Bright yellow strands of pappardelle soak up light, gamey rabbit ragu, perfectly formed gnocchi is brightened up with popping peas, and a vibrant mint and courgette mixture is stuffed into little tortellini parcels. We’d return for this alone, but it’s quite filling for a starter so share, if you must.įresh pasta, handmade an hour before service, is given pride of place, served as the main event rather than traditional pre-main primi. The antipasti menu includes crisp radicchio salad with anchovy dressing, baby artichoke hearts and a slow-cooked porchetta sandwich, served Roman-style, in a crisp ciabatta roll. Head chef Masha Rener has kept the menu simple and seemingly authentic, with every ingredient hailing directly from Italy.
Pops of its signature pastels continue inside – leather bar stools at the ground-floor counter, shelves heaving with Italian liqueurs to make punchy negronis and spritzes, and striped aprons on the chefs who slice pink ribbons of prosciutto, plate up antipasti and toss handmade pasta in pans of sauce in the tiny open kitchen.
The white and mint striped awning makes the new restaurant easily identifiable to regulars at Lina Stores’ original green-tiled corner shop a few streets away. Lina Stores is a pasta, antipasti and aperitivi bar from Soho institution Lina Stores, an Italian deli that’s been the go-to for authentic produce since opening in 1944. Lina Stores, Soho and King's Cross – for authentic pasta and aperitivi
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