Italian

6/11/24 - updated with the opening date

You might recall that there once was an Italian restaurant Babbo in Mayfair. It closed a few years back, saying it was going to be a temporary closure and sure enough, Babbo is returning - albeit in a brand new location. 

It's the latest restaurant to set its sights on St John's Wood (with Belgravia stalwart ...

London's pasta scene could not be hotter right now - with everywhere from no reservation spots to fine dining restaurants doing great business. We pick out the best pasta to be had in the city.

Cafe Kitty only lasted nine months as the Soho Underbelly Bouevard's dining spot, but now another high-profile restaurant is giving it a shot.  This time, it's Peckham's Artusi (also behind Marcella in Deptford), who will be taking it on as Artusi

Updated 15/10/24 with new opening date

Its pistachio-green and white-striped decor is instantly synonymous with cosy chic and extraordinary pasta, and now Lina Stores is bringing its eye-pleasing vibe to Shoreditch.

If you’ve somehow missed the proliferation of Lina Stores (there’s even one in Japan), this latest venture follows their seventh London venue opening in South Kensington in

Very under the radar, the team who brought us The Pelican and The Hero have just opened a brand new restaurant in Notting Hill. Canteen is an Italian restaurant that's taken over the same space where they held a pop-up last summer on Portobello Road.

A quick look at the launch menu shows that

London loves a fresh pasta restaurant and this new opening on Tottenham Court Road looks worth keeping an eye on. Pastino comes from Franco Manca alumnus Ahmos Wasif and it's been inspired by his trips to Italy and a desire to bring traditional Neapolitan, Sicilian and Roman pasta to London, with an emphasis on value.

It also leans towards more of a fast-food meets fresh pasta operation than we've

You may have tried their pasta or burgers at one of their stalls across London - either at one of the Mercato Metropolitanos, dotted around Canary Wharf or at Camden Market and Crate Walthamstow. But now Dez Amore are going one step further, opening their first standalone restaurant.

They're heading South West to Fulham Road where they'll be opening up a few junctions down from popular newbie Josephine.

Updated 7/6/24 with opening date and more details

Richard Caring may be looking to sell off his Ivy restaurants, but that doesn't mean he's out of the restaurant business. Just after we've heard about his plans to ...

This new Peckham cafe is the result of a love-in between Italian food and British produce. We went to take a look. 

Looks like Canary Wharf really is the place to open big restaurants right now. Following in the footsteps of Hawksmoor, Dishoom and - most recently - the Fallow team with ...

Lovers of risotto need to make their way to Fitzrovia where All'onda is serving it up with a fine dining twist. 

Gigantic portions, tasty seafood and a well priced menu make this new Notting Hill seafood spot a must-try.

Big Mamma's Covent Garden Italian

Updated 11/4/23 with the opening date

Italian food purists keep scrolling, because what we're about to write may trigger you. A new cafe is opening in Peckham that will be embracing the "authentically Britalian" trend.

Café Britaly is the first project between chef Alex Purdie and Richard Crampton-Platt. Alex arrives here having most recently been senior chef at Bouchon Racine and, before that, Bocca

A new restaurant called All’onda is coming to Fitzrovia and it's all centred around risotto. 

Founded by Cordula Schulz, whose apparent passion for risotto drives the restaurant, she's brought in Andrea Granzarolo as head chef. He brings with him a wealth of experience, having been at Helene Darroze for six years, as well as The Square and The Greenhouse. 

The menu, of course,