Bottega Caruso

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"A meal at Bottega Caruso feels like the manifestation of all your Italian holiday home dreams, in Margate. This tiny Campanian spot is a flickering living room of a restaurant from Thursday to Sunday evenings (it’s lunch-only on Wednesdays). Books and jars of tomato sauce sit on the shelves beside you, and bowls of hearty pesto-clad gnocchi in front. Its changing menu is as irresistible as the homely, amiable atmosphere—and polpette di pane al sugo (bread balls in sauce) or light-as-a-feather slabs of tiramisu will live long in the memory. Bear in mind this place only has just over half a dozen tables, so booking is essential." - jake missing, daisy meager, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak

"A former pub plays host to this sweet little osteria offering southern Italian fare, often using ingredients from the chef-owner's home region of Campania. There's a homespun charm to the place, so it's only right the hand-made pastas form the core of the menu. The rest of the simple, rustic cooking consists of small plates and snacks; look out for the 'polpette di pane al sugo', where bread has been used to fashion a 'meatball' of sorts. The same team run a deli a few doors down, which transforms into a wine bar at weekends that's ideal for a drink before or after dinner." - Michelin Inspector

The 21 Best Restaurants In Margate

"A meal at Bottega Caruso feels like the manifestation of all your Italian holiday home dreams, in Margate. This tiny Campanian spot is a flickering living room of a restaurant from Thursday to Sunday evenings (it’s lunch-only on Wednesdays). Books and jars of tomato sauce sit on the shelves beside you, and bowls of hearty pesto-clad gnocchi in front. Its changing menu is as irresistible as the homely, amiable atmosphere—and polpette di pane al sugo (bread balls in sauce) or light-as-a-feather slabs of tiramisu will live long in the memory. Bear in mind this place only has just over half a dozen tables, so booking is essential." - jake missing, daisy meager, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak

Bottega Caruso - Review - Margate - London - The Infatuation

"A meal at Bottega Caruso feels like the manifestation of all your Italian holiday home dreams, only in Margate. This tiny Campanian spot is a flickering living room of a restaurant from Thursday to Saturday evenings (it’s lunch-only on Wednesdays). Books and jars of tomato sauce sit on the shelves beside you, and bowls of hearty pesto-clad gnocchi in front. Its changing menu is as irresistible as the homely, amiable atmosphere—and polpette di pane al sugo (bread balls in sauce) or light-as-a-feather slabs of tiramisu will live long in the memory. Bear in mind this place only has just over half a dozen tables inside and a lovely alfresco setup at lunchtime, so booking is essential." - Jake Missing

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"It is testament to Margate’s recent resurgence that a restaurant, deli and fresh pasta shop — specialising in the cuisine of Campania, in southern Italy — is a viable business in this small English seaside town. Bottega Caruso imports artisanal produce from an area called Sannio including cheeses, salumi, nduja, wine, pickles, olive oil, the company’s own family’s bottled tomato sauces and jars of preserved cime di rapa. The joyous and generous weekly-changing menu might include escarole, kale and bean stew; braised cuttlefish, squid, peas and Jersey Royals; troccoli pasta with wild sea bass and bottarga; or cavatelli pasta with asparagus and broad beans. One for lovers of food and of Italy." - Adam Coghlan