Indegno in Tower Hamlets

This lunch spot is unmatched when it comes to excellent Italian cuisine - if you want a true and authentic bite from Bologna then Indegno is the place to eat! The staff were really friendly and knowledgeable on the ingredients too - it's a must try!

Took a friend here after I came back from Bologna, Italy so she could share in the magic of crescentine. She loved it, I loved it, everyone loved it. My only recommendation to them is that in the London location it would be cool to be able to order a standard basket of crescentine with cheese. I understand that this isn't really their "thing" but here in London I don't know where else to go to get crescentine.

Piccolo angolo d'Italia in un quartiere costellato di ristoranti orientali. Propone principalmente le crescentine (una specie di gnocco fritto grosso) farcite in vari modi. Gentilissimo il ragazzo al bancone e cibo buono, ma non mi sento di dare più di 3 stelle per due motivi: - I prezzi: va bene che siamo a Londra, ma 8 sterline (bevande escluse) per uno spuntino che si consuma in 3 bocconi sono comunque un po' troppe. Proporrei un "menu" con magari 3 diverse crescentine ad un prezzo fisso, secondo me avrebbe molto più senso. - L'odore di fritto allucinante: ok, vendono cibo fritto ma ci vorrebbe una migliore aerazione.

Sensational crescentine. Seriously, the place looks like a chain fast food joint but staff are great and ingredients amazing. Squint and you can imagine those glass London skyscrapers are the two towers.

Hey! My partner and I go there quite often to be honest, the taste is so addicting. Would highly recommend to go :)

Nice experience , good food ,and amazing staff in Indegno . I ate Tortellini and Cappellacci Bolognese tortellini and pumpkin cappellacci, fried to accompany with our black pepper or truffle Parmesan cream. Awesome

I have been meaning to try Indegno when I saw these cones of fried tortellini and the star of the show fried crescentina sandwiches. Crescentina is traditional fried bread from Bologna. Enter Indegno, a chain from Italy with its first London branch at Brick Lane. There were so many savoury and sweet choices for Cresentina but luckily they have sets which I wasn't aware when ordering. Anyway, I had the Bolla, The 50 Special and the fried tortellini cone with parmesan cream. The Bolla and The 50 Special: The Crescentina fried bread was quite promising because it wasn't oily as anticipated with a firm soft chew texture. Personally, I liked the Bolla as expected because it was mortadella, crushed pistachios and stracciatella cheese. The mortadella is similar to sliced ham which was comforting and complemented nicely with the creamy cheese. The 50 special with porchetta (pork belly) was on the sweet side because of the caramelized onions but the homemade potato croquette was the star, it was silky and sticky. To summarize the Bolla is recommended but overall, the presentation was a bit sloppy for both compared to the ones on social media and it looked like it was sliced randomly especially the 50 special because one side you can see the filling from the hole. For the Bolla, the pistachios were not visible as they were inside. Fried tortellini with parmesan cream: The fried tortellini was a bit disappointing as well as the parmesan cream. I opted for the parmesan cream because it was the same one used in the Indegno crescentina. My issue is that the tortellini tasted like those long life dry ones that you can buy in the supermarket. They were nice and crispy but the filling was a bit dry. Although some places par boil them before frying so that they are not so dry. The parmesan cream didn't quite rescue it because it was thick and heavy which didn't really help. It's like putting thick cream on dry skin when a thinner lotion would be more easier absorbed. I felt that tomato salsa or some lighter but punchy sauce would make it tastier.

Popped up on my Instagram and dragged my Italian friend along. We tried 3 savory ones + a dessert one and… we’ll definitely return!

The mozzarella was simply delicious and the meat and bread made me feel like in Italy a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere I would highly recommend if your about the area and feeling peckish

Lovely spot on Brick Lane with delicious food options. The fried tortellini with the pepper parmesan sauce was amazing - fried to order and perfectly packaged for me to take with me and snack as I made my way around. Reasonably priced, super tasty - I'll be back!

Great Italian food, right in Brick Lane. Friendly and helpful staff, authentic ingredients, fried to order. Immediately ordered more, and I can't wait to be back :) The fried cappellacci were my favourites!

Its not very often you get a meal for under 10 quid in London anymore, let alone 7.50! Also its something unique and the food has that detail that you would expect of home italian food! Despite being fried it is still quite light tasting and the mortedella was of high quality int he Balla

Super good crescentina (im italian so trust me) Very friendly staff, crescentina was filled ti the top , i reccomend the one with meatballs Will come back 100%

I had the chance to eat crescentina as good as in Italy. The food is tasty, delicious. If I could eat 2 I would have done it. Also had fried tortellini, unbelievable. Thank you Indegno!

Locale consigliatissimo, siamo stati li x un pranzo veloce e devo dire che siamo rimasti molto soddisfatti, i tortellini erano il top SUPER BUONI !!!!! I ragazzi al banco sono stati gentilissimi. Quando ritorneremo a Londra sarà sicuramente una tappa da rifare e lo consiglierò ai miei amici.

I'd never had a crescentina before but I'm officially a convert! I had The Futura which was an absolutely delicious veggie option and I can't wait to go back and try more (the cappellacci are next on my list). The team were lovely and clearly...

Myself and my colleagues were keen to try the latest restaurant on Brick Lane and it was a gamechanger. Indegno specialises in the crescentina, which is made of a light yet filling dough and comes with loads of different options for ingredients. I've genuinely never...

Great place, good honest Italian food and at a decent price, will be going back with friends. definitely recommend going.

Abbiamo mangiato qui e ci siamo trovate molto bene! Il personale è molto cordiale ed il cibo delizioso, sembra di essere tornati in Italia. La pasta delle crescentine è ottima e anche gli ingredienti per farcirle sono gustosi. Anche i tortellini fritti sono buonissimi! Se...

Amazing Italian food, tried it in Bologna before and they managed to get the same result right in London. Amazing staff and location!

Recently I went to London for the first time and this place just fed me almost half of the time I visited London. It was quite a surprise finding indegno in the heart of brick lane, i already knew the place in Italy. Very good...

Absolute joyful experience - I never had a Crescentina before and I was intrigued by the idea of fried tortellini, so went on a little food pilgrimage to Brick Lane and I was not disappointed! I had the set menu with the Indegna and it...

Food was absolutely delicious, I could taste the quality of the ingredients! Service was friendly and extremely helpful with explaining all the different products they offered. Will definitely be back!

As an Italian abroad it’s difficult to be pleased with Italian food. This was a beautiful surprise. My intention was to have one crescentina and I ended up having 4 + the tortellini cone. London’s best kept secret!