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Best Italian Restaurants in London

From handmade pasta bars to old-school trattorias, the Italian spots Londoners keep going back to.

Starting order is based on how often each place appears in London's major guides. Your upvotes move places up.

  1. 1Soho · 12 Archer Street, W1D 7BBJacob Kenedy's Soho stalwart cooks regional Italian dishes on an ever-changing menu, with counter seats for watching the kitchen.
  2. 2Farringdon · 35-37 Greenhill Rents, EC1M 6BNRussell Norman's Florentine-style trattoria serves faithful Tuscan classics like tagliatelle al ragù and a gigantic tiramisu at friendly prices.
  3. 3Borough · Multiple locationsQueue-worthy fresh pasta at low prices, most famously pici cacio e pepe and pappardelle with eight-hour beef shin ragù.
  4. 4Highbury · 300-302 St Paul's Road, N1 2LHIslington's beloved Italian since 2010, known for hand-rolled pasta, charcoal-grilled meats and its beef shin pappardelle.
  5. 5Hammersmith · Thames Wharf, Rainville Road, W6 9HAThe iconic Thames-side restaurant for seasonal Italian cooking, lobster spaghetti and its legendary chocolate nemesis cake.
  6. 6Soho · Multiple locationsA historic Soho deli turned pasta restaurant group, serving small plates of fresh pasta like truffle-laden egg-yolk tagliolini.
  7. 7Bethnal Green · 109 Columbia Road, E2 7RLAn old-school trattoria in a converted pub, named London's best new restaurant, loved for passatelli in brodo and chicken Milanese.
  8. 8Clerkenwell · 88 St John Street, EC1M 4EHThe Clove Club team's Michelin-starred 'Britalian' spot, famous for parmesan fries and rigatoni with pork sausage ragù.
  9. 9Covent Garden · 2 Floral Court, Floral Street, WC2E 9FBA big, buzzy trattoria from Trullo's team, serving strozzapreti, duck and porcini ragù and tiramisu doughnuts.
  10. 10Soho · Multiple locationsStylish fresh-pasta bar famed for its silk handkerchiefs with walnut butter and confit egg yolk.

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