Appia, a faithfully recreated Roman trattoria which genuinely wouldn’t look (or taste) out of place in the Eternal City.
Opened in Sukhumvit in 2013 with chefs Jarret Wrisley and Roman-born Paolo Vitaletti at the helm, the restaurant truly is a love letter to Italy’s capital, with the Big Four pasta dishes so associated with the city all present and correct here. In fact, all present and utterly delicious here might be a more apt description.
True to the unwavering ethos of the Italian cooking sensibility, a deep respect for ingredients and sourcing (Vitaletti is the son of a butcher) is clear in everything Appia does, whether that’s in the exquisite range of affettati made especially for the restaurant by the Cocchia family just north of Rome, or in the signature porchetta, which you’ll see gently rotating on a spit behind the bar each evening. Let us tell you; that is one inviting sight…
Also found on the business side of the bar, the wine list is extensive and keenly priced, with the guys behind Appia owning a vineyard back in Italy and the list brimming with small-scale, largely organic producers. These connections make the wine here surprisingly reasonable, when you consider Bangkok wine prices more generally – you’ll find a large glass of full bodied Montepulciano clocking in at under 300 Baht.
In short, if you’re to go to one Italian restaurant in Bangkok, make it Appia.
Address: 20/4 Soi Sukhumvit 31, Klongton Nua Watthana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
Website: appia-bangkok.com