The team behind Angelina in Dalston has opened a new sister restaurant called Osteria Angelina, in the Norton Folgate development down near Liverpool Street
Having found widespread praise for their Italian-Japanese fusion in Dalston, the team are looking to take that to a new City crowd with Osteria. But whereas the Dalston original is centred around a set Kaiseki menu, Osteria is more casual with a simple menu of a la carte dishes served in a lovely converted warehouse space.
Eat This
The menu is split into salads; crudo; fritti; pasta; grilled dishes; sides; and desserts. You can get a pretty decent spread across each section with two people, but the more the better as there’s lots of great things to try.
Must-orders from the early sections include the Hokkaido milk bread with kumquat and burnt honey butter; the Usman’s magic tomato salad; the tuna crudo with house ponzu and wasabi; and the courgette flower and miso ricotta.
Pasta is a big thing here, and you can see the pasta being made fresh by chefs in the window during service. It’s good to order at least a couple and we can highly recommend the agnolotti with crab and sausage and the fazzoletti with duck ragu and lotus.
From the grill we only tried the chicken cooked over Japanese binchotan charcoal, but we’d very much like to come back for some of the bigger sharing dishes such as the pork chop or the Brixham skate wing.
Drink This
There’s an extensive list of Italian wines on offer which sadly we didn’t get in to as it was a working lunch – but we spied some great bottles on the list. There’s sake too, and if you’re not drinking, have a try of the sparkling Japanese tea.
Why Go
Osteria Angelina is probably one of the best, most assured, and interesting openings so far in 2025. If you’ve not been to the original as you were put off by the set menu format, then this new Osteria offshoot is the perfect chance to come and try Angelina.
Key Information
Address | 1 Nicholl’s Clarke Yard, London, E1 6SH
For more information | angelina.london
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