Tenore

Dreamed up by two charming Sardinian brothers, this back-street Italian scores heavily with its ‘impeccable’ service & ‘fantastic’ 12-inch pizzas.
A big wood-fired oven steals the limelight, turning out around 20 versions – all with wafer-thin, perfectly crisp crusts. Otherwise, the full menu follows the familiar trattoria format, offering staples such as insalata caprese or gnocchi with porcini alongside Sardinian specials ranging from fregola sarda (hand-rolled ‘couscous’ pasta with bottarga, mussels & clams) or grilled eel with bay leaves to sebadas – sweet, cheese-filled ravioli drizzled with honey. Prices can seem high (£8.50 for a bowl of minestrone), but any gripes are diffused by cheeky posters (think priests riding Lambrettas), cheery staff & some ultra-rare Italian lagers.