Bancone

Italian | Soho, Fitzrovia, Covent Garden

Popular from the moment it opened, Bancone's key attraction is its head chef who trained in Locanda Locatelli who's behind those amazing 10-hour cooked ragus.

Test Drive

Test Driving Bancone - a fresh pasta bar for Covent Garden

Bancone is the latest fresh pasta bar to hit London, this time with a Giorgio Locatelli alumnus. We head along for a look.

Restaurant details

Address:

39 William IV Street, London, WC2N 4DD

Nearest tube:

Charing Cross

Telephone number: 0207 240 8786

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Critic reviews - total score 8 out of 10

Grace Dent Guardian

Reviewed on August 17, 2018

"It’s just a long pale room that serves pasta. Bancone’s gimmick is that you get a really lovely dinner and you don’t weep when the bill appears. It’s a trend that I hope will run and run." READ REVIEW

Jimi Famurewa Evening Standard Estimated score

Reviewed on July 26, 2018

"As we looked up and prepared to leave, we noticed that the room had begun to fill with curious walk-ins and solo diners up at the counter. If there’s any justice, Bancone will keep filling up, a worthy victor in the capital’s unpredictable hospitality Hunger Games." READ REVIEW