A Stunning Dinner at Mele E Pere, Soho
The best of the mains is a 1.2kg T-bone steak, kissed with charcoal and sliced to reveal blushing insides, its Jurassic-proportioned bone overflowing a wrought iron pan.
Sourdough Pizza at Franco Manca
The puffy, charred cornicione (crust) give way to a paper-thin middle, and the base is chewy and salty, with just the hint of sourness for an added dimension.
Lunch at GB Pizza Co, Kings Cross
From the clay behemoth of a wood-fired oven comes the most delicious of pizzas. Napoletana bases made from the highest graded 00 flour are elegantly thin with soft centres.
Polenta Galore at La Polenteria
La Polenteria in Soho is a restaurant that focuses on polenta, whcih is served in starters, mains and desserts, some of which are masterpieces in simplicity.
Gorgeous Italian Bites at Polpo, Soho
Polpo takes inspiration from the bacaro of Venice - relaxed bars which serve rounds of tapas with glasses of liquor, a wholly agreeable concept whose authenticity is buoyed by its cicchetti...
Lunch at Polpetto, Soho
The credit for the rise of the no-reservation, sharing-plate, shabby-chic contingent of restaurants must go to Russell Norman, also a pioneer in the concept of Italian tapas.
