Docklands Italian Dining from Bella Cosa Taking an Italian friend to an Italian restaurant is always a challenge. As I was once told, each Italian believes their own way is the only right way. And, how to make something as simple as a meat ragu will vary from village to village. Bella Cosa, an Italian restaurant […]
Luca – Restaurant Review
Italian Seduction in Clerkenwell at Luca. One of the places we’ve been meaning to try for a while, we were delighted to hear Luca Restaurant has reopened its doors after lockdown. Luca opened in 2016 to mixed reviews. Its ‘Britalian’ aesthetic left some confused, nursing bruised wallets and their cherished copies of The Silver Spoon. […]
Enoteca Rabezzana – Review
The Wines and Kitchen of Enoteca Rabezzana. The literal translation of the word Enoteca is ‘wine repository’ and it refers to an establishment that showcases the products of wine producers from a particular area as well as serving local food. Rabezzana is a vineyard in the Monferrato area of Italy that has been producing wine since […]
Bernardi’s London in Marylebone – Review
An Australian Italian in London – Bernardi’s. I’ve been to Bernardi’s before – but for an event organised by the Italian Tourist Board. That’s quite a claim to authenticity for a restaurant created by two Italian brothers from Melbourne, Gabriel and Marcello Bernardi. On the edge of Marylebone Village, one of those areas of Central […]
Novikov Italian Restaurant – Mayfair – review
Novikov – A touch of Italy in Mayfair. The Italian Novikov restaurant sits alongside its Asian counterpart in a prime Mayfair location on Berkeley Street just a stone’s throw from Green Park, neighbouring other exclusive dining destinations including the Ritz, Hakkasan Mayfair, Murano, Alain Ducasse at the Dorchester and more. The brainchild of celebrated Russian […]
IT Restaurant Review – From Ibiza to Dover Street, Mayfair
Mayfair meets Ibiza at IT Restaurant London. I wonder if the owners of IT London realise what an It girl is? A perfect fit for this, the third restaurant in the Italian IT group, each with menus from chef Gennaro Esposito, I suspect the name is an abbreviation for Italian rather than the definition I’m […]
Fucina Review – Modern Italian in Marylebone Village
Fucina Marylebone visits Amalfi. If you want to get an insight into the authenticity of a restaurant but don’t have an intimate knowledge of the cuisine, then taking a friend who just happens to come from the country isn’t a bad idea. Unless they happen to come from Italy, where regionality is so embedded in […]
VyTA Italian Restaurant Covent Garden – Review
La Dolce Vita at VyTA Covent Garden. VyTA describes itself as ‘an elegant Italian lifestyle experience’; in practice, it’s an all-day restaurant handily located in the heart of Covent Garden market ‘open from dusk till dawn serving breakfast and brunch through to dinner and beyond’. New pre-theatre or late-night options in Covent Garden are always […]
Bellillo Italian Restaurant Fulham- Review
Fulham’s Neighbourhood Bit of Naples – Bellillo. I went on a trip to Naples a few years ago to try to locate the best Neapolitan pizza. Sadly I got ill and couldn’t fulfil the mission, but with exciting new pizzerias like Bellillo opening up in London maybe I can save myself the airfare? Bellillo is […]
Terra Terra Swiss Cottage – Review
Italy by way of Swiss Cottage – Terra Terra. If I were an estate agent selling property in Swiss Cottage, London, I would take prospective buyers for lunch at Terra Terra. I once lived in the area and had there been a local restaurant such as this I might never have moved. Terra Terra is […]