Restaurant in Singapore, Singapore
Michelin-recognised Italian at a fair price.
Sospiri holds back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition (2024 and 2025) and a 4.5 Google rating at a $$ price point — one of the stronger value positions in Singapore's Italian scene. Based in the IOI Central Boulevard Towers, it works well for both business dining and repeat casual visits. Booking is easy, making it a reliable choice without the planning overhead of the city's starred rooms.
With a 4.5 Google rating across 439 reviews and back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025, Sospiri earns its place among Singapore's serious Italian options without asking you to commit to a four-figure dinner. At the $$ price range, it sits well below the city's big-ticket European dining rooms and delivers consistent enough quality to justify repeat visits. If you've been once and are wondering whether to go back, the answer for most diners is yes — particularly if you want a reliable Italian with some institutional credibility in the CBD.
Sospiri occupies the seventh floor of IOI Central Boulevard Towers, one of Singapore's newer commercial developments in the Marina Bay district. The address puts it squarely in CBD territory, which shapes everything from the crowd composition to the booking rhythm. Expect a room that reads corporate at lunch and transitions to something more considered in the evening. The refined position within the building offers separation from the ground-level bustle without requiring a dedicated destination journey — it's genuinely easy to reach from the financial core, which matters if you're booking around a work schedule or entertaining clients who value convenience alongside quality.
The spatial experience here is defined by a sense of order rather than intimacy. This is not a tucked-away trattoria format , it's a polished dining room that suits two-tops on dates or small business gatherings in equal measure. For a return visit, the counter or bar seating (where available) gives you more flexibility than committing to a full table, particularly if you're eating solo or arriving off the back of a long day.
Sospiri's Michelin Plate status in both 2024 and 2025 signals consistent kitchen execution rather than a one-season flash. The Michelin Plate is awarded to restaurants offering good cooking across the guide's review cycle , it doesn't carry the star's prestige, but it does indicate that the inspectors found the food worth noting on multiple occasions. For Italian in Singapore at this price tier, that's a meaningful benchmark. Art di Daniele Sperindio and Fiamma operate at a higher price point with starred or near-starred ambitions; Sospiri sits below that register and makes a credible case for its tier.
Specific menu items are not confirmed in our current data, so we won't name dishes here. What the format and price tier suggest is a menu structured around familiar Italian categories , pasta, protein, vegetable-led starters , with enough kitchen discipline to satisfy diners who know the category. If you're returning, this is a venue where the pasta course tends to be the anchor of the meal at Italian restaurants in this class; build around that.
No specific wine list data is available for Sospiri in our current records, so we won't speculate on individual bottles or producers. What the $$ price range tells you is that the list is unlikely to reach the depth of Singapore's larger European fine-dining rooms. For context, Italian restaurants at this price tier in major cities typically carry a workable selection of Italian regional wines , expect coverage across the main denominazioni without the cellar depth of a dedicated wine-led venue. If wine list depth is a primary driver for your booking decision, venues like Iggy's, which has long been known for its wine program, may be a better fit. Sospiri's wine offer is leading approached as a competent complement to the food rather than a destination in itself.
For diners comparing Sospiri against other Italian options in the region where wine is central to the experience, Frasca Food & Wine in Boulder and Osteria Mozza in Los Angeles set a standard for Italian wine programs that Sospiri at its price point is not trying to match. Within Asia, 8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana in Hong Kong and Octavium operate in a different price register with correspondingly deeper lists.
Reservations: Booking is rated Easy , this is not a venue where you need to plan weeks in advance under normal circumstances, though weekday lunch in the CBD can fill quickly with corporate bookings, so a few days' notice is sensible. Budget: $$ puts this in the accessible-fine-casual bracket for Singapore , expect to spend meaningfully less than at Garibaldi or Fico while still eating at a Michelin-recognised address. Getting there: IOI Central Boulevard Towers is well-connected via the Marina Bay MRT area. Dress: No confirmed dress code in our data; the CBD setting and polished room suggest smart casual as a safe baseline. Groups: The room format suits small groups and corporate two-tops; larger parties should confirm capacity directly with the venue given the seventh-floor setting.
Among Singapore's Italian options, Sospiri occupies a defensible middle ground. Buko Nero offers a different register of Italian , more neighbourhood-led and intimate. Art di Daniele Sperindio operates at a higher ambition level with a corresponding price tag. Sospiri's Michelin Plate at a $$ price point is a strong value position for the category in this city. For Italian in Asia more broadly, you can benchmark it against PRISMA in Tokyo, cenci in Kyoto, or Il Ristorante-Niko Romito in Dubai to understand where different cities price this kind of cooking. 8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana in Shanghai shows what a higher-register Italian looks like in the region.
