Enjoy classic Italian dishes in a vibrant basement adorned with aqua-blue decor, framed photos, and guitars, where the lively atmosphere matches the delicious food.
"Anyone who’s lost £20 just getting lunch from Pret knows the streets of London aren’t paved with gold. They’re paved with dried gum, fluttering week-old Metro pages, and feral pigeons. But Ciao Bella’s coveted pavement terrace is one stretch of concrete you won’t mind spending time on. Along Lamb’s Conduit Street, which makes a strong case for being London’s most idyllic road, it’s a place for slurping vongole and smoking Vogues while spaghetti-twirling and cackling. Even if you’re inside, this old-school Italian restaurant is endearingly raucous seven nights a week, and you’ll always be warmly welcomed into the Ciao Bella family." - daisy meager, jake missing, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak, heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, heidi lauth beasley, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak, jake missing, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, sinead cranna, jake
"Disclosure: Ciao Bella makes decent Italian food but it’s the best-feeling Italian restaurant in London. The old-school institution on Lamb’s Conduit Street is loud and proud, sloppy and full of singalongs and spaghetti. If you leave Ciao Bella analysing your spaghetti con polpette, then something has gone very wrong. This restaurant is so much more valuable than a bowl of perfect handmade pasta. It will feed you well and make you happy." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, daisy meager
"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
"Your birthday moodboard looks a little like friends and family talking and hugging, laughing and spilling, pouring and spaghetti-twirling, cackling and cigarette-stealing. So you should probably go ahead and book Ciao Bella. The old-school Italian spot in Bloomsbury is a celebratory classic, and while the food is satisfying, Ciao Bella’s legendary Lamb’s Conduit Street terrace is about great times, not gastronomy." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, heidi lauth beasley
"Ciao Bella’s legendary pavement terrace is where you go to slurp vongole and smoke Vogues. This raucous old-school Italian spot on Lamb’s Conduit Street is a much-celebrated part of London restaurant lore. Everyone has a soft spot for Ciao Bella. Not because the food is mind-blowing—even if troughs of spaghetti and slabs of tiramisu rarely do us wrong—but because the sing-a-long and wine-swigging vibe of this restaurant is completely infectious." - jake missing, daisy meager, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak, heidi lauth beasley
