The best restaurants serving Italian food in Islington London

What a welcome respite after a long day sightseeing. The restaurant is cozy, and the food was so flavorful and fresh. My kids had spaghetti pomodoro and penne pesto which they scrapped clean off their plates - a rare moment for my picky eaters. They also thoroughly loved the bread and oil, as well as the bruschetta! For the adults we had mushroom ricotta tortellini and beef ragu bolognese - both were so divine and paired well with the excellent wine selection! For dessert we had espresso, tiramisu and gnocchi Nutella! I highly recommend!

Excellent food and drink. Great service Great sea view

We travelled down from Nottingham for a family get together and had a superb meal on Sunday evening, a very friendly welcome and great service, the food was delicious and great value, we all really enjoyed our evening , will definitely be back on our next visit to London, Thank you.

Experience 10/10 The food is very delicious, the truffle pizza is my favorite, this time I went with my family and they are delighted with the food and the excellent attention of Carlos, he is very friendly and helpful, the atmosphere of the restaurant is very cozy. Super recommended

If you are looking for a simple, basic, unpretentious, inexpensive Italian restaurant with an easy to understand menu that doesn't intimidate then this is the place! Walked past this little place many a time when staying in Islington, and have always wanted to check it out. Well worth it too - we went in mid afternoon for a late lunch/early dinner when it was empty, the manager/owner (I presume) was very welcoming. The food was served up very quickly and was absolutely superb. Not too dear either - a bowl of say Spag Bol or Spag Carbonara is £12, so compared to some of the more pretentious eateries around it's an absolute bargain. Would definitely come back again! Would definitely come back

Delicious meal, great service and lovely atmosphere even on a Sunday evening.

Consistency, quality food and service! This is my absolute favourite restaurant in the area and one of my favourite Italians in London. Even though I moved away from the area, love coming back for the tortellini stuffed with burrata, with n’duja, pistachio and sage sauce. The service is great, it feels like home.

The food was exceptional and the service was fantastic, Antonio and Mario made us feel very welcomed and at home, I will definitely be back again

We decided to give another chance to this restaurant after few years break. Sadly nothing has changed, the food is tasteless,bland,unimaginative = complete disappointment. Two visits within few years with zero improvement are enough to never go back. It’s a shame because the service is good and restaurant is cute and cosy. EDIT: Thanks for your reply. I sent you an email with more details. EDIT #2 I sent you an email twice in September to email address you have provided.I resent it today.Hopefully you will receive it.Thanks EDIT #3 Don’t ask people to contact you via email and then ignore them.It doesn’t make any sense to me.

This restaurant is an excellent venue with a varied and traditional menu. The staff are incredibly friendly and professional. The selection of pizza was delicious and cooked in wood ovens in the centre of the restaurant. The pasta dishes were innovative and seasonal, lots of truffle, speck and funghi as befits the time of year. In general the food was reasonably priced as was the wine. Would recommend and would definitely return

Fantastic food, we got the sausage tagliatelle, margarita pizza and the lasagne, and it was perfect. Lasagne one of the best I've had 😍

First thing to hit you is the smell!!! then you follow your nose and find two legends making beautiful fresh baked pizza in a fire oven… the ingredient's are traditional Italian imported goods I can’t rate this place highly enough !!!!

Paolo's Pizzeria Mama Mia is exactly what you want when you need a proper Italian pie, a beer, and North London Italian hospitality. The only thing that would make it a 6/5 would be a signed poster of Calafiori on the wall, but that is in his hands, not Paolo's. I'm sure it won't be long 🇮🇹

Great service, staff were so kind and helpful. Freshly made as you can see the chefs cooking, and the best no microwave stuff.

I really enjoyed this pizza. I ate on the pavement watching the world go by I’m the characterful Exmouth Market. Service was very nice and they are really dog friendly - dog treats, not just a water bowl! It’s a good spot.