Top Best Italian Restaurants in Anfield

"Thirty years after it opened, there’s still nowhere else in London quite like the River Café, Ruth Roger’s iconic Thames-side restaurant. Join the noisy mix of media types, off-duty movie stars, and artists for a wonderfully evocative menu, conjuring up vague but heady fantasies of a new life in rural Tuscany, with a wine list that’s a grand tour of Italy. On a languid summer’s afternoon, there’s no better place to be in all of London."

"Ruth Rogers and the late, Rose Gray have had a profound impact on the restaurant industry in London. This leafy riverside overlook might not be the cheapest place to eat Italian food, but it’s unshakable commitment to the importance of ingredients has influenced a generation of chefs. The River Cafe alumni roster reads like the Harlem Globetrotters of food: Jamie Oliver, Theo Randall, April Bloomfield, Sam Clark, and Anna Tobias."

"An iconic pillar of Italian dining in London, The River Café in Hammersmith is as revered today as when Ruth Rogers and the late Rose Gray opened its doors more than 30 years ago. The menu, as it has always done, sings to the tune of the seasons and shows off the finest ingredients. Expect risotto with winter greens, dover sole whole roasted in the hot pink wood oven or buffalo ricotta-stuffed ravioli drenched in marjoram butter."

"A sleek, chic dining room in Islington sets the scene for Trullo’s unfussy Italian food. Dishes take the best of seasonal British produce and spin it into great antipasti, fantastic pastas, and secondi fresh from the charcoal grill. Skip the queues at Padella, the fresh pasta spot in Borough Market, and enjoy the signature beef shin pappardelle or pici cacio e pepe at a slower pace."

"Trullo went from restaurant to shop during lockdown and as well as selling soups, pasta, bread, booze and deli items, they’re doing a very strong line in pastries, including this carbonara swirl. It’s a frankly inspired mashup of pasta dish and pastry with some serious #yolkporn action."

"With a menu combining delicious Pizza and Pasta with a superb range of grill and speciality dishes there's something for everybody.....more..."

"With a menu combining delicious Pizza and Pasta with a superb range of grill and speciality dishes there's something for everybody....."

"With a menu combining delicious Pizza and Pasta with a superb range of grill and speciality dishes there's something for everybody..."

"In the depths of lockdown, with images being shared on social of an empty, zombie-like City, the idea of opening a massive new palace of Italian food by Liverpool Street station seemed faintly ridiculous. Eataly proved them quite wrong - the place has seen queues for miles ever since it threw open its doors. Go to marvel at the huge grocery section, and then recover with a glass of Chianti and bowl of pasta in one of its many restaurants."

"Eataly, the Italian food hall behemoth that answers the question, “what if every commonly held belief about Italian food and culture, but al massimo?. ” has opened its debut London site in Liverpool Street. It is faintly ludicrous, in a benevolent way befitting of espresso cups slammed on bars and copious gesti, of you-know-which-brand spritz overflowing coupe glasses, of cannoli and of pasta and of pizza."

"The opening of a London branch of Eataly, the global Italian food emporium with branches in 34 cities across the US and Italy, has been teased for a couple of years now, but with lockdown restrictions lifting, it's finally opening its doors. Spread across two floors, the expansive site boasts six restaurants and thousands of Italian products to browse, buy and enjoy at home."

"Katharina Grosse, 'This Drove my Mother up the Wall', 2017|© Andy Keate. Known for its cutting-edge exhibitions, installations and live art and film events, SLG, which dates back to the 19th century, showcases established British and international figures, as well as emerging artists. In 2016, Gabriel Orozco redesigned the gallery’s rear garden, and in September 2018, SLG expanded across the road into the Fire Station, a converted Grade II-listed Victorian building that provided additional galleries, education rooms, a community kitchen and an archive space."

