Six of the best Italian restaurants
London is full of fantastic Italian restaurants serving wonderful food - simple, passionate and stylish.
Italians really know how to get enjoyment from their food. All over the world they have brought to the table their passionate but simple style based on the finest ingredients and generations of culinary tradition.
In London, you really are spoilt for choice. Below, we select our six of the best Italian restaurants in the capital.
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Assaggi
39 Chepstow Place, W2
(020 792 5501/9033)
A modern, light venue above the Chepstow Pub. So popular is Assaggi that it's best to book well in advance.
Alastair Little
49 Frith Street, W1
(020 7734 5183)
Leading the field in modern Italian cooking, Alistair Little offers seasonal dishes with uncluttered flavours.
Cecconi's
5 Burlington Gardens W1
(020 7434 1500)
At last! No longer expensive, the cuisine has retained its high quality. Cecconi's is under the guidance of Georgio Locatelli, a winner at the London Restaurant Awards.
Riva
169 Church Road, Barnes, SW13
(020 8748 0434)
Offering the best northern Italian dishes in London, Riva won the Moet & Chandon London Restaurant Award last year.
Il Forno
63-64 Frith Street, W1
(020 7734 4545)
Old fashioned prices for flavoursome food. Claudio Pulze gets the quality, comfort and price perfect.
Zilli Fish Too
145 Drury Lane, WC2
(020 7240 0011)
Glam and glitzy. Nicole and Liam wine and dine here at the restaurant of the stars. And rightly so with the quality of food on offer.
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