Bancone (Golden Square)

The London pasta boom kicked off with Padella in London Bridge – the queues outside testament to its enduring popularity – but Bancone is its ever-so-slightly more refined apex. This Soho branch can be found on tranquil Golden Square. Settle into the stylishly distressed dining room – replete with enormous olive tree – for a short and sweet menu of refined antipasti and perfect pasta. The bucatini cacio e pepe and silken handkerchiefs with walnut butter and confit egg yolk are perennial favourites.