Paesan

Italian restaurant · Clerkenwell

Paesan

Italian restaurant · Clerkenwell

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2 Exmouth Market, London EC1R 4PX, United Kingdom

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Earthy trattoria with exposed bricks, stripped wood and bare bulbs, plus downstairs martini bar.  

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2 Exmouth Market, London EC1R 4PX, United Kingdom Get directions

paesanlondon.com

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2 Exmouth Market, London EC1R 4PX, United Kingdom Get directions

+44 20 7837 7139
paesanlondon.com

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"Paesan takes a more traditional slant on Italian food to most places you’ll find in London. And by this we mean that you can take an Italian there and watch as they eat everything put in front of them without complaining once. Paesan’s approach is all about small plates from different parts of Italy - think arancini from Sicily, and burrata by way of Puglia - served with delicious fresh bread. From Monday to Friday they do a piatto unico comprising of salad, antipasti and pasta all on one plate for £9.95, but you could also scrap the lunch menu entirely and get one big main portion of the slow cooked, braised beef shin pappardelle instead." - oliver feldman, jo harris cooksley, heidi lauth beasley, jake missing

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@infatuation

"Paesan takes a more traditional slant on Italian food to most places you’ll find in London. And by this we mean that you can take an Italian there and watch as they eat everything put in front of them without complaining once. Paesan’s approach is all about small plates from different parts of Italy - think arancini from Sicily, and burrata by way of Puglia - served with deliciously moreish fresh bread. Or, if you prefer, order one big main portion of the slow cooked, braised beef shin pappardelle instead. photo credit: Karolina Wiercigroch" - Jo Harris-Cooksley

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Brian Metzger

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Wow. Just...wow. unbelievably good. We shared several things, and all were spot on. Best pasta I have ever had. It was cooked perfect. A very nice setting. Service was great and personal. Kind of felt like family. Must have the focaccia bread. I think it falls down from heaven every morning.

Silvia T

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We went there during lunch hour on a Thursday, the restaurant wasn't so packed. The friendly -presumably- chef greet us from the open kitchen. We ordered: Bruchetta Pan Santo which was surprisingly huge in size, they were too salty so we weren't too keen. I ordered Spaghetti alla Vongole which I feel were too dry and quite bland, the clams were delicious though. My husband ordered Papardelle with Beef shin ragu which was great. We also ordered Gnocchi with mozzarella & tomato for our son, they were quite good, and the portion was quite large for a kid's menu.

Shahar Remets

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The place was almost empty. The waitress said it is going to take 15 minutes for the main dish. It took 45 minutes to get a (bad antipasti) cold starter and additional 45 minutes to get the main course. Some of the dishes waited 15 minutes for a waitress to pick them up. The place is obviously not managed at all. Adding to the cost of 100 pounds for 3 people....my suggestion: avoid this place at any cost.

Adam Iwanicki

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We were there with the larger group. Unfortunately the service was fairly bad and the food was even worse. We had to wait ages for food to show up. The pasta they gave us was undercooked. Later they brought meat, which when they were trying to cut was falling off the plate onto the table (which I may add was made of old wood and didn't look to clean) - than as if nothing would happen the staff would pick it up and put back on the plate,... gross. On the positive side - the restaurant is inexpensive, but I would not go there.

Via Travelers

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Fantastic food! The arancini was crunchy and cheesy and the gnocchi was perfect. Left a star off because it smelled moldy after being there a while.

Carmen Litiu

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Walked past it a couple of times and always busy so decided to try it late on a Friday eve after a few drinks in a nearby pub. Simple but good food, nice atmosphere and good vfm.

William W

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Tried the "3 course" lunch platter and felt underwhelmed. I'm sure the main menu would be better. Nice atmosphere and friendly staff though.

C NK5

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My favourite Italian in London, Although I am bias because i first met my current girlfriend in the bar downstairs. Food is great and true to traditional Italian flavour. You can quickly tell that fresh and quality ingredients are used. Drinks are reasonably priced and cocktails well made. The atmosphere is awesome and buzzing, but if you are there during peak times be picky with your seating because it can get quite loud as the tables are very close to each other. Staff are really friendly and seem to all be Italian which is amazing as it adds to the great vibe. All in all, this is a place I would highly recommend!