard pizza dough heavy.
The bar program is the element that separates ANTO from a direct pizza restaurant. The Negroni and Americano selection is specifically noted as a strength, which makes sense given the aperitivi framing in the name itself. An aperitivo-led Italian concept lives or dies by its bitter, spirit-forward drinks, and ANTO appears to take that seriously. For anyone building an evening around drinks-then-food rather than food-then-maybe-a-drink, this is the right venue in the Tanjong Pagar area. If cocktail depth is your primary interest, cross-reference with our full Singapore bars guide to see how ANTO sits against the city's dedicated cocktail bars.
On the food side, the Margherita and Caponata are the most cited standouts. The fried pizza dessert with tomato jam and mint is an unusual closer worth ordering , it demonstrates the kitchen's willingness to use pizza dough as a full-menu ingredient rather than just a base. Staff cut pizzas tableside as a standard practice, a small detail that signals attentive service rather than casual drop-and-run.
ANTO is well-suited to food enthusiasts who want more than a single-format pizza stop. The three-dough structure gives a genuine comparative tasting experience across Italian regional traditions, which is harder to find in Singapore than you might expect. It also works well for anyone who wants to anchor an evening around aperitivo drinks before or during dinner. Solo diners, pairs, and small groups of three or four all fit the lounge format comfortably. Larger parties should confirm table availability before assuming the space scales up easily.
For context on how ANTO fits into Singapore's broader dining picture, the city's leading end runs from tasting-menu destinations like Odette and Les Amis down through mid-tier specialists like Meta. ANTO occupies a different register entirely: it is a specialist venue for a specific Italian tradition, not a tasting-menu destination. That is its strength, not a limitation. See our full Singapore restaurants guide for broader context.
Smart casual is the right call. The room is designed as a refined lounge rather than a casual pizzeria, so jeans and a clean shirt or equivalent works well. There is no indication of a formal dress code, but the soft lighting and modern interior set a tone that rewards dressing slightly up rather than down.
Yes. The lounge format and attentive service make solo dining comfortable here. Singapore's Tanjong Pagar neighbourhood has plenty of solo-friendly spots, but ANTO's bar program means you can sit with a Negroni and a pizza without feeling like you are occupying a table meant for a group. The counter or bar area, if available, would be the natural choice for a single diner.
The menu spans three pizza dough styles including Pinsa Romana, which uses a lighter flour blend and suits diners who find standard pizza dough heavy. Beyond that, specific dietary accommodation details are not confirmed in available data , contact the venue directly before booking if this is a deciding factor for your party.
The Margherita and Caponata are the most noted dishes, both made with traditional dough. If you want to compare formats, order one Neapolitan and one Roman al taglio to taste the difference directly. For dessert, the fried pizza with tomato jam and mint is worth trying , it is an unusual use of the dough that works as a proper closer. On drinks, the Negroni is the obvious order given the aperitivi positioning.
Given the aperitivi framing and lounge setup, bar seating is likely available, but specific bar-dining confirmation is not in current venue data. The cocktail program is strong enough that arriving early for drinks at the bar before moving to a table is a sensible approach regardless. Check with the venue when booking if bar seating is your preference.
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| ANTO | Easy | — | |
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The room runs soft lighting, modern furnishings, and a lounge atmosphere, so lean toward smart casual rather than beachwear or trainers. This is a step above a street pizzeria in feel. Think a clean shirt or blouse rather than anything formal — no one here is in a suit.
The lounge format and attentive table service both work in favour of solo diners. Staff cut pizzas to order, which removes the awkwardness of managing a large pie alone. If the bar program is your draw, sitting at or near the bar with a Negroni and a single-style pizza is a solid solo move.
The venue data doesn't specify dietary restriction policies, so contact ANTO directly at 2 Jiak Chuan Road before booking if you have specific requirements. What is documented: the menu spans three dough styles across Neapolitan, Roman al taglio, and Pinsa Romana, giving some format flexibility in how pizza is ordered and shared.
The Margherita and Caponata are specifically noted as standouts, both using traditional dough. For dessert, the fried pizza with tomato jam and mint is worth ordering for the format alone. On drinks, the Negroni and Americano are the anchors of a bar program that is described as a strong point of the experience.
The venue is set up as a lounge with a strong aperitivi bar program, and the bar is described as a genuine destination rather than just a waiting area. Specific bar-seating policy isn't confirmed in available data, so if that format matters to you, call ahead or arrive and ask — the staff are noted as attentive and available.
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