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We don't have confirmed menu data for Sospiri in our current records, so we won't name specific dishes. At a Michelin Plate Italian in this price tier, the pasta course is almost always the most reliable anchor for the meal , that's where kitchens at this level typically concentrate their technical effort. Ask your server what the kitchen is running well that day rather than defaulting to a fixed recommendation.
The seventh-floor CBD setting suggests a room suited to small-to-medium groups rather than large parties. For groups of six or more, contact the venue directly to confirm capacity and whether private dining or reserved sections are available. The corporate-friendly address makes it a workable choice for business dinners of three to five people without advance negotiation.
No confirmed dietary policy is available in our current data. Contact the venue directly before booking if you have specific requirements , this is standard practice at Italian restaurants in this tier, and most kitchens at Michelin Plate level are equipped to adapt where ingredients allow.
Booking is rated Easy for Sospiri, meaning walk-in or same-day reservations are often possible. That said, weekday lunch fills with CBD corporate bookings, so two to three days' notice is sensible for preferred slots. Weekend dinners should be booked a week out to be safe given the Michelin Plate recognition driving awareness of the venue.
Bar seating availability is not confirmed in our current data. If you're dining solo or arriving without a full reservation, it's worth calling ahead to ask , Italian restaurants at this level in CBD settings sometimes maintain bar or counter seats for more flexible access, but we can't confirm this for Sospiri specifically.
Yes, at the $$ price point and with Easy booking difficulty, Sospiri is a reasonable solo option in the CBD. The room is not an intimate one-room trattoria format, so solo diners won't feel out of place in the way they might at a more communal setting. If counter or bar seating is available, that's the better choice for a solo meal; otherwise, a two-leading table works fine here.
| Venue | Cuisine | Price | Awards | Booking Difficulty | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sospiri | Italian | $$ | Michelin Plate (2025); Michelin Plate (2024) | Easy | — |
| Zén | European Contemporary | $$$$ | Michelin 3 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Jaan by Kirk Westaway | British Contemporary | $$$ | Michelin 2 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Iggy's | Modern European, European Contemporary | $$$ | Michelin 1 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Summer Pavilion | Cantonese | $$ | Michelin 1 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
| Waku Ghin | Creative Japanese, Japanese Contemporary | $$$$ | Michelin 1 Star, World's 50 Best | Unknown | — |
How Sospiri stacks up against the competition.
Specific menu details aren't in our current records, so we won't fabricate dish names. What the back-to-back Michelin Plate recognition in 2024 and 2025 does confirm is consistent kitchen execution across the menu. At the $$ price point, the safer approach is to trust the set menu format if available, which tends to reflect where Michelin-recognised kitchens at this tier are most confident. Ask staff which sections change seasonally — that's usually where the kitchen is focused.
Sospiri is located on the seventh floor of IOI Central Boulevard Towers, a modern commercial development with the layout to support group bookings. At the $$ price range, it's a practical choice for corporate dinners or celebrations where you want Michelin credentials without a high-end price commitment. For large parties, check the venue's official channels to confirm private dining or reserved-section options — booking in advance is advisable for groups of six or more.
No specific dietary policy is documented in our records. Italian cuisine at this calibre typically accommodates common restrictions — vegetarian, gluten-aware, or dairy-free — with advance notice, but the specifics depend on the current menu. Flag requirements when booking rather than at the table, especially for groups, to give the kitchen time to adjust.
Booking is rated Easy — this is not a venue where you need to plan weeks out under normal circumstances. Weekday lunch in the Financial District tends to fill with office crowds, so a few days' notice is sensible for those slots. Weekend dinner and larger group bookings should be secured further in advance. At $$ with Michelin Plate status, demand is consistent, so same-day walk-in availability is possible but not guaranteed.
No bar seating details are documented in our current records for Sospiri. Given the venue's position as a sit-down Italian restaurant on the seventh floor of a commercial tower, the focus is almost certainly on table dining rather than counter or bar service. If bar seating is a priority, confirm directly with the venue before visiting.
At $$ with an Easy booking rating and a Michelin Plate credential, Sospiri is a low-friction option for solo diners who want a credible Italian meal without committing to a high-end tasting menu format. The Financial District location makes it convenient for a solo weekday lunch. If counter or bar seating matters to you as a solo diner, check availability when booking.
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