Italian

• Stampa on Davies Street is a new budget pasta spot for Mayfair

  No more wandering around Mayfair looking for somewhere that won't break the budget to eat at - this Roman-style pasta spot is promising fresh pasta at a less punchy price.

• Test Driving Sette - Italian in Knightsbridge via New York

  The main restaurant at the Bulgari has been reborn as Sette. That means a brand new look, an Italian menu via New York and much-lauded pasta dishes. We popped down to try it out. 

• Officina 00 opening on Old Street is a carb-lover's pasta heaven

  Here in London, they've worked for Kiln and Soho House, but the duo behind this new Italian hail from Naples originally.

• Test Driving Circolo Popolare - the Big Mamma team go even bigger in Fitzrovia

  First came Gloria, now Big Mamma have brought us Circolo Popolare in Fitzrovia. We popped in for a first look - it's mad as ever, but backed up by great food.

• Pasta Nostra serves up fresh pasta and more on Old Street

  Two young chefs have brought their passion for pasta to East London, opening up this small plates and pasta restaurant which aims to do a few dishes very well.

• Cent Anni is a new modern Italian restaurant for Wimbledon

  This new Italian restaurant in Wimbledon has taken over from the old Cau site, promising a modern Italian menu. 

• Test Driving Emilia - a restaurant and wine bar to shake things up in Mayfair

  

  The team behind Quality Chop House, Clipstone and Portland turn to Mayfair and Italy for their fourth restaurant, taking over the space at Bonhams.

• Circolo Popolare brings OTT Sicilian food to Fitzrovia from the Big Mamma team

  

  They've already had a huge success with Gloria in Shoreditch and now the Big Mamma Group are opening their second London restaurant. This time it's Circolo, where the emphasis is on Sicilian in an over-the-top style.

• Sette at the Bulgari Hotel London will be the first UK restaurant from the folks behind NYC's Scarpetta

  It's all change at the Bulgari hotel in Knightsbridge where Rivea is being replaced by Sette and the whole restaurant and bar is being turned, literally, upside down.

• Gloria

  

  Full-on Italian restaurant in Shoreditch

• Test Driving Harry's Bar - the perfect shoppers' retreat off Oxford Street

  

  Providing a blissful bolthole to weary shoppers - Richard Caring's Caprice Holdings hits the spot once more.

• Ben Tish and The Stafford team up for Norma, a Sicilian restaurant in Fitzrovia

  Already working together on their hotel, Ben Tish (ex Salt Yard) and the Stafford Hotel are teaming up to create a new restaurant in Fitzrovia called Norma. Expect a Sicilian menu with Moorish influences. 

• Latteria Italian cafe opens in Islington

  A new Italian cafe on Islington's Essex Road comes from a seasoned restaurateur and promises an all-day menu based on the cafes of Milan. 

• Santo Mare in Marylebone and Osteria Napoletana in Notting Hill sees restaurateur Andrea Reitano focus on Italian produce

   

  If you're looking for somewhere to enjoy the best Italian produce in London then restaurateur Andrea Reitano is hoping his two newest restaurants in Notting Hill and Marylebone will entice you with their day boat fish from the Med and Neopolitan cheese.

• Test Driving Mortimer House Kitchen - a modern menu that reflects what Londoners really want to eat

  

  Former L'anima chef Lello Favuzzi has returned from his travels to bring a mixture of Italian and middle eastern inspiration to this Fitzrovia kitchen