Pizzeria Mozza, Marylebone

Best Italian restaurant for: Cali-inspired dishes
Dish to order: fennel-sausage pizza
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California’s queen of dough Nancy Silverton is widely regarded as one of the world’s best chefs – and her Michelin-starred flagship restaurant, Osteria Mozza, bagged her a spot on Netflix’s Chef’s Table. This is her first London opening – on the ground floor of the jaunty Treehouse Hotel on Regent’s Street. Trailing vines and terracotta floor tiles give the space a Mediterranean gloss, but the Italian feel is as authentic as it comes – the team sourced furniture from across Italy: handmade glass lighting from Venice, iron chairs from Milan. Italian antipasti – fluffy arancini, thinly sliced prosciutto di Parma with sweet Italian melon – are followed by pillowy pizzas. We recommend the fennel-sausage option; smothered in fior di latte, soft red onions and scallions and chunks of fennel sausage. By Sarah James , the Source from Gabriel Colombo.
Address: Pizzeria Mozza, Treehouse Hotel London, 4-5 Langham Place, London W1B 3DG
Telephone: +44 203 988 4273
Website: treehousehotels.com
MENU
The menu's to-the-point and small-platey, though a main should be ordered. A sharing slab of four-colours-pink seafood crudo - slivers of king prawn, sea bass, salmon and mullet - will vanish in seconds, followed closely, perhaps, by soft twists of duck tortelli peppered with borlotti beans and slices of sausage. Many mains arrive with the bonfirey scent of the Josper grill. A poached-pear pudding was a total surprise, an artistic swoop of pansies, tufts of panettone, blackberries and muscat-soaked grapes. It's all so good you'll consider dropping by for breakfast the next day.
DRINK
Fire up the appetite with a fiery Chilli Cracker (strawberry vodka and chilli) at the standalone, zinc-topped bar. The wine list will take you on an insider tour of the Italian regions.
By G. Colombo / Review
Address: Canto Corvino, 21 Artillery Lane, Spitalfields, London E1
Telephone: +44 20 7655 0390
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