"A meal outside at Italian restaurant Ciao Bella is one of London’s great pleasures. The covered terrace on Lamb’s Conduit Street is best suited to early evening meals with a bottle of wine, nicotine, and more wine. It’s a rare restaurant that’s bang in the middle of London, and just the right balance between comfortable and crowded. Plus, when do you ever not want a good plate of pasta?" - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak