Selfmade recent pasta, hand-tossed pizza and signature cocktails – settle in for an genuine Italian feast at Cantina Classe, a brand new addition to Canggu’s Instagrammable culinary scene.
For Bali’s hungry bunch, Canggu is the go-to vacation spot for wining, eating, and tucking into delish cuisines from all over the world. And whereas we love consuming our means throughout continents, we simply can’t get sufficient of actually genuine Italian meals. We’re speaking thin-crust pizzas with cheese that stretches for miles, and piping scorching plates of selfmade pasta, piled excessive with farm-fresh substances, drizzles of olive oil and a sprinkling of grated parmesan. In truth, we’re hungry simply fascinated about it. In order that’s why we booked a hot-seat at Cantina Classe – the most recent Italian restaurant to open in Canggu.
This rustic Pasta e Pizzeria is bringing the genuine flavours of Italy to the center of Canggu. And similar to nonna’s house kitchen, all the things right here is handmade, from the recent pasta and pizza dough, to the pesto and creamy béchamel sauce. And it wouldn’t be a correct Italian expertise with out bottles of vino and numerous signature cocktails, so Cantina Classe has ticked all of these packing containers too. The very best bit is, you get to take pleasure in all of this and extra in Cantina Classe’s uber Instagrammable eating house, transporting you to the cobblestone streets of Italy earlier than you’ll be able to say bellissimo!
Classic interiors set the scene to your rustic Italian feast
Your culinary journey to Italy begins the second you step by Cantina Classe’s arched glass doorways. Take a second to awe on the beautiful interiors, vintage-style decor and cosy little nooks worthy of your Instagram feed. Appears to be like acquainted? Effectively, for those who’re no stranger to baking pizzas, you’ll know that the restaurant’s structure is a reproduction of an enormous brick pizza oven. Brick partitions, heat lighting and rustic vibes with fashionable components – all of this units the scene for an informal lunch with the household or a romantic dinner date with bae. And that’s earlier than you’ve even tucked into Cantina Classe’s Italian creations…
Recent pizza and pasta, full of genuine flavours
All people loves pasta, particularly when it’s freshly made day by day and cooked to al dente perfection. Effectively, that’s Cantina Classe’s specialty. Our favorite must be the basic Penne Pesto, which simply so occurs to be chef-recommended. The handmade penne pasta is generously coated in pesto sauce, topped with a roasted herb rooster leg and a sprinkle of nuts. Then, for a classy tackle an Italian house basic, strive the Fettuccine Truffle Carbonara, that includes recent fettuccine pasta in truffle carbonara sauce, served with grilled Bifuteki beef.
Eating along with your entourage? You possibly can’t go mistaken with a desk filled with thin-crust pizzas, good for sharing. A must-try for cheese lovers is the 4 Cheese Pizza, the place the home-baked dough is slathered with creamy béchamel sauce, then topped with mozzarella, gorgonzola, goat cheese, parmesan and chopped recent parsley. One other favorite right here is the Prosciutto Pizza with tangy tomato sauce, prosciutto cotto, arugula, mozzarella and gorgonzola cheese, completed with a touch of additional virgin olive oil.
Say saluti to Cantina Classe’s signature cocktails
Whereas we love pairing our pasta with a wealthy vino rosso or a crisp vino blanco straight from an Italian wine cellar (and don’t get us mistaken, you are able to do that right here too!), sipping your means by Cantina Classe’s checklist of quirky cocktails is very beneficial. Take your decide from a choice of signatures, courtesy of the ingenious mixologists. Love pizza? The Liquid Pizza is a enjoyable concoction of vodka, tomato juice, lime juice, Foamee, basil syrup, salt and pepper. Or, for a style of Indonesia-meets-Italy, strive the Nusantara Tiramisu, a candy cocktail made with darkish rum, chilly brew, mascarpone and a shot of espresso.
Actually, we will’t get sufficient of Italian meals. And when it’s recent, selfmade, and dished up in interiors to-die-for, we may feast on pizza and pasta all day, on daily basis. Fortunately for us, that’s precisely what Cantina Classe is all about. Buon appetito, Honeys!
Cantina Classe, Jl Padang Linjong No. 8C, Canggu, p. +62 812 3733 9353; Open day by day 12pm – 10pm.
This text is in partnership with Ini Vie Hospitality