NEROVIVO - Italian Restaurant, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
3a Jalan Ceylon, 50200 Kuala LumpurOpening hours: noon - midnight (Daily)/ 6pm to midnight (Sat)
Welcome to NEROTECA Italian restaurant
About NERO Italian restaurants
We began life as one extraordinary restaurant, serving delicious food cooked in a small kitchen at the back of a converted bungalow on Jalan Ceylon. Nerovivo was one of the first places in Kuala Lumpur where you could find wood-fired pizza, Prosecco and real Italians. Since then we have given Nerovivo a first class kitchen, sent pizza chefs to Italy for training, imported over 100,000 bottles of Italian wine from handpicked vineyards and brought onboard highly acclaimed chef Riccardo Ferrarotti.
We are proud that our staff are the most knowledgeable, professional and happiest in town, mainly because we take them on holiday each year. High standards, creativity and passion are all compulsory. We too, could not contain our enthusiasm for great Italian food, so in the past few years, we have opened two new fabulous restaurants, Neroteca and Nerofico, and a delicatessen, Nerodeli.
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Riccardo Ferrarotti |
| Chef Riccardo comes from a small mountain village in northern Italy and has always been immersed in the Italian culinary world. His father, an accomplished chef, owned and ran a restaurant where Riccardo learnt his trade and developed his passion for excellent Italian cuisine. After five years training at culinary school, Chef Riccardo mastered the delicate subtleties of regional Italian cooking. His desire to innovate and seek new food experiences took him to Venice, Rome, Sardinia and Switzerland, before accepting a challenge in the United States. More recently, Chef Riccardo received a major restaurant award for his work at Al Fresco, Crowne Plaza in Dubai. |
About NEROVIVO Italian restaurant
Nerovivo has become a KL landmark. Perhaps the best known of our restaurants and celebrating its fifth anniversary this year, Nerovivo continues to excite 1000 customers each week. Sleek table cloths and bold artwork, combined with consistently high quality food and impeccable service.
Nerovivo champions unpretentious fine dining in vibrant surroundings.
Retail Wines
complete retail wines list (830KB pdf)
- Mastroberardino – Fiano Di Avelino More Mairoum 2000
- Mastroberardino – Greco Di Tufo 2007
- Mastroberardino – Radici Taurasi 2004
- Bellenda – Miraval Prosecco Di Valdobbiadene Extra Dry
- Col Di Luna – Spumante Extra Dry
- Castello Di Querceto – Vernaccia Di San Gimignano 2007
- Castello Di Querceto – Querceto Chianti 2007
- Castello Di Querceto – Chianti Classico Riserva 2004
- Cinelli Colombini –Brunello Di Montalcino Riserva – 2003
- Casa Bianca – Prosecco Di Valdobbiadene Extra Dry
- Conte Loredan Gasparini – Capo Di Stato 2004
- Conti Zecca – Cantalupi Bianco 2007
- Conte Zecca – Nero Salento 2005
- Marco Felluga – Sorripa San Nicolo 2003
- Marco Felluga – Chardonnay 2007
- Marco Felluga – Cabernet Sauvignon 2005
- Mandrarossa - Chardonnay 2007
- Mandrarossa - Bonera 2005
- Biondi Santi Villa Poggio Salvi - Brunello Di Montalcino Annata 2001 / 2003
- Biondi Santi Villa Poggio Salvi – Vermentino 2007
- Castello Del Terriccio – Capannino 2004
- Livon – Pinot Grigio 2006
- Livon – Colsanto Ruris 2005
- Donnafugata – Anthilia 2007
- Donnafugata – Angheli 2005
- Barbanera – Chianti 2007
- Barbanera – Orvieto Classico 2007
- Femar – Poggio Le Volpi Donnaluce 2006
- Valdo- Marca Oro
- Valdo – Cuvee Extra Dry
Restaurant reviews
full reviews (590KB pdf)
This trendy inner-city bungalow boasts authentic Italian dishes, many of which are prepared in an open-air pizza oven. Guests can dine inside with air conditioning, alfresco with views of Menara KL or enjoy an aperitif at the bar. The owner and host orchestrates the evening with great gusto to ensure everyone is content upon leaving.
The menu features creative cuisine and regional specialities, various pastas with traditional sauces, and meat and fish mains. Meat dishes are based upon northern Italian recipes, while the seafood leans to Sicilian cooking styles. Try dishes like bistecca florentia and chocolate flan to appreciate the skill of the kitchen staff.
Though its on-street façade is sleek and elegant, Nerovivo is actually a humble, friendly trattoria in the very best Italian tradition. It is located in a refurbished colonial bungalow in the peaceful privacy of Ceylon Hill. Inside, a lively and passionately Italian atmosphere prevails. Offering authentic homemade pasta, hearty main courses, delectable desserts and smoky, wood-fired pizza, Nerovivo is the brainchild of restaurateur Paolo Guiati.
On top of the innovative menu and aweinspiring wine list, he has created a pleasant atmosphere of genuine relaxation in which guests are not afraid to raise their voices, laugh and chatter to their hearts’ content, the Italian way.
As you step into Nero Vivo (literally ‘black live’), you might probably first observe the paintings on the wall, or perhaps the Italian gourmet products on display, but the centre of attraction must be the ocean of wine bottles neatly displayed on racks from floor to ceiling. Nero Vivo imports its own wines, among them some labels not available anywhere else in Malaysia.
Currently, the restaurant boasts about 12,000 bottles and some 150 labels, sourced from various regions all over Italy. And like all Italians, Executive Chef Riccardo Ferrarotti is extremely proud of the cuisine served here. "Simplicity is part of our culture. There’s a big variety, but the food is simple and uncomplicated."
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Outside Catering & Private Parties
We are also able to provide outside catering for parties and functions of up to 500 people. Or you can experience Nero class in the comfort of your own home, with our executive chef Riccardo cooking for your intimate dinner party.
Please contact francois@nerovivo.com if you would like to hire all or part of Nerovivo for a private occasion.
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Restaurant address:
3a Jalan Ceylon,
50200 Kuala Lumpur.
Tel: 03-20703120
Fax: 03-20703100
Email: info@nerovivo.com
Opening hours:
noon - midnight (Daily)
6.00pm to midnight (Saturday)
Last order - 11.45pm