Italian Restaurants in London

12A Denman Street, London Haymarket, W1D 7HH [map]

Il Cucciolo could win an award for cuteness with its two arched fairy light-filled windows either side of a small arched door just up the street from Technicolor Piccadilly Circus.

17 High Street Hampton Wick, Town Centre, Kingston Upon Thames, KT1 4DA [map]

Every village needs a good Italian restaurant, and in Hampton Wick, Il Fiume is the go-to place for generous portions of homemade pasta and puddings.

236 Blythe Road, West Kensington, W14 0HJ [map]

This fresh and modern Italian, on Blythe Road in West Kensington, will have you hooked .

277 Kensington High Street, Kensington, W8 6NA [map]

Renowned as London's oldest family-run restaurant, Il Portico has been hailed as the 'perfect Italian restaurant' by critics and the restaurant – located on Kensington's High Street - has been going strong since Pino Chiavarini opened its doors in the 1960s.

3-4 Crown Passage, St. James's, SW1Y 6PP [map]

Il Vicolo restaurant in London’s St James’s, near all the grand gentlemen’s clubs and an easy walk from Piccadilly, Green Park and The Mall, is a well-established and very attractive Italian restaurant.

45-46 Red Lion Street, Holborn, WC1R 4PF [map]

Among London’s leading Italian restaurants, Isolabella charms guests to its centrally located dining room with wonderful authentic and sophisticated food and a classy, formal yet friendly atmosphere.

16 Lacy Road, Putney, SW15 1NL [map]

A mouthwatering prospect on Putney’s Lacy Road, Isola del Sole is a genuinely friendly and welcoming Sardinian restaurant where guests are treated as one of the family.

43 New Oxford Street, Holborn, WC1A 1BH [map]

Traditional Italian home cooking is the order of the day in this West End Italian restaurant in the heart of theatre-land.

41 Earlham Street, Covent Garden, WC2H 9LX [map]

After its success in Londons new Westfield centre, Kitchen Italia has brought its winning formula to the middle of Covent Gardens bustling Seven Dials.

14 City Road, The City, EC1Y 2AA [map]

The City of London is awash with restaurants but few have the same warmth and personality of L’abat Jour, a modern classic Italian brasserie with great food at unusually reasonable prices.

17 Princess Road, Primrose Hill, NW1 8JR [map]

There are all too many restaurant’s in the Chalk Farm and Primrose Hill area of London claiming to be a ‘neighbourhood favourite’ and La Collina is one of only a few really living up to the title.

45 Narrow Street, Millwall, E14 8DN [map]

Want to know where Londoners go for get-away-from-it-all dining? Look no further than La Figa, an Italian restaurant where charming service and good food go hand-in-hand with relaxation.

1 Snowden Street, Broadgate West, EC2A 2DQ [map]

Located in the heart of the City, this Italian restaurant & bar exudes refined elegance with tranquil dining.

21 Berners Street, W1T 3LP [map]

Co-owned by restaurateur Claudio Pulze and Chef Patron Maurizio Morelli, Latium Restaurant opened to great critical acclaim in September 2003 and has since become a legend on the London dining scene.

Airlington House, Airlington Street, SW1A 1RJ [map]

Le Caprice was originally opened in London in 1947 by Mario Gallati, a former Maitre d' of The Ivy.

66 Great Eastern Street, Shoreditch, EC2A 3JT [map]

Named after the owner’s mother, Lena has brought the traditional warm welcome and full-on flavours of southern Italy to one of London’s trendy Shoreditch.

75 - 77 Ridgway, Crooked Billet, Wimbledon, SW19 4ST [map]

Fresh, light, modern, and sophisticated are words that describe both The Light House restaurant in the south London suburb of Wimbledon and its meltingly good Italian fusion cuisine.

36-40 Rupert Street, London Chinatown, W1D 6DW [map]

Situated on London’s Rupert Street, just off of Shaftesbury Avenue, Little Sicily is the ideal pre-theatre or post-work restaurant.

225 Balham High Road, Tooting, SW17 7BQ [map]

The quintessential friendly Italian restaurant, Locale is fast becoming a favourite meeting place in this burgeoning corner of London.

58-60 East Dulwich Road, Dulwich, SE22 9AX [map]

This quintessential neighbourhood Italian restaurant is a warm and atmospheric venue serving up delicious authentic fare in south east London.