TOZI

"It might only be Tozi’s location that has prevented it from reaching the buzzy and glamorous heights of London’s other pasta restaurants. This is unfortunate, because Tozi is a fine Venetian proposition, bringing considered, willing, gloriously good value cicchetti and wine to match to one of London’s busiest, most in-need quarters. What Tozi supplies is perfect after work dishes; in every one is a degree of expectation but nothing overreaching. Breads from the wood oven are nicely charred and topped with cheeses, meats, roasted vegetables and other Italian crowdpleasers, while the fritti and the raw bar tick boxes happily. But it is the pasta where Tozi really delivers: dishes such as wild boar pappardelle and paccheri with octopus are transportive; the Tuscan bean soup is a stunner." - Josh Barrie