"What we love about South London Gallery (SLG), a contemporary yet historic art space in Peckham, is that it endeavours to ‘bring art to the people of South London’. Not only does it do this by showing work from never-before-exhibited artists; it hosts educational and immersive art workshops for young people and adults too. Although the gallery is based in its original Peckham Road building, SLG has spread its wings into the old Peckham fire station, and Sceaux Gardens estate, a local artist-designed garden called Art Block for families to enjoy."

"With a reputation for its programme of contemporary art exhibitions, film and performance events, the South London Gallery is an internationally acclaimed contemporary art space. Over the past decade the South London Gallery has featured solo exhibitions by established international figures, as well as those by younger and mid-career artists."

"However, today visitors can still see one remaining section of the palace complex, the Banqueting Hall (fee*) designed by famous architect Inigo Jones with a ceiling painted by Peter Paul Reubens. Today Whitehall is the center of the Government of the United Kingdom and you’ll pass a number of buildings home to various departments and ministries, including the Ministry of Defense and the Cabinet Office. Along this street you’ll also find The Household Calvary Museum (fee*), located in the 18th century stables of the Horse Guards, which gives information on the history of the Household Cavalry and displays a small collection of uniforms and weapons."

"If modern culture is more your style, we highly recommend a visit to the Tate Modern. From William Blake to Andy Warhol, you’ll find some of the most revered pieces of modern art housed in this red-brick temple of Brutalist architecture. The interior is almost as striking as the art it houses, with the mesmerisingly modern turbine room welcoming you to an afternoon of cultural exploration."

"As entwined with the art world as paint, no list of London galleries would be complete without one incarnation of the Tate. Without a doubt the art giant of London, the Tate Modern is home to all things contemporary and unique and always worth a visit. “When my daughter Coco was born, we visited Tate Modern 11 times in her first 6 months!"

"The Tate Modern is a modern art gallery located on the south bank of the River Thames. They have a permanent free exhibition, as well as seasonal ones that you will have to pay for if you want to see them. Personally I found the permanent free exhibition more than enough to occupy a full afternoon."

"Adam Handling’s food is knowing for being playful and seasonally led, and the chef’s ‘hame’ menu brings a taste of his restaurants to your own dining table. Set menus include a Sunday lunch (complete with the house signature sourdough and chicken butter), a ‘Dine in Style for 2’ and a ‘Who are you trying to impress’ banquet which includes wagyu, lobster, beef Wellington, tarte tatin, a whole truffled Tunworth cheese and a bottle of Own Label English sparkling wine – the perfect treat for a special occasion. If you don’t fancy all the bells and whistles there is also a substantial a la carte menu which includes things such as fried chicken, beef and caviar tartare and mushroom agnolotti with parsley and garlic."

"Adam Handling has brought much of his signature dishes from The Frog into his delivery service. So the chicken butter and his cheese doughnuts both make an appearance alongside bigger dishes like wellingtons and roasts. Some require more effort than others, but it all hangs together to really bring the restaurant experience home."

"Best restaurants guide Michelin-starred chef Theo Randall brings the taste of Italy to you in self-titled eatery, Theo Randall at the InterContinental, combining Park Lane’s elegance with hearty, moreish pasta dishes. To get things going, try the smoked eel with beetroot and horseradish and then opt for either the sea bream or wood roasted guinea fowl for secondi. One of the worst first-world problems is returning to a restaurant you loved and discovering it does not live up to your gilt-edged memories."

"When Theo Randall bought his passion for rustic Italian fare to the InterContinental Hotel, those in London's dining scene took notice. Randall's menu offers a pared-down version of the cuisine you would normally expect to come across in Park Lane, simple yet delicious, and made with fine ingredients. The wine list is 90% Italian and the spacious dining room offers views of the chefs in full swing."

"When it comes to fine dining in London, you can't go wrong with Mayfair. Check out Theo Randall Restaurant for finger-licking Italian eats in the form of wood-roasted veal, linguine con funghi, espresso-soaked affogato and more."