"Padella is the rock star of London handmade pasta joints. If you’ve currently got a mental image of Keith Richards hand-rolling rigatoni in a chef’s hat, then same. But the point is, Padella is the most famous and arguably, most loved, of this city’s pasta restaurants. Not only are the dishes very budget-friendly—we’re talking £11 for the pici cacio e pepe—but this pasta bar pretty much put cacio e pepe on the London food map. Both the Borough and Shoreditch locations are constantly rammed but you can join the queue with the WalkUp app and have a glass of wine nearby while you wait. Trust us, it’s worth it. " - Heidi Lauth Beasley