Lina Stores Soho Delicatessen

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"This is a really authentic, family-run Italian deli with shelves groaning under the weight of a huge selection of Mediterranean groceries such as pasta, oils and tinned goods. Choose cured meats and cheeses from the counter, or pick up some fresh pasta for dinner. There are plenty of sweet treats too, especially during the festive season, and it’s a great place to pick up a foodie gift." - Hyperkit

"Lina Stores, Soho. This is a really authentic, family-run Italian deli with shelves groaning under the weight of a huge selection of Mediterranean groceries such as pasta, oils and tinned goods. Choose cured meats and cheeses from the counter, or pick up some fresh pasta for dinner. There are plenty of sweet treats too, especially during the festive season, and it’s a great place to pick up a foodie gift."

Lina Stores Is Opening a New Fresh Pasta Restaurant in Marylebone | Eater London

"A pistachio-hued Soho-born deli founded in 1944 that became one of London’s most iconic fresh-pasta makers, famed for tagliatelle, tortellini and trofie. After evolving from the original Brewer Street deli into a restaurant operation in May 2018, the group has expanded rapidly—opening multiple sites across the capital and announcing a Marylebone village restaurant due in 2022 that will focus on larger sharing pasta dishes, hearty secondi and an extensive dolci offering. Investor Chris Miller is driving the rollout while executive head chef Masha Rener, a longtime patron who led the first restaurant, remains in charge of the food. The Brewer Street delicatessen still offers salads, sandwiches and fresh pasta for eat-in or takeaway, and the brand has even launched an outpost in Tokyo in 2021 that leans on its Soho heritage. Though some feel the proliferation of outlets risks diluting the original cachet, the enduring mass-market appetite for fresh pasta has sustained its commercial momentum despite Brexit and the pandemic." - Adam Coghlan

Mei Mei Borough Market Is a Hit, While Jay Rayner Reviews Robin Gill | Eater London

"The King's Cross outpost delivers a mixed, mostly disappointing impression: standout items include excellent polenta with roast mushrooms and a rich, umami-filled mushroom bruschetta, but many plates fall short — globe artichoke is overcooked and buried under cheese and breadcrumbs, cime di rapa dishes and an ox-cheek ragu are overly salty, orecchiette is gritty, tonno tonnato bland, roasted fennel undercooked and roast Jerusalem artichokes a messy failure. The interior feels chaotic and the service appears geared toward a social-media crowd, leaving critics to call much of the cooking forgettable despite a few good moments." - George Reynolds

London’s Best Italian Deli Restaurants - Eater London

"The Lina Stores deli opened on Brewer street in 1944 and is now as much a part of Soho as sex shops and musty boozers. The distinctive green branding has been present from the start, but honed over the years to a familiar minty hue. Stand out products include the Parmigiano Vacche Brune made from the milk of the Bruna cow — try it with fig or quince mostarda — and prosciutto that is arguably some of the best to be found in London, its fat particularly milky-sweet. At the restaurant (a short walk away on Greek street), gnudi are standout, a far cry from the usual pudgy zeppelins. Ricotta from the deli is combined with spinach, breadcrumbs, egg and nutmeg, then slipped into a sage and butter sauce." - Helen Graves