Torno Subito

Torno Subito is a modern Italian restaurant at COMO Dempsey, 26 Dempsey Road. It is the Singapore home of a concept created by Massimo Bottura, the Modena chef behind Osteria Francescana. The name is casual Italian for "I'll be right back".

Torno Subito opened here in February 2024 as a partnership with the COMO Group. It is the brand's first restaurant in Asia, and there is also a Torno Subito in Miami. Head Chef Mauro Palumbo, who trained under Bottura in Modena, runs the kitchen. The official site notes that it was a MICHELIN Guide Selected restaurant in 2025.

What to order

The food draws on Emilia-Romagna, Bottura's home region. Expect fresh pasta, cured meats and balsamic vinegar of Modena, often with a playful twist. Dishes worth knowing:

• Tortellino, filled with a meat blend and served in a cream of 36-month-aged Parmigiano Reggiano
• Tagliatelle al ragù, made with hand-chopped wagyu
• Cotoletta '2000, the kitchen's take on the breaded cutlet
• Stone-baked pizzas
• Tiramisubito, a reworked tiramisu

You can order à la carte or choose a tasting menu, and there is a lunch special. Signature dishes rotate and the tasting menus change with the seasons, so some items may differ when you visit.

The setting

The restaurant fills a former British army barrack. Italian designer Paola Navone of OTTO Studio styled the room after 1960s Italy. That was the golden age of Italian cinema and of summer holidays on the Adriatic coast. Look for bold colours, checkerboard floors and lamps made from Campari soda bottles.

A beach-style bar sits at the centre of the room, with about ten seats at the counter. The restaurant holds around 130 guests in all. Early on some weekday evenings, the bar runs AperiTorno, an aperitivo hour with cocktails and free bar snacks.

Good to know before you go

• Booking: reserve online through SevenRooms from the official website, or contact the team by phone or WhatsApp.
• Access: the MICHELIN Guide lists wheelchair access and a car park.
• Drinks: the bar serves Italian-style cocktails, such as the Pesto Sour during AperiTorno, and there is a wine list too.
• Private events: group and event requests go through the events link on the website.

Menus are on the official Torno Subito website.

Nearby

Dempsey is a leafy cluster of restaurants and shops in old barrack buildings. Read about the area on our Dempsey Hill page, or spend the morning at the Singapore Botanic Gardens nearby. Other good meals in the area include Burnt Ends on Dempsey Road and Canchita Peruvian Cuisine.

See our Dempsey Hill and Holland Village guide for more ideas. You can also browse restaurants in Dempsey, Tanglin and Holland or more European and Italian restaurants in Singapore.