Harden's survey result
Summary
This “delicious local Italian” with “unusual” dishes is named for a Victorian cookery author and “ticks all the boxes” for Peckham types for whom it’s become a mainstay of the area over the last 10 years. In October 2024 it launched a “great new offshoot in the West End” occupying the louche Soho space beneath the Underbelly Boulevard theatre vacated by Café Kitty (RIP): well worth knowing about in these parts for its affordable prices and “generous helpings”. BREAKING NEWS – in July 2025, the Soho space was marked permanently closed on Google and had disappeared from the theatre’s website.
Summary
After 10 years, this low-key pioneer of the Peckham gastro scene “continues to serve excellent, good-value food” from a curt but interesting Italian menu with two or three options for each course; fans say consistency is high and that you are “never disappointed”. It takes its name from 19th-century cookery writer Pellegrino Artusi.
Summary
As it celebrates its tenth anniversary, this small Peckham Italian – named after Pellegrino Artusi, author of nineteenth-century classic ‘La Scienza in Cucina’ – is “still a destination” for its dedicated southeast London fans.
Summary
This tiny, hip Peckham local “delivers great food” from a short but impeccably prepared Italian menu. They look after their neighbourhood clientele well, with “home delivery kits a lifesaver during lockdown”. The name checks Pellegrino Artusi, 19th-century don of Italian cuisine.
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Restaurant details
Prices
 Drinks |
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| Wine per bottle | £39.00 |
| Filter Coffee | £6.50 |
 Extras |
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| Service | 10.00% |
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Opening hours
| Monday | 6 pm‑9:30 pm |
| Tuesday | CLOSED |
| Wednesday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑9:30 pm |
| Thursday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑9:30 pm |
| Friday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑10 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm‑2:30 pm, 6 pm‑10 pm |
| Sunday | 12 pm‑4 pm |
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