A Farewell to L'Amorosa

Saturday, July 27th , 2024

Les 110 des Taillevent seems to fly under the radar, with no obvious effort spent on marketing. Yet it has arguably the best wine list in London, both in terms of its huge scale and its kindly markup levels. The food is not ground-breaking and that is a good thing: instead they serve the kind of French food that people actually want to eat, as was confirmed at my latest visit.

Jamavar is one of the top Indian restaurants in London, with a Michelin star and, more importantly, a seemingly endless supply of returning customers. Despite its scale, the cooking is very consistent, and dishes such as the stone bass tikka and the butter chicken are special.

I went to l’Amorosa for the last time; sadly after a decade the husband and wife team that run the kitchen and front of house respectively, are calling it a day. This is a great shame since Andy Needham is a fine chef and makes perhaps the best risotto in London, amongst other fine dishes. The capital is peculiarly short of genuinely good Italian restaurants and l’Amorosa was my favourite of all of them. Best of luck to Andy and Lynne at whatever they do next.