Updated 10/9/23 with soft launch info
It feels like only yesterday we were telling you about Mayfair’s Bocconcino opening a new restaurant on The Strand, but we’ve just heard it has been rescheduled until later in 2024. Hold onto your Bellinis, though, there’s a new Soho Bocconcino site coming even before that. It's taking on the space that used to be Manteca (before they moved to Shoreditch).
That’s right, fans of Italian fare with flair will have another venue in which to indulge in cicchetti, homemade pasta and wood-fired pizzas made fresh from pizzaiolos using a traditional Roman technique and dough. Choose from the upper-level dining area (seats 120) with its open-plan kitchen, counter seating and marble tables or the lower-level bar (seats 26) with a speakeasy vibe. Both levels have space for a DJ and live entertainment, with private dining available for group celebrations.
Bocconcino Soho’s new head chef is Simone Serafin, who brings experience from two other Mayfair establishments: the Venetian-inspired Cecconi’s restaurant and private members’ club 5 Hertford Street. Foodwise, it’s good news for anyone already acquainted with Bocconcino’s Mayfair menu with an expanded range of small plates and aperitivo. Some menu highlights include the following:
- Baked courgette flower filled with ricotta and prawns served with pea purée
- Homemade tagliatelle with black truffle
- Pizza diavola (tomato sauce, mozzarella, spicy salami)
- Homemade fettuccine with swordfish, baby octopus, mussels and bottarga
- Sicilian cannolo with vanilla ice cream
As you’d expect, the wine list leans exclusively towards Italian drops, and there’ll be cocktails for traditionalists and the adventurous, whether you fancy a six-month barrel-aged Negroni or a Linguanotto (a liquid tribute to the ‘father of tiramisu’, no less).
More about Bocconcino
Where is it? 58 Great Marlborough St, London W1F 7JY
When does it open? 12 September 2023
Soft launch info: 50% off food from 12-20 September (lunch bookings). Book here.
Find out more: Visit their website or follow them on Instagram @bocconcinolondon.
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