Songdo Italian restaurant, spicy burrata pomodoro: Cenacolo Artfore

Whenever friends come visit Songdo, or whenever someone asks me for Songdo restaurant recommendations, I recommend Artfore for a bunch of reasons. It's got the subway and hotels, plus tons of restaurants and cafes within walking distance — and the density of good places here is way higher than other commercial areas. This is probably the most packed-with-good-stuff neighborhood around Central Park.

I'd been hearing good recommendations for Cenacolo for years now, and I'm only just now visiting. Good pasta places are hard to come by, so I was curious how this one would be. A pasta place that's actually good, near Songdo Central Park — Cenacolo Artfore.

Where is Cenacolo Artfore? Hours and parking

Cenacolo Artfore is located at Artfore Building C, 2nd floor, Unit 211, 257 Incheon Tower-daero, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon, 140 meters from Central Park Station Exit 2. It's open daily 11:00–22:00 with break time 15:00–17:00, and on Sundays last order is at 20:30 due to deep cleaning.

• Free parking — use the B1 parking lot
• Take the elevator in front of Pillar 10 down to the 2nd floor, turn right, and it's 30m ahead on the left
• Or use the stairs next to Pillar 4, and from the 1st floor take the escalator up — it's right in front of you
• Corkage fee applies / wine pairing available

CENACOLO is a space for sharing meals together, a place where people gather and connect. Like in The Last Supper, it symbolizes not just a simple meal but a moment of meaningful time.

There are a few restaurants on the 2nd floor I go to often. I arrived early and waited with a pre-meal coffee at Luen Coffee next door (the café I visit most often at Artfore — the cakes are great too).

Cenacolo Artfore, a Songdo Blue Ribbon restaurant (2024, 2025, 2026)

Not every restaurant with a Blue Ribbon has been delicious, but I think Cenacolo really deserves it. This place genuinely does it right.

Interior and seating: why Cenacolo Artfore is a popular first-date spot

This is also often named as a spot for dates or blind dates in Songdo, and I get why. The atmosphere isn't loud, and the food comes out with real care put into it.

We prepare a proper meal centered on our signature gnocchi, completed with the owner chef's recipe. With an open kitchen, we show the cooking process transparently, and we aim for a comfortable atmosphere for dates, anniversaries, and family gatherings alike.

What to order at Cenacolo Artfore

You order via QR code.

The bread served before the meal

Crispy outside, soft inside dinner bread. Seeing that even the bread is done properly makes me even more excited for the meal.

Shrimp and mushroom salad, 20,000 won

I was going to go with the familiar caprese, but the reviews were good so I chose the mushroom salad instead.

The vegetables are fresh, and the shrimp, well-seasoned, comes with a slightly crispy texture.

My mom said the shrimp was so good. I loved that you could really taste each ingredient on its own. The mushrooms smelled fresh too.

Burrata pomodoro pasta (spaghetti), 25,000 won, ordered spicy

I picked this because you can order it spicy, and even my mom — who normally doesn't eat tomato pasta — ate it happily.

The sauce matters, but for me, noodles are the most important part of any pasta dish — and these noodles were genuinely delicious.

The balance with the sauce was so good, with a refined flavor. My favorite pasta places tend to have delicious but skimpy portions — this one was generous, which I loved. And my mom, who usually avoids tomato pasta for being too sour, actually ate quite well for the first time in years.

Shrimp mascarpone cheese pasta (tagliatelle), 23,000 won

Cream pastas usually have a really nutty milk flavor, and this one was creamy and nutty without being heavy at all — so good.

The noodles were great here too, of course.

This place feels refined and solid. It tasted great to me, and my mom ate it very happily too.

The shrimp in the mushroom salad had great flavor, and the shrimp in the pasta was delicious in a completely different way. You can tell this is a place that puts care into every single ingredient.

Final verdict: is Cenacolo Artfore the best pasta in Songdo?

Artfore has such a nice mood as a building on its own — it's pretty during the day, at sunset, and at night. Cenacolo, tucked on the 2nd floor of that pretty building, is a restaurant with both a great atmosphere and food to match. A refined place that clearly puts real care into what it makes!

I'd recommend it for a date or a family gathering. Since I'm at Artfore often, I know I'll be back whenever I'm craving pasta.