"Manteca’s large dining room feels constantly full. There are people crowding into booths for lunches that involve brown crab cacio e pepe; early days relationships sharing focaccia; and counter-cruisers ordering two plates of this, two glasses of that. The Shoreditch spot is stylish and assured, with accomplished, comforting dishes—deep-fried pig’s head fritti and offal ragu numbers—that are just a little creative. Don’t ignore the john dory and house-cured Rizla-thin salumi." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, daisy meager