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- Naples meets London as 081 Pizzeria take their popular pizzas to Shoreditch
They're currently No 43 on the Best Pizzas in Europe list (excluding Italy), and now Peckaham's 081 are expanding. They're about to open their second pizzeria, this time in Shoreditch. Taking over the old Iron Bloom spot on Eastern Street will give them a bigger, more central restaurant.
If you haven't been down to Peckham to try them yet, then here's some intel about them. The man behind 081 is Andrea Ascuiti. He was born in Naples (so he
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... - Giorgio Locatelli is opening Locatelli at The National Gallery
It pays to keep an eye on Giorgio Locatelli because a lot of what the chef does that's considered breaking news is something he's already flagged up months before. Just as he talked about closing Locanda Locatelli in articles months before it 'suddenly' closed, the chef has been chatting
... - Officina 00's next pasta restaurant is in Covent Garden
5/3/25- updated with opening date
One of London's best pasta restaurants is gearing up for a new opening. They already have popular restaurants on Old Street and in Fitzrovia, and now Officina 00 are going even more central for their next
... - 27 Old Compton Street is aiming to be Soho's hot new pasta bar
He already has two more Italian restaurants in Soho named after the street they're in, so when restaurateur Nima Safaei came around to giving his latest opening a moniker he stayed true to form, naming it after its address on Compton Street. But while this new restaurant may share a naming convention with its sibling restaurants, it's going to be quite a different beast.
The new spot is focusing on quick pasta - think of
... - Lina Stores pick Canary Wharf for their tenth restaurant
After decades spent as a standalone store in Soho selling fresh pasta and Parma ham to Londoners, it's fair to say that Lina Stores is now a fully-fledged chain. They're currently working on their tenth opening, this time in Canary Wharf. This will be their third City space, following hard on the heels of a Broadgate branch which opened last month.
Canary Wharf residents and workers will be able to get
... - Trullo is popping up with a three-month residency at Harvey Nichols
Up until now, there's only been one Trullo, one of Islington's best restaurants, leaving aside its sibling restaurant Padella, of course. But now, at least for a short while, a second Trullo outpost is coming to Knightsbridge.
The restaurant is kicking off a three-month
... - Nina takes over from Pachamama in Marylebone with pasta and cannoli
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The final pivot from the Pachamama group's central London restaurants is taking form in Marylebone following the closure of the original Pachamama in Marylebone. In its place will be Nina which follows the path taken by the group's other restaurants Zephyr and Bottarga in focusing on Mediterranean food instead. This time their attention is turning to Italy and family-style
... - Test Driving Osteria del Mare, the kind of mid-tier seafood restaurant that London needs
Osteria del Mare is the new seafood restaurant from the team behind Bocconcino. We hit up the Strand for some crudo and pasta.
- All-you-can-eat lasagna restaurant Senza Fondo is coming to Shoreditch
Cementing London's current love affair with all things Italian American is new East London restaurant Senza Fondo, a self-styled 'premiumised lasagneria'. The concept is all about big plates and communal dining with the key offering being an all-you-can eat lasagna for just £20. It's taken over the old Rossopomodoro site just off Hoxton Square so it's going to be a pretty large place complete with a bar at the
... - Is Big Mamma coming to the City?
News reaches us that the Big Mamma Group has designs on the City of London. While we wait to hear what they're doing over in Canary Wharf, we hear that they're also looking at opening a new restaurant in the heart of the financial square mile. According to reports they're fairly far down the
... - Alba restaurant aims to bring a taste of Amalfi to Knightsbridge
Updated 9/1/25 with new opening date and photos
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
... - Test Driving Pinna, bringing Italian vibes and great pasta to Mayfair
The team behind Wild, Lita and Fantomas bring their magic touch to this Sardinian restaurant in the heart of Mayfair. We take a closer look at Achille Pinna's solo restaurant Pinna.
- Circolo Popolare
Big Mamma does Italian in Fitzrovia with panache.
- Osteria Angelina sees the Dalston restaurant opening a grill and pasta restaurant in the City
Angelina has been a big success in Dalston and while their other restaurant Dai Chi didn't last the distance in Soho, they're sticking to what they do best in the City by opening a second Angelina.
Called Osteria Angelina, it'll be opening in the Nolton Folgate development by Shoreditch station that's seen
