Executive Chef & Owner

Masahiro
Takada

髙田昌弘

17 Michelin kitchens
across Italy

17 Michelin-starred restaurants
8 years across Italy
Refined in Japan
Alexandra Road since 2013

Years on the same corner

Our Story

Chef Takada spent eight years in Italy, training across 17 Michelin-starred restaurants in different regions, before refining his craft in Japan. He then brought that experience to Singapore, where he has continued to cook with the same dedication, one plate at a time.

This July 2026, Ristorante Takada enters its 13th year on Alexandra Road. No flashy signboards. No loud advertising. Just a quiet table, warm hospitality, and guests who keep coming back.

Thank you for being part of our journey.

Culinary Journey Italy · Japan · Singapore

Italy
2001–2009

Eight years, 17 Michelin-starred kitchens

From Piemonte to Napoli — mastering Italian cuisine region by region.

★★Ristorante Antica Corona Reale — Piemonte

★★Ristorante Ambasciata — Lombardia

★★Ristorante Sadler — Milano

★★Taverna del Capitano — Napoli

★★Dal Pescatore — Mantova

★★Ristorante Cracco — Milano

★★La Pergola — Roma

★Osteria Francescana — Modena

★Ristorante Pinchiorri — Firenze

★Il Luogo di Aimo e Nadia — Milano

★Ristorante Vissani — Umbria

★Don Alfonso 1890 — Napoli

★Ristorante Quattro Passi — Costiera Amalfitana

★Ristorante La Locanda dell'Angelo — Liguria

★Ristorante Il Desco — Verona

★Ristorante Combal.Zero — Piemonte

★Ristorante Symposium — Marche

Japan
2009–2012

Refinement — precision and restraint

Head Chef at Ristorante La Gradisca (Nishi Azabu) and Osteria La Luna Rossa (Nakameguro) — layering Japanese sensibility onto Italian technique.

Singapore
2012

Osteria La Luna Rossa, Singapore

Executive Chef at Orchard — bringing Japanese Italian cooking to Singapore for the first time.

2013

Ristorante Takada opens quietly

A quiet table on Alexandra Road. Word spread slowly — the way it should.

July 2026

Thirteen years — still the same kitchen

A hidden gem restaurant on Alexandra Road, Singapore — quietly loved for 13 years.

In the Kitchen & At the Table

Ristorante Takada signature pasta — PastaLover ItalianRestaurant Alexandra Road Singapore hidden gem restaurant

JapaneseChef Masahiro Takada cooking — hidden gem restaurant Alexandra Road Singapore ItalianRestaurant

Handmade pasta dish — PastaLover Ristorante Takada Alexandra Road Singapore ItalianRestaurant

Uni pasta with Hokkaido sea urchin — Unipasta Ristorante Takada Singapore ItalianRestaurant

JapaneseChef at work — Ristorante Takada hidden gem restaurant Alexandra Road Singapore

Wagyu beef pasta — PastaLover Ristorante Takada ItalianRestaurant Singapore

Seasonal Italian dish — Ristorante Takada hidden gem restaurant Alexandra Road Singapore

Beef cheek preparation — JapaneseChef ItalianRestaurant hidden gem Alexandra Road Singapore

Duck dish — Ristorante Takada ItalianRestaurant Singapore hidden gem restaurant

Dining room — Ristorante Takada hidden gem restaurant Alexandra Road Singapore

Hokkaido uni pasta — Unipasta PastaLover Ristorante Takada ItalianRestaurant Singapore

JapaneseChef preparing herb sauce — Ristorante Takada hidden gem restaurant Singapore

Chef Masahiro Takada portrait — JapaneseChef Ristorante Takada Alexandra Road Singapore

Seafood pasta — PastaLover Ristorante Takada ItalianRestaurant hidden gem Singapore

Wagyu carpaccio with Hokkaido ingredients — Ristorante Takada Alexandra Road Singapore

Mont Blanc dessert — Ristorante Takada ItalianRestaurant hidden gem restaurant Singapore

Hokkaido seasonal Italian cuisine — Unipasta PastaLover Ristorante Takada Singapore

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Est. 2013 · Alexandra Road, Singapore

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