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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
... - Pasta Evangelists in Greenwich are giving away free wine to customers
You'll probably be aware of them as a pasta delivery service. But fresh pasta company Pasta Evangelists are also getting into the London restaurant game. First, they teamed up with Michelin-starred chef Giancarlo Perbellini for a spot in the Harrods Dining Hall. Next, they opened a standalone restaurant in Richmond. Clearly that must have worked for them because they've just opened a second South London spot, this time in
... - Lina Stores Shoreditch is on its way, along with a second Bar Lina
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 March.
You'll find Lina Stores Shoreditch in a
... - Darling's Eatery and Studio serves up fresh pasta on Hackney's Fish Island
Looks like Hackney Wick's Fish Island is doing pretty well for itself at the moment with restaurants. We've already reported on the upcoming Inis opening there and Test Driven new pizzeria
... - Lina Stores is bringing fresh pasta and late night negronis to South Kensington
18/3/24 - updated with the opening date
If you're a South Ken resident wondering what was happening to the old Le Pain Quotidien site on Exhibition Road, then we bring you good news, particularly if you're a pasta lover. This is going to be the seventh restaurant opening for Lina Stores.
Their South Kensington restaurant is going to be an all-day affair, opening in the morning for
... - Emilia's Crafted Pasta comes to Baker Street
5/1/24 - Updated with the soft launch info
The march of fresh pasta restaurants across London continues, with a fourth Emilia's about to join the fray. This time they're heading to Baker Street, just down the road from Sherlock Holmes' pretend gaff and next to Regent's Park.
As with every Emilia's, all the pasta will be made fresh on-site. Here it'll be in a special pasta station
... - 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.
- Phil Howard's Notto pasta bar is coming to Covent Garden
28/9/23 - updated with the opening date
Last year, top chef Phil Howard (of Michelin-starred Elystan Street) got into London's ever-growing fresh pasta scene with Notto, just off Piccadilly Circus. In our original story, we asked "will there be more of them to come" and the answer to that seems to be yes, as new reaches us of a second Notto pasta bar that's being planned for Covent
... - Bancone picks Borough Yards for its third pasta restaurant
On the cusp of celebrating their fifth birthday, the folks at Bancone are also getting ready to open their third restaurant.
They're the latest to join the procession of restaurants opening in Borough Yards. The space itself is a huge railway arch and it's going to have an open kitchen, plus a large mezzanine space upstairs that can be hired out for private parties.
In addition to all the usual Bancone
... - Noci pasta restaurant is opening at Battersea Power Station
They've already been quite the hit in Islington, now the team behind pasta restaurant Noci are heading south of the river to Battersea for their second place.
This is part of a raft of new openings at Battersea Power Station. The Battersea branch will follow the same successful formula as they had in Islington; so think well-priced fresh pasta and small plates and snacks. Their pasta 'hankerchiefs' are a
... - Test Driving Notto - Phil Howard does pasta on Piccadilly
Top chef Phil Howard has entered the fresh pasta game with Notto. We went down to Piccadilly to see how it shapes up against London's already pretty great fresh pasta restaurants.
- Fitzrovia will be home to pasta restaurant Officina 00’s second site
Updated 21/11/22 with launch offer and opening date
As the nights draw in and thoughts turn to steaming bowls of hearty pasta, it’s like Officina 00 is reading our minds. They’re opening a second restaurant, this time in Fitzrovia. If you’ve been hitherto unaware of the Old Street venue that opened in mid-2019, Officina 00 is an Italian kitchen and workshop with
... - Jamie Oliver returns to restaurants with pasta pop-up, Pasta Dreams
For the first time since closing down his Jamie's Italian business in 2019, Jamie Oliver is back with a new restaurant - although this one is for collection and delivery only.
He's just launched Pasta Dreams in Soho. It's not a full restaurant launch though - Pasta Dreams will be a pop-up in the run-up to Christmas and seems to be designed to expand as delivery only across the
... - Notto is chef Phil Howard's new fresh pasta restaurant on Piccadilly
He launched his own mail-order pasta during the various lockdowns and now Phil Howard is going one step further with his own pasta restaurant. The chef, who has a Michelin star for his Elystan Street restaurant, will be opening Notto in Piccadilly (taking over an old Paperchase site).
He's joined in the endeavour by Executive chef Louis Korovilas who has been quite busy
... - Test Driving Noci - Islington gets a fresh pasta restaurant that's already a big hit
Islington has a hot new pasta place that's already pulling the crowds in. We went to take a look.