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Restaurant of the week

As promised...

After living in London for over 5 years, I had established quite a list of 'go to' restaurants for friends and visitors. I would ask what they felt like eating - fish & chips, pub food, Italian food, etc., and we would go to one of the places on my list. My Italian pick was Oregano, a restaurant just off of Upper Street in Islington. I say that Oregano was my pick, because this past weekend Serena took me to a place that has forced me to relegate Oregano to Serie B.

Spacca Napoli
101 Dean Street
London W1
+44 (0)207 437 9440

Spacca Napoli (named after the street in Naples that splits the city in two) is just off of Dean Street in Soho, an area known to be a bit touristy and overpriced, but when Serena told me the pizza was made like the real pizza from Naples (see one of my previous posts) I knew I was in for a treat. We started with a plate of 'involtini di melanzane', which is sliced eggplant (aubergine) wrapped around fresh buffalo mozzarella with a touch of sauce, similar to the sauce in eggplant parmesan. For the pizza course, we tried to order the 'pizza metro', which is a long, rectangular pizza that they top in sections, so that you end up with one pizza that is part margherita, part Napoletana, etc. We were too late for the pizza metro, so I had the margherita (which Serena recommended I have with buffalo mozzarella instead of the regular mozzarella), and Serena had pizza Siciliana. We finished the meal off with some limoncello. I'm not sure what the total bill was (thanks Sere!) but the prices were reasonable, especially for the area. Definitely worth a visit.

Labels: food, London, travel

posted by Aron @ 8:41 AM