"It’s time for an honest conversation. If this guide was called ‘Where To Sit And Eat Pasta For Hours’ then Al Dente wouldn’t have made the cut. But this is about cacio e pepe, and that’s something Al Dente does well. This little pasta bar and shop on Goodge Street isn’t the comfiest of places and some of the other pasta dishes can be a bit hit and miss, but for a quick bowl of reliably al dente tonnarelli you can’t go wrong. The sauce is thick—just the way we like it—and you can also grab some fresh pasta to cook at home. " - Heidi Lauth Beasley