Legare
Italian restaurant · Bermondsey
Cardamom Bldg, 31G Shad Thames, Tower Bridge, London SE1 2YR, United Kingdom
Highlights
Housemade pasta dishes & seasonal menus in a contemporary setting
Housemade pasta dishes & seasonal menus in a contemporary setting
"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 changes, 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
"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
"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
"With a Trullo alumnus behind the stove and an ex-Barrafina and Koya City general manager on the floor, Legare has a short but sweet menu from which to pick and mix snacks, antipasti and pastas. Build a world-beating ham sandwich with gnocchi fritti and mortadella; dive into tajarin drenched in butter and sage; and eat those greens in the form of baby gem lettuce drizzled with gorgonzola, sharp pickled shallot, and crunchy pangrattato." - Daisy Meager
