Rustic setting with exposed ceiling beams, for traditional, wood-fired pizzas and pasta dishes.
6 Glendower Pl, South Kensington, London SW7 3DP, United Kingdom Get directions
"If you’re in the market for a lasagne that will make you want to name your first-born Bolognese, let us introduce you to Pappa Roma. A little family-feeling trattoria five minutes from South Kensington station, this place serves huge, hearty portions of Italian classics in a room packed full of mosaic tiling and photos of grandparents on the walls. The lasagne al forno arrives in a sizzling ceramic bowl straight from the oven, the pizzas come loaded with parmesan shavings, and the gloriously slap-dash tiramisu is an absolute must for anyone with a thing for mascarpone." - jake missing, heidi lauth beasley, rianne shlebak
"Pappa Roma is the place you guide friends to after parting all the tourists like the Red Sea. A five-minute walk from South Ken station, it serves solid Italian food. If you get the pizza, you’ll wish you got the pasta. If you get the pasta, you’ll wish you got the pizza. It all just smells so damn good. You can share one of the giant wood-fired prosciutto pizzas and a bottle of red and leave £35 lighter. In Kensington. Madness. And should you decide to make it £40 by getting the pistachio-topped cannoli for dessert, we really wouldn’t judge you." - rianne shlebak, jake missing, sinead cranna
"South Kensington can be a dangerous place. One minute you’re leaving the park, happy and vitamin D’ed up, and the next you’re lost in an endless stream of schoolchildren hyped up on fruit juice and the sudden social capital of an excellent T-Rex impression. That’s why it’s important to know that Pappa Roma, and specifically its giant wood-fired pizza, is a 15-minute walk from Hyde Park. This place is cheap and cheerful, with mosaic tiling, candles aplenty, and pistachio-topped cannoli. " - rianne shlebak, sinead cranna
"This old school Italian spot in South Kensington is the kind of place to have an evening of inexpensive pizza, handmade pasta, and a bottle of red. Our game plan would be to split the primavera pizza and the lasagne al forno. Not because of the prices, but because, realistically, you need both. The candles, tastefully rustic decor, and little Italian touches will make you feel like the Circle and District line stops in Tuscany now." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, eileen twum
"Walking through South Kensington can be a dangerous business. One minute you’re trying to up your natural history knowledge and the next you’re lost in an endless stream of schoolchildren hyped up on fruit juice and the sudden social capital of an excellent T-Rex impression. That’s why it’s important to know that Pappa Roma, and specifically their giant wood-fired pizza, is exactly a five-minute walk from South Kensington station. This place is cheap and cheerful, with mosaic tiling, candles aplenty, and the GLP pièce de résistance: pictures of people’s grandparents on the wall." - Heidi Lauth Beasley, Rianne Shlebak, Sinead Cranna
