3 italian spots in Shoreditch and Spitalfields, editor-picked by TableJourney. All of Shoreditch and Spitalfields's food · All italian in London.

Manteca ★ 4.6

£££ItalianShoreditch

Chris Leach and David Carter's whole-animal Italian dining room on Curtain Road in Shoreditch London, opened 2021, charcuteries pork in-house and rolls pasta.

OrderPig's head fritti, cacio e pepe rigatoni and a glass from the all-Italian wine list.

TipBar seats and the counter overlooking the open kitchen take walk-ins. Tables book a month ahead through Resy.

E Pellicci ★ 4.4

£ItalianShoreditch Spitalfields

The Pellicci family's 1900 east-London cafe on Bethnal Green Road, Grade-II listed for the 1946 marquetry interior, runs a daily Italian-British greasy spoon.

OrderThe full English with extra fried bread, and a slice of their housemade lasagna.

TipCash and card; closed Sundays. Queue runs out the door on Saturday morning. The interior is the listed treasure.

Popolo ★ 4.1

££ItalianShoreditch

Jonathan Lawson's Italian-leaning dining room on Rivington Street in Shoreditch London, opened 2017, runs hand-rolled pasta, North African accents.

OrderWhatever fresh pasta is on, and the Sicilian-spiced lamb if it's on the night.

TipCounter seats wrap the open kitchen. Walk-up only at the counter; tables book a week ahead through their site.

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