Three years after closing The Laughing Heart in Hackney, Charlie Mellor is back with his latest venture.
Osteria Vibrato is the latest to join the recent trend of new Italian restaurants opening in town, this one with a menu created by Gaia Enria, founder of recently closed Burro e Salvia. Hoping to set themselves apart from the crowd, they're saying the menu will have a focus on simplicity. Exactly what's on that menu is yet to be revealed, but we do know about one dish, the Brodo di Vasto, a seafood stew from Abruzzo that you'll have to know you want in advance, as it's a dish you have to pre-order.
More patience will be required for their Amaretti biscuits, as those will take 20 minutes to be created to order. Interestingly, they're also already highlighting that there will be a cover charge of £3, which is to cover olive oils, aged parmesan, some freshly baked bread for their scarpetta, scarti di cucina (kitchen scraps), and a "bespoke formulated mineral water".
As for the wines, which were a big deal at The Laughing Heart, there will be 250 on the list, with a focus on classically styled wines.
The restaurant takes over what was most recently Cinquecento Pizzeria.
More about Osteria Vibrato
Where is it? 6 Greek St, London W1D 4DE
When does it open? February 2026
Find out more: Follow them on Instagram @osteria.vibrato.
Photo by Jason Lowe
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