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Pasta
24 reviews
AMAZING
1st GREEN TORTELLI
AL DENTE, London
This is, for me, the Mt Everest Peak of tortelli. Spinach pasta parcels with a ricotta, mushroom, and black truffle filling... not black truffle oil (can’t stand the stuff), not black truffle essence (again, it’s the scourge of the culinary world), but REAL black truffles (which are God’s heavenly turds on Earth) 😂😂😂 These are so amazing, I went back the next day for another helping. Divine. 🙏🏻
2nd FUSILLI, RED WINE-BRAISED OCTOPUS, AND BONE MARROW
Marea, New York
The hype is real... this is the pasta that launched a thousand ships. Moreish, dreamy, tangy, bright, toothy... the addition of bone marrow adds an ethereal unctuousness to this plate of perfection. Not a simple pasta - complex but still perfect. And yes, I DID get on a plane for this one. 😂😂😂
3rd SPAGHETTONI ALLA CARBONARA
AL DENTE, London
Holy mother of... the Pasta God!! 😂😂😂 This is a three egg yolk, straight-up proper Carbonara made with GUANCIALE (cured pork cheek) instead of the more common (but incorrect) pancetta. And my, is it truly amazing. Firm spaghettoni, with pecorino romano cheese (instead of parmesan... again, more common but incorrect) and combined with skilled technique and know-how... and the rest is history. The best Carbonara in all of London. 💯💯💯
4th SPINACH AND RICOTTA RAVIOLI WITH LEMON SAUCE
Lo Paste Tradizionali, 13-23 Westgate street
Best ravioli ever tasted. You will not find a lighter, thinner skinned, and elegant ravioli, made to such perfection, in London right now.
5th BRAISED OXTAIL CANELONES
Rambla, London
I guess this counts as a pasta... Soft stewed oxtail meat in canelone tubes... Smothered in a cheese cream sauce with fried onions. O. M. G. One of the best flavoured things I have had all year.
6th TONNARELLI CACIO E PEPE
AL DENTE, London
What happens when you combine tonnarelli, my favourite long pasta shape, with its own pasta water, an 80-20 mix of pecorino romano and parmesan, and loads of intense, heady black pepper? Perfection on a plate - the ultimate Cacio e Pepe. 🙌🏻 🙌🏻 🙌🏻
8th TAGLIOLINI WITH ALMOND PESTO
Lo Paste Tradizionali, 13-23 Westgate street
One the absolute best pestos I have EVER tried. This small, tiny "pastificio" in Netil Market may SERIOUSLY have the best fresh pasta currently available in London. If you love pesto, PLEASE GO AND TRY IT!! You will not regret it.
9th GNOCCHETTI SARDI WITH BEEF RAGU
Lo Paste Tradizionali, 13-23 Westgate street
PHWOAR! Unbelievable tooth-feel... Perfectly al dente.
10th CHICKEN ALFREDO
Vapiano Soho, London
Please believe me when I say this. This is hands down the best cheese/cream style pasta dish in all of London right now. Don't look down on Vapiano... It is INCREDIBLE. #vapiano I love you. PLEASE SPONSOR ME! Hahaha
11th SPAGHETTI CARBONARA
Sartoria, London
One of the best carbonaras in London... So unctuous! A true once-in-a-while treat.
12th AGNOLOTTI CAVOUR AL BURRO E SALVIA
Burro e Salvia, London
Ravioli pasta filled with beef, pork and spinach - in a browned butter and sage sauce. They were delicious... well cooked. I can see why this pasta is their signature dish. Nice. The butter sauce may be a bit rich for some.
13th PICI ALLA NORCINA
Lina Stores Soho Restaurant, London
Pici pasta, porcini mushroom, and Umbrian sausage. LOTS os sausage. So much that I had four heaping forkfuls of sausage after the noodles were gone! 😂 Not complaining! The overall portion size is small (true italian primi portion), but reasonably priced. You’d need two for dinner (and it would be the same cost as one normal portion elsewhere). Again, no complaints! 🤣
15th RAGU PICI
네스트 가스트로바(NEST gastrobar), Seoul
This was amazing. Like a bolognese on drugs. Sooooo good!!! Craving it again right now...
16th TAGLIOLINI CACIO AND PEPPER (CACIO E PEPE)
Lo Paste Tradizionali, 13-23 Westgate street
Absolutely delicious. Light, a bit creamy, unctuous. Amazing!!
17th TROFIE
Passo Shoreditch, London
With watercress pesto, friarielli, pinenuts and chilli. Bomb. Dot. Com!!!
18th TAJARIN CON GAMBERI, PESTO DI SPINACI, SCORA DI BERGAMOTTO
Burro e Salvia, London
Pretty good, but I expected more from this tbh. The bergamot zest was a bit weak in strength, and the tagliolini was sliiiiiiightly overcooked. Still overall better than most pastas around town.
19th STROZZAPRETI WITH TOMATO SAUCE AND RICOTTA CHEESE
Burro e Salvia, London
Fresh tasting pomodoro sauce - al dente housemade strozzapreti, which means “priest strangler”. 🤪 a highly above average dish, but not amaaaaazing.
20th SPAGHETTI CARBONARA
네스트 가스트로바(NEST gastrobar), Seoul
Wow. One of the best plates of carbonara in seoul. Super legit. No cream here!! Loaded with pancetta (guanciale would be better of course) 😍
21st PENNE AL POMODORO
Radici, London
This is a kids menu pasta. 😂😂😂 Really good, though! Clean, bright flavour.
22nd PACCHERI CALABRESE
Bella Italia - Lancaster, Lancaster
You may wish to pull some snobbery on this pasta because it is from a chain restaurant - but this is an AMAZING paccheri. Full of sausage, salami, chicken, just... Amazing. However, I have had this at other Bella Italias and it wasn't as good. At Bella Italia Angel, is has been consistently amazing each time. Highly highly highly recommend! 😍😍😍
23rd GRATIN PASTA WITH HAM AND CREAM
Fifty-Fifty, Genève
I mean... just look at that cheese! 😂😂😂 super creamy. LOADSA CHEESE!
24th PENNE AMATRICIANA
Alpino Cafe, London
Just incredible. This traditional Italian cafe serves amazing, al dente pasta with the PERFECT amount of sauce and pancetta in it. Mouth watering, now... 😆😆😆