I’ve been seeing TIPO coming up often on lemon8 recommends so decided to try it out! TIPO is known for their freshly made and artisanal pasta, pizza and gnocchi dishes. I visited the Tipo Strada located at Novena, with the specialty being lots of uniquely-shaped, colorful pasta options to choose from! It’s a smaller outlet with indoor and outdoor (sheltered) seats.
They have the following dining concepts:
– TIPO Pasta Bar (DIY pasta)
– TIPO Strada (artisanal pasta)
– TIPO Pizzeria (DIY pizza)
– TIPO Osteria (special menu)
– TIPO Gnocchi (specialising in gnocchi)
What we tried:
🍝 Prawn Aglio ($17.50) – picked the linguine option for this dish! Came with 3 prawns and topped with mozerella grated cheese, was a normal dish with the pasta being a tad bit to the harder side. Do note that it’s not the normal olive oiled aglio olio if you’re expecting that (or maybe it was but didn’t taste like there was any olive oil with garlic bits) 😥 I also thought it’d be good if the prawns were juicier and flavourful.
🍝 Duck Carbonara ($17.90) – paired it with the radiatori pasta option, which is similar to fusilli, better suited for dishes with thick sauces such as carbonara to absorb the flavours. The sous vide egg was runny, was a flavourful carbonara, duck meat was tender and well-seasoned!
🍹Cold Brew Tea ($7) – refreshing cooler beverage! however, I personally don’t think there’s anything specially memorable about the taste for it to be at that price point 🤣
I included the menu if you’re keen to check em’ out. I feel that it’s worth to try it once for yourself just for the novelty and decide if it fits your palette for a second visit! Share with me your experience if you’ve also tried TIPO strada 🤪
