Kentish Town's Rossella is expanding, hitting up Muswell Hill with pizza, pasta and a tiramisu trolley

Having worked in Kentish Town for years, we can attest to the popularity of its neighbourhood Italian, Rossella. Tucked up on the Highgate Road, it's been luring locals in with its pizzas and pasta since the late seventies. The service was always super friendly and the very drinkable wines came from the family's own vineyard back in Benevento in Campania.

Now the family-run restaurant is hoping to bring a little of that magic across North London to the folks of Muswell Hill. They've taken over the site that used to be Giggling Squid, just off the Broadway. It's a large space which will allow them room for not only a restaurant but a separate bar and deli shop. So you can drop in for aperitivo, stay for a pizza or grab some deli bits to go.

They are promising to expand their menu for Muswell Hill, so there'll be veal Milanese and bistecca tagliata among the additions. The bruschetta will use ciabatta from Muswell Hill's Dunn's Bakery, and they're even dusting off a vintage drinks trolley to use as a tiramisu trolley.