London Italian Picks

We aren't that spoiled for choice in London. Here are my favorites, in order.

• River Cafe: simple but sublime and consistently good
• Bocca di Lupo: the menu is a great survey of Italy's best dishes, best to sit at the bar; pasta needs to be cooked to order
• Zucca: Bermondsey location makes it an exciting destination, high quality but reasonably-priced food
• Tinello: a Locatelli venture, more exciting than the mother ship
• La Famiglia: the food is fun, but the ambiance even better
• Anima: uncool crowd, cold ambiance but skilled kitchen and friendly service offset