Via Emilia by Food Roots - SHOREDITCH

This was an absolutely amazing experience. We had a wonderful time here. The staff were nice and friendly, and the dishes couldn't be better in every way. I highly recommend visiting.

Must visit for authentic Emilian cuisine! The gnocco fritto with cured meats were fab and squacquerone cheese was outstanding. The cacio e pepe main was my favourite, while the bolognese and porcino mushroom pasta dishes hit the spot for my mates. The tirimisu was divine though could have been larger and with more alcohol. The lambrusco wine was divine. The service was grumpy at first from the man who seated us, though the lady that served us was lovely and then the man was fine. I will for sure return to this Italian to try the pumpkin ravioli and gnocchi/bean dish... will keep an eye out for the third branch opening.

The best Italian food I’ve had in London. I can’t fault any of it - the gnocco fritto was the star but the tapas pasta dishes were perfectly al dente, and packed full of flavour. Service was warm and accommodating, and our server loved talking to us about the best ways to enjoy the food, wine and limoncello. We had loads (gnocco bread, with cured meats and cheese, 4x pastas, 2 tiramisu, 2 limoncello and 1 bottle of sparkling) and it was about £140 all in which I think is a really reasonable price for the quality of the food - definitely get the sparkling red wine too, goes so well with the food.

Great dinning experience in Shoreditch! I love the concept of small plates of hand made Italian pasta to share on a date or with friends. The pasta were all very tasteful and the service by Mert was exceptional.

Delicious Italian tucked away in Shoreditch. Less well known than many other popular Italians in London - this has genuine authenticity with a northern Italian, pasta focused menu. Recommend the Gnocchi Fritto starter & the sparkling red wine, Lambrusco. Service excellent too. Will definitely return.

Love love love the food and service here. Bruce was fantastic with his recommendations. Dishes were phenomenal and authentic. Would go back here in a second next time we are in London. Get the lambrusco even if you don't normally drink red wine!!

Had a lovely dinner here. The menu is very small but all the food is prepared fresh and tasted incredible. Our server was very informative about the menu and made some excellent recommendations. Would highly recommend!

Via Emilia has been one of my favourites for years now, based on excellent food and service on every visit - and last night was no exception. I'll never stop raving about the Gnocco Fritto (bread) - it's like nothing I've had anywhere else and always hits the spot. As non-meat eaters, I was delighted to check the menu and spot that at least six of the nine pasta dishes were suitable to our diet. It may actually be seven as the Taiulén cun furmaj ad pìgura cun e' pévar doesn't seem to contain any meat (so far as I can tell), but isn't labelled as vegetarian so I'm not 100% sure. We had the Spaghit à l’ai, oli e pavrónzin, the Reginètti aj fónz and the Caplaz ad Zuca. The latter was my favourite, but they were all good. In retrospect, wish I had ordered the Turtē vèird a l'arşâna too. Pasta is served as small sharing plates - If you're a fan of places like Padella or Flour & Grape, you'll love Via Emilia. We also ordered a bottle of "Moma White", and a the chocolate salame (on the advice of the waitress) which were both good. Service was excellent, with all items arriving in a timely manner. The place was quiet, it being a drizzly Tuesday after a bank holiday, but when I've been before during peak hours, it's been just as good. Will definitely be back again soon!