Located in the heart of Peckham, Café Britaly focuses on the love affair that Britain has with Italian food. It's a cuisine that you'll find down every high street, in alleyways, shopping centres, and is much loved by us Brits. Café Britaly is all about making Italian dishes more British and British dishes more Italian. In each dish you'll be able to taste the Mediterranean spirit of adventure, recognising the diversity and creativity that there is across the Italian landscape and the cuisine.
The space is a modernised mid-century cafe that is filled with a team that provide friendly hospitality and make diners feel like you're all part of a community. The cafe describes Britalian cuisine as something that was first merged 2,000 years ago, when the Romans founded Londinium. It's something that's only developed further since post-WWII migration, and the cafe's touchstone is Soho's Italian community.
In order to begin your meal with some delicious drinks, you'll need some aperitivi. Choose from the Wavelength Spritz which is a 0% mocktail, or the Negroni Sbagliato, made with Campari and red vermouth along with prosecco. Snacks and nibbles are great to enjoy whilst perusing the menu, and there are choices of pizzetta crunch and taggiasca olives. If you're visiting at breakfast time, order the full Britalian made up with fennel sausage, back bacon, black pudding, fried egg, beans and fried pizza dough.
Main dishes are simple and delicious takes, like the busiate pasta with British asparagus, peas and broccoli, and the baked coley with napoli sauce, olives and sambuca. In the evening, there are specials for each day of the week. On Wednesday and Thursdays the popular chicken milanese is served. When it's time for dessert, try the rice pudding arancini with stewed rhubarb and orange.