Arte e pasta is an Italian restaurant in Walthamstow that focuses on great Italian ingredients and fresh pasta. Part of Walthamstow’s burgeoning local restaurant scene, Arte e pasta is a local favourite thanks to its generous hospitality and group sharing menus that include a selection of nibbles, antipasti, pasta dishes and more. You’ll find the restaurant a short walk from Walthamstow Central and Wood Street stations, at the end of the Victoria Line.
Inside the restaurant is bright and spacious, with high ceilings and industrial-chic decor. An abundance of windows means that the room has plenty of natural light, and tables are well spaced apart. Over on the right hand side a long bar counter makes a popular spot for people to hang out with lunch and a glass of wine, and plants hanging from the rafters add a pop of colour.
Quality Italian ingredients head up the menu - Arte e pasta puts a great deal of effort into importing from Slow Food producers throughout Italy, ensuring that all the produce they use is top notch, whether that’s olives, cured meats like speck and salami, lentils from Umbria or cheeses. Antipasti includes tried-and-tested favourites like tomato bruschetta, lentils with grilled aubergine, but there are innovative choices too, such as the smoked swordfish carpaccio served with butternut squash puree, Quartirolo cheese and olive oil.
Pasta dishes are essential here, and include the likes of tagliatelle with wild mushrooms, truffle, porcini and pecorino, and pappardelle with slow cooked oxtail. There are also plenty of other options in the secondi section, including roasted cod with puttanesca sauce and a saddle of lamb stuffed with guanciale, smoked potato puree and lamb sauce.
What better way to finish than a scoop of gelato, an affogato or a piece of perfect tiramisu? Arte e pasta’s extensive dessert menu means it’s an unmissable final act of your feast.