Westerham, Italian Restaurant Guide

“A fabulous neighbourhood restaurant”… even more so given that the neighbourhood in question is Lee. “Kitchen competence far outweighs the modest location”, delivering high quality home-made pasta and wood-fired pizza. The Luciano in question is owner Enzo Masiello’s father.

This Streatham fixture punches way above its weight, having drawn pizza-hounds from across London for more than a decade. The Head pizza chef is Ferdinando Cirillo.

This “local Italian” independent is a Gipsy Hill staple, excelling for “well-cooked and presented traditional dishes and interesting specials” – “everything is freshly prepared” and “good value for money”. It offers regular live music nights (plus also catering, custom cakes and Sicilian olive oil).