The best Italian restaurant in London in 2025, according to Time Out
Who doesn't like Italian food? London certainly has a soft spot for it, and we've got a host of Italian restaurants dishing out super authentic, super delicious dishes that are worthy of a Naples trattoria.
Here at Time Out we've just announced the 20 best Italian restaurants in London and holding its place at the top spot is one of the 50 best restaurants in the city – Trullo in Highbury. Celebrating its 15th anniversary this month (it opened back in June 2010), this small but powerful pasta restaurant is running a 'Hall of Fame' menu until the end of the month, so you can taste some of their most classic dishes and hand-rolled pasta, including ox heart with salsa rossa, pappardelle with slow-cooked beef shin ragù, and their mighty tiramisu.
'The Highbury trattoria hasn't got any flashy gimmicks or TikTok-friendly marketing ploys,' wrote our most recent, five star review of Trullo. 'Instead, Trullo's reputation is built on consistently excellent food and its expertly calibrated atmosphere, neither of which have slipped an iota in the restaurant's history.'
Our list also includes some classic London restaurants, such as the ever-entertaining Ciao Bella in Bloomsbury, the drop-in, late-night favourite Bar Italia in Soho, and the pricey Sale e Pepe in Knightsbridge, which dates back to 1974.
New entries to the list include fashionista's favourite Dalla in Hackney, the all-day Leo's in Clapton and pleasingly hard-to-find Polentina in Bow.
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