Italian

• Pinna will serve up Sardinian specials beside Mayfair's Shepherd Market

  

  If there were an annual prize for the most industrious restaurateurs in London, then 2024's trophy would probably be a dead heat between Jason Atherton and the dynamic duo of George Bukhov-Weinstein and Ilya Demichev. The latter, having only recently unveiled their latest restaurant Fantomas on the King's Road, are about to open two new London restaurants in just one week.

  The first one you need to know

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• Top Milanese sandwich shop De Santis hits London

  

  The Milanese don't mess around when it comes to food, so when you hear that the best sandwich shop in Milan is coming to London it's time to get excited. De Santis has been serving up its legendary toasted paninis to the folks of Milan since the Sixties - the original restaurant is lined with the photos of famous Italians who've dined there.

  In London, their flagship base is going to be in the church crypt of

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• Osteria del Mare from Bocconcino is opening on the Strand

  

  Glitzy Italian restaurant Bocconcino has long been a part of the Mayfair set of dining spots most beloved by footballers and folk who aren't worrying too much about the bill at the end of the meal. They then opened a more affordable version in Soho and next, just as the original restaurant celebrates its tenth anniversary, they're about to try their luck in another area of London, the

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• Italian restaurant Babbo is migrating to St John's Wood

  

  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 ...

• The best pasta restaurants in London

  

  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.

• Officina 00's next pasta restaurant is in Covent Garden

  

  Just in time for World Pasta Day, we have discovered details of a new opening by one of London's best. They already have popular restaurants on Old Street and in Fitzrovia, and now Officina 00 are going even more central for their next restaurant. 

  They're planning to

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• Italian restaurant Artusi Soho takes the reins at Underbelly Boulevard

  

  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

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• Lina Stores Shoreditch is on its way, along with a second Bar Lina

  

  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

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• Canteen is the latest Notting Hill restaurant from the Pelican team

  

  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

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• Pastino brings fast, fresh pasta to Fitzrovia

  

  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

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• Francesco Mazzei is opening a new restaurant at Corinthia London

  

  London's top hotels do like getting a named chef to run their restaurants, from Jean-Georges at The Connaught and The Emory to Tom Kerridge at Corinthia London's Kerridge's Grill. Now, the Corinthia London has announced a shake-up for its second restaurant. What's currently The Northall is about to get a full overhaul by Italian chef Francesco Mazzei. 

  Mazzei is probably

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• Dez Amore pick Chelsea for their first proper restaurant, that'll look like your Nonna's house

  

  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.

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• Richard Caring is bringing Harry's to Victoria

  

  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 ...

• Alba restaurant aims to bring a taste of Amalfi to Knightsbridge

  

  Updated 21/6/24 with new opening date

  Just in case you were thinking that London may have just reached Italian restaurant saturation, a new restaurant is banking on the fact that the city's desire for lovely Italian food is always a thing. Alba is a new Italian restaurant in Knightsbridge, opening right opposite Harrods, that's on a mission to bring a little bit of the Amalfi Coast to

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• Test Driving Cafe Britaly - not for the purists, but it's a lot of fun

  

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