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Italian Restaurants in Canary Wharf

1. Obicà Mozzarella Bar, Pizza e Cucina Italian restaurant in Canary Wharf 1 West Wintergarden, 35 Bank St - E14

The freshest Mozzarella di Bufala Campana DOP is paired with other Italian produce in pasta, pizza, salad and panini dishes at this international chain. There are outposts throughout Europe as well as the US and Japan, although the UK is now only represented by its smart Canary Wharf branch. Reports are not huge in number, but rate it strongly all-round.

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£72

£££

Food

Good

Service

Good

Ambience

Good

2. Capeesh Italian restaurant in Isle of Dogs 4 Pan Peninsula Square - E14

2024 Review: Dazzling views from the 48th-floor of a Canary Wharf tower help create a sense of occasion at this family-run, five-year-old Italian restaurant and ‘Sky Bar’. Its long menu of pasta, pizza, grills and other fare doesn’t inspire a huge volume of feedback, but the limited amount we have is all upbeat.

3. Lina Stores Italian restaurant in Tower Hamlets 1 Crossrail Place - E14

Opening its 10th branch in 2025 – amidst the towers of Canary Wharf – this much commented- on chain is leaving behind its Soho roots – as a quaint old deli of 75 years’ standing – and is now in full-on ‘roll-out’ mode. Fans still find it “very impressive for a chain that’s growing so fast” and tip its “lovely mint-green” outlets as “an ideal place to meet and enjoy authentic pasta and Italian dishes”. Some branches, though, are better than others: in particular the “friendly and relaxed Marylebone branch at the junction of Wigmore Street is a winner”. Others, though, can show the strains of expansion: “What’s the point? It’s neither stand-out, nor cheap and cheerful. Unexceptional pasta is served in a so-so ambience. I am not sure I get it??”

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£55

££

Food

Average

Service

Average

Ambience

Average

4. Barbarella Italian restaurant in Canary Wharf Mackenzie Walk - E14

1970s Roman cinema is the thematic backdrop to this June 2025 opening from the extrovert, French-owned Big Mamma (the people behind Gloria, Ave Mario, Circolo Popolare, Jacuzzi et al) which brings the group’s familiar OTT take on Italian dining to Canary Wharf – this time in a two-storey waterside setting with an open kitchen. Early views suggest it’s typically big on atmosphere and retro style with cocktails and gelato also featuring in the mix.

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£85

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5. Emilia's Crafted Pasta Italian restaurant in Canary Wharf 12 George Street, Wood Wharf - E14

“Simple pasta done very well” lives up to the billing at this straightforward chain, which added a branch on Baker Street complete with outside terrace to its other three locations at the start of 2024. They are “nothing amazing, but the food is good, the service friendly, and it is a very easy option” when out and about or “when cooking just feels like a chore”.