18 Of The Best Italian Restaurants In London For A Taste Of La Dolce Vita

London's pasta revolution shows no signs of slowing down. And with each new Italian restaurant opening in London, the better the dishes get. There’s now a huge variety of fresh pasta (pasta fresca to the cognoscenti) as well as other traditional regional dishes, and guess what? They’re just like mamma used to make them.

Whatever the neighbourhood, everyone seems to have a favourite local Italian restaurant in London. From central institutions such as Ciao Bella on Lambs Conduit Street to south London’s Trattoria Raffaele, which was voted best restaurant in London by TripAdvisor in 2016, no one can resist the lure of a good Italian restaurant.

And with new openings this year including Manteca in Soho (from the team behind 10 Heddon Street) and another outpost of the hugely popular Padella opening in Shoreditch, there’s even more pasta shapes to sample.

Just promise us one thing? You’ll round off your meal with a tiramisu (which literally translates as ‘a little pick me up’ in Italian). These are the best Italian restaurants in London - buon appetito tutti!