Nipotina is a homely Italian restaurant on Mayfair’s South Audley Street, serving classic Italian dishes, aperitivo and more in a cosy dining room. The restaurant is owned and run by Samyukta Nair’s LSL Capital - the group that also runs the likes of Jamavar, MiMi Mei Fair, KOYN, Bombay Bustle and more.
Nipotina is built around the comforts of simple, classic Italian cooking and hospitality. The restaurant is all about handmade pasta dishes, pizza made to order and baked in a roaring hot pizza oven, and fish and meat cuts cooked over fire. That homely feeling means you’re always in good hands at Nipotina, which makes it ideal for Christmas parties where you want to enjoy proper cooking and outstanding wines without a care in the world.
The menu takes inspiration and influence from all over Italy. Pizzas, for example, are baked in the northern style, with a thin, crispy crust, but the ingredients showcase styles and flavours from lots of different regions, whether it’s a classic marinara, or the ‘Somaia’, which features spicy Calabrian salami as well as gorgonzola and red onion. There’s so much more to choose from across Nipotina’s set menus, whether it’s crisp fritto misto with pink peppercorn, grilled seabass with courgettes, or pasta plates like orecchiette with cime di rapa, or mafalde with rich beef and veal ragu. Whatever you want to eat to celebrate Christmas, Nipotina has something for you, and a choice of set menus at different price points means that you can celebrate in whatever style suits you.
We’d be remiss not to mention an outstanding aperitivo and wine list, the latter of which has been curated by Passione Vino’s Luca Dusi, arguably the UK’s foremost authority on Italian wine. Luca’s wine list has something for every occasion, including a Christmas celebration with friends, family, colleagues or clients.