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topicnews · October 25, 2024

London’s best Italian restaurants to eat and drink

London’s best Italian restaurants to eat and drink

For many of us – wherever we grew up in the world – Italian is the first foreign cuisine we encounter when eating. Unless, of course, you grew up in Italy and ate Italian food, but “Italian” hardly does justice to the over 2,000-year-old cooking tradition that varies greatly not only from the Alps to the Adriatic, but also from village to village. Here’s our guide to the best Italian restaurants in London, where you’ll find everything from perfect pizza and small pasta plates to regional specialties and traditional four-course meals.

London’s Italian restaurants for eating and drinking

Bocca di Lupo

(Image credit: Courtesy of Bocca di Lupo)

Some restaurants specialize in one area of ​​Italian cuisine. Bocca di Lupo spans all 20 regions, from South Tyrol to Sicily, with an all-Italian wine list to match. The name is an Italian term for happiness and literally means “in the mouth of the wolf,” but the only thing you’re likely to be bitten by here is the urge to come back.