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Title: amazing italian restaurant in london?
Post by: gwEm on January 29, 2008, 05:28:08 PM
i've promised an italian food loving friend dinner, but dont know any resaurants. however i know i can rely on you guys for advice :)

in a similar, but different, previous post 'Amalfi' in Old Compton Street was mentioned.

any other suggestions? would be good to have something a bit hidden/underground.
Title: amazing italian restaurant in london?
Post by: Elliot on January 29, 2008, 05:55:36 PM
Alba in Whitecross Street (near Barbican) is nice - a bit of a trek from Westminster though.
Title: amazing italian restaurant in london?
Post by: Simon D on January 29, 2008, 08:21:01 PM
I went to really nice one just off Russell Square several times when i was in London  2 years ago. On Southampton Street, called Trattoria Verdi. It was very good, and Italians were eating there, which is always a good sign!
Title: amazing italian restaurant in london?
Post by: gwEm on January 29, 2008, 09:54:01 PM
Quote from: Elliot
Alba in Whitecross Street (near Barbican) is nice - a bit of a trek from Westminster though.


thanks for the tips... in fact i walked past Alba tonight (doing some research :) ) that might well be the option then!
Title: amazing italian restaurant in london?
Post by: FernandoDuarte on January 29, 2008, 10:10:54 PM
When I was in London I went to have dinner with three italians that made the same course that I did...
Was in a mall very near the Finchley Road station of the tube.. We have ate pizzas and they said it was really italian pizzas... I believe there is served other kinds of italians food!
Title: amazing italian restaurant in london?
Post by: Kilby on January 29, 2008, 10:29:04 PM
In times past I would have reccomended the Pollo Bar in Soho (next to the theatre that has Spamalot playing in it ATM)is no longer in existance, great food but very inexpensive (the best Italian food I have ever had out side of Italy)

It was also a hang out for Syd Barrett (though I didn;t know that when I frequented the place)

I could reccomed a couple of decent fish based resturants though
Title: amazing italian restaurant in london?
Post by: Sailor Charon on January 30, 2008, 11:17:40 AM
Quote from: Simon D
I went to really nice one just off Russell Square several times when i was in London  2 years ago. On Southampton Street, called Trattoria Verdi. It was very good, and Italians were eating there, which is always a good sign!


To quote Alexei Sayle - 'Does that mean Little Chef's good because it's full of English people?'
Title: amazing italian restaurant in london?
Post by: Elliot on January 30, 2008, 12:40:46 PM
Hey don't knock the Little Chef - it was the greatest of treats when I was young  :D