Italian
- Test Driving Chucs at Harrods - the Mediterranean good life in Knightsbridge
Chucs are expanding throughout London, hoping to bring their taste of the Med to more. We went to try their newly-opened branch in Harrods.
- Chucs are opening an all day restaurant at the Serpentine Sackler Galleries
Chucs have chosen the Serpentine Sacker Galleries to open their fourth all day restaurant and this one will be the first to offer takeaway too - perfect for park picnics.
- Beck at Brown's will be Michelin-starred chef Heinz Beck's casual Italian restaurant at Brown's Hotel in Mayfair
He may have a three Michelin-starred restaurant in Rome, but chef Heinz Beck's plans for his new Mayfair restaurant at Brown's Hotel are more casual - with British produce supplying the additional wow factor.
- Fat Tony's fresh pasta pops up for two months at Bar Termini Centrale
Updated 3/4/18 with revised opening times
Ahead of its permanent restaurant opening up in South London this summer, fresh pasta joint Fat Tony's is bringing fresh pasta to central London for two months. It'll be popping up at Tony Conigliaro's Italian Bar Termini Centrale on Duke Street.
The man behind the brand is young, self-trained chef James Young. Young has been travelling around Italy for inspiration, stopping to do a stage at
... - Soho House are opening a Cecconi's Pizza Bar on Old Compton Street
Soho House are taking the classic Italian restaurant and going for a more laid-back experience, serving up pizzas and cocktails
- Passo hosts famous LA chef Nancy Silverton for a one week residency
Old Street’s big all-day Italian Passo is keeping busy since their November opening, with the arrival of huge LA chef Nancy Silverton for a short residency.
The Michelin starred-chef (who Netflix addicts may have caught on Chef’s Table) will be rocking up for one week only to churn
... - Harrods Fine Watch department revamp to include a new Chucs
As part of Harrods overhaul of its Fine Watch department the store is opening up a Chucs so you can contemplate your most recent timepiece purchase over a plate of pasta or a negroni
- Soho icon Lina Stores is opening a pasta restaurant on Greek Street
The original deli has been open for over 75 years in Soho, giving them plenty of time to get things right before opening this, their first restaurant
- Via Emilia on Hoxton Square is all about the pasta
If you want the best egg pasta in Italy, so they say, you have to go to the Emilia Romagna region where it was created. But if you can’t *quite* justify getting on a plane yet then Hoxton Square’s new Italian Via Emilia looks like the next best thing, and in traditional Italian style, they’re keeping it ultra simple with eight pastas, one pudding and a wine list that’s short but sweet.
- A new Italian by Old Street - we Test Drive Passo
From the team behind Fitzrovia spot Foley's, this new restaurant on Old Street roundabout already has the buzz of a place that's been open for ages. We went to check it out.
- Amalfi-inspired Sorella takes the place of Clapham's The Manor
It's farewell to The Manor and hello to Sorella, a new Italian restaurant from The Dairy group that'll be springing up in its place.
- La Tagliata Italian Kitchen opens sister restaurant in Fitzrovia - with a wine bar too
Picking up from where Sardo left off, the La Tagliata team are moving into Grafton Way with their traditional Italian cooking, which means masses of tagliatelle, plus a wine bar where you’ll be able to get your hands on 50 different bottles.
- Affordable pasta, wine and gelato in Bermondsey at Flour and Grape
There'll be just eight pastas on the menu at Flour & Grape, who aim to create a beautifully pared back selection of Italian antipasti, pasta and gelato. They promise very reasonable prices, pasta to go and a very healthy (and affordable) wine list. Colour us interested...
- Murano has a new head chef as Oscar Holgado leaves Pitt Cue
From city meat palace to swanky Mayfair Italian, Holgado has returned to his roots
- RIGO' brings fine dining to Fulham from an Italian chef
After training under Alain Ducasse and earning Michelin stars in top European restaurants, Gonzalo Luzarraga is now bringing his expert skills in high quality Italian food to Fulham’s New King’s Road, in a luxe new restaurant that’ll be spread across three rooms.