Reigate, Italian Restaurant Guide

This modern Italian in Wimbledon Village wins consistent – if consistently middling – ratings and is, say fans, the “ideal local”, with home-made pasta and thin-crust pizza topping the bill.

“Situated just off Streatham High Street”, this “tiny little place” is “filled with heart, serving amazing pizzas and spritzes that transport you straight to Italy”. “They regularly have interesting specials on the blackboard, but the normal menu has plenty of choice for all tastes”, including “by far some of the juiciest and most flavourful pizzas ever”.

This “classy neighbourhood Italian” near Tooting Bec station from husband-and-wife team Giovanni Renna & Daria Serra boasts a “menu with plenty of variety”. With its modern, clean-lined interior it makes an “attractive and good-value local”.

Proof there is civilisation in Gipsy Hill – this well-established venue is a bright culinary spot in the SEs where you can enjoy well-priced, traditional Italian cooking. Further attractions include a small outside terrace in summer and regular fun music nights featuring assorted ‘tribute’ bands.

2022 Review: Having opened high street hit Osso Buco[s] in 2011, owner Elena Vahedi and her husband ventured into more trendy, casual eating territory in the same location with this equally popular Italian, born in 2018. “Top pizza” of the wood-fired variety (and wonderful pasta too) has earned it a real local following.

2023 Review: “All ages have a great time in true Italian style” at this Sydenham fixture, a “family-owned trattoria with a devoted following of regulars” who come for the classic, fresh-cooked pasta and pizzas.