Legare

"Tucked away on one of those cobbled Shad Thames streets where you’re just as likely to stumble into a Sam Smith’s pub as you are a mind-blowingly scenic All Bar One, is Legare. It’s a warm restaurant with simple, Ikea-ish furnishings, that makes delicious regional Italian food. The dinky space is filled with dates sharing crudo and debating a second spaghetti alle vongole. The menu isn’t big, and you’re best off trying a bit of everything." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, daisy meager

"Handmade pasta restaurants are 10 a penny in London these days and, like free wifi, they aren’t all reliable. But Legare is. It’s a small, simple, and Ikea-ish space in Tower Bridge making chewy orecchiette with lardons and breadcrumbs, and a bowl of gnocchi with mushrooms that, if it were the ‘90s, we’d make a mixtape illustrated with felt-tipped hearts for. It’s a short walk from Bridge Theatre and the children’s theatre, Unicorn Theatre." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna

"At lunchtime on Wednesdays throughout September, this Shad Thames Italian restaurant will be serving up a set meal of pasta, a side salad, and a cannolo for just £10. They’ll also be offering £10 per person off dinner bills Tuesdays and Wednesdays." - oliver feldman, rianne shlebak

"An unpretentious Italian restaurant in one of the converted Shad Thames warehouses; the unfussy service suits the style of the place. The seasonally influenced menu uses British produce, with the in-house pasta a particular highlight; dishes are relatively simple but flavours are bold and prices, appealing." - Michelin Inspector

"Handmade pasta restaurants are ten a penny in London these days and, like free wifi, they aren’t all reliable. But Legare is. It’s a small, simple, and Ikea-ish space in Tower Bridge making 8/10 chewy oriecchette with lardons and breadcrumbs, and a bowl of gnocchi with mushrooms that, if it were the 90s, we’d make a mixtape illustrated with felt-tipped hearts for. Pasta only makes up a little of the menu though, and while things like citrus salad or stracciatella with sobrasada are perfectly simple and tasty, the antipasti won’t blow you away. That doesn’t really matter though, as Legare is a restaurant that confidently supports your day or night, rather than making it. And when you’re catching up with mates or looking for a lowkey date night, that’s exactly what you need." - Jake Missing