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Cuisine Guide

Best Italian Restaurants in London

London's dining scene spans every corner of the world. These are the finest Italian venues in the city, each one personally vetted by our editorial team for quality, atmosphere, and experience.

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Venues

Our editors' ranked picks for London:Murano, Bocca di Lupo, Brawn, Zafferano, Theo Randall at the InterContinental.

#VenueNeighborhoodPriceWhy it makes the list
1MuranoMayfair$$$$Angela Hartnett's one-star Italian on Queen Street, the civilised Mayfair lunch the neighbourhood's regulars actually keep.
2Bocca di LupoSoho$$$Jacob Kenedy's region-by-region Italian counter on Archer Street, every dish labelled by province, eighteen years deep
3BrawnBethnal Green$$$Ed Wilson's Columbia Road natural-wine bistro, the East End's most consistent neighbourhood kitchen
4ZafferanoBelgravia$$$Lowndes Street's Italian institution since 1995, the Belgravia trattoria that taught London regional pasta
5Theo Randall at the InterContinentalMayfair$$$$River Café DNA, hotel-restaurant comfort, Tuscan cooking on Park Lane
6Lina StoresSoho$$Pistachio-green Soho deli since 1944, pasta as Italian commute
7MantecaShoreditch$$$Nose-to-tail Italian on Curtain Road, house-cured salumi and wood-fired offal in Shoreditch