Arte Pasta

In Leytonstone, Arte Pasta leans into the Italian art of simplicity, where good ingredients and sure-handed technique do the talking. The mood is relaxed and sociable, the sort of place where conversation hums and plates invite sharing.

Begin with little temptations: warm focaccia with rosemary and olive oil or crisp, deep-fried calamari with garlic aioli, followed by antipasti like burrata with confit of San Marzano tomatoes or an artichoke puree with semi-dried tomatoes and grilled focaccia. Fresh pasta takes centre stage, from pappardelle wrapped in slow-cooked beef ragu to a risotto with crab meat in a citrus butter sauce.

Larger dishes arrive ready to share, whether a butterflied sea bass with olives and house dressing or pan roasted duck breast with a Puy lentil salad. Keep things green with a mixed leaf salad or add brightness with panzanella, then finish simply with vanilla ice cream or a mixed berry sorbet. There is a kids menu too, so everyone at the table is looked after.

Settle in for a leisurely lunch or an unhurried supper, bring your favourite people, and let the evening twirl along, al dente.