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Western and Italian Food in Batam: Steaks, Pizza, Pasta and Brunch

Batam is about seafood and local food, but sometimes you want a steak or a pizza. These are the Western and Italian places our sources recommend, with halal notes.

By SingRankUpdated 27 October 2026 4 min read

At a glance

  • Piccola Stella opened as a pizza stall in 2014, moved to a larger venue in 2018 and is described by Eatbook as halal-certified.
  • Amare Ristorante Italiano is at Pollux Meisterstadt in Batam Centre.
  • Ministry of Meat serves steaks and seafood in a kelong-style restaurant over the water at Harbour Bay.
  • Teras Cafe near the Baloi traffic lights is known for steaks on a hotplate.
  • Gravity 10, at Aston Hotel and Apartments, runs themed menus including a steakhouse menu.

For a full list with filters by area and halal status, open the Western food map. Here are the places our sources single out.

Italian

  • Piccola Stella: a progressive Italian restaurant in Batam Centre that started as a pizza stall in 2014 and moved to a larger venue in 2018. Eatbook describes it as halal-certified. Listed dishes include cauldron pizza salsiccia, aglio olio pollo and zuppa mista di mare.
  • Amare Ristorante Italiano: at Pollux Meisterstadt, with fettuccine bolognese and truffle cacciatora.

Steaks

  • Ministry of Meat: grilled steaks and seafood in a kelong-style restaurant over the water at Harbour Bay.
  • Teras Cafe: a Western-style restaurant near the Baloi traffic lights, known for fire steaks on a hotplate, spaghetti bolognese and garlic bread.
  • Gravity 10: the restaurant at Aston Hotel and Apartments, with themed menus including a steakhouse menu and a Sunday lunch.

Mediterranean by the harbour

  • Seesea by NOMAD: Mediterranean food with a Southeast Asian twist at Harbour Bay; grilled octopus and harissa prawns are listed.
  • Garden Bay: a greenhouse-style restaurant at the Harbour Bay Promenade mixing Western and Indonesian dishes, including grilled snapper and truffle fries.

Cafés with Western mains

  • Olive & Co: a Teluk Tering café, open late on Fridays and Saturdays, with wagyu beef rendang aglio olio and a mushroom truffle burger.
  • Tatido Coffee Roasters: over 40 single-estate coffees on Jalan Bunga Raya, plus truffle mushroom cream pasta and a double cheese burger.
  • Hoods Coffee: hand-brew coffee in Belian with Western and Japanese mains such as truffle beef donburi.
  • Gazoz Cafe: an Australian-inspired café with pool views in Penuin; beef croquettes and a cauliflower steak cheeseburger are listed.
  • MoMoo Juice Bar & Coffee: pasta, pizza and desserts at The Promenade, Harbour Bay.

Halal notes

Only Piccola Stella is described by a source as halal-certified. Olive & Co, Tatido Coffee Roasters and Hoods Coffee are marked halal-friendly in our records, which means a source or map data describes them as halal or pork-free, not that we have seen a certificate. For everything else, ask the restaurant. Our halal food hub shows the evidence for each place.

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Questions people ask

Is there halal Italian food in Batam?+

Piccola Stella in Batam Centre is described by Eatbook as halal-certified. Check the certificate at the restaurant.

Where can I get a steak in Batam?+

Ministry of Meat at Harbour Bay, Teras Cafe near the Baloi traffic lights, and Gravity 10 at Aston Hotel and Apartments, which runs a steakhouse menu.

Where is Western food near Harbour Bay ferry terminal?+

Ministry of Meat, Seesea by NOMAD, Garden Bay and MoMoo Juice Bar & Coffee are all in the Harbour Bay waterfront area.

Sources we checked

Rules, schedules and prices change. Check the official source before you travel.

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