"This High Street Kensington spot has been around since the ‘60s, and it continues to serve top-notch Italian food. But what makes it so great? Is it the calamari? The heavy curtain at the entrance that keeps the cold air out? The intimate booths at the back? It’s all of the above, plus the friendly staff and the menu filled with comforting plates of food like nutmeg and walnut gnocchi, veal milanese, and wild mushroom risotto. You could easily spend a lot of time in this old-school restaurant, and you absolutely should." - rianne shlebak, jake missing, sinead cranna