Below is a list of traditional italian restaurants in london. The list is in alphabetical order (by restaurant name, ignoring any 'the'). If you know of another, or you'd like to send us a (two or three sentence) quick review of any of these restaurants, please contact us.

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Restaurant name (food type): A Cena (traditional italian)
Address: 418 Richmond Road, TW1 2EB
Nearest underground station: Clapham South
Telephone number: 020 8675 2201

Restaurant name (food type): Allegro con Brio (traditional italian)
Address: Jolly St Ermins Hotel, 2 Caxton Street, SW1H 0QW
Nearest underground station: St James’s Park
Telephone number: 020 7222 7888

Restaurant name (food type): Alloro (traditional italian)
Address: 19-20 Dover Street, W1S 4LU
Nearest underground station: Green Park
Telephone number: 020 7495 476

Restaurant name (food type): Assaggi (traditional italian)
Address: 39 Chepstow Place, W2 4TS
Nearest underground station: Notting Hill Gate
Telephone number: 020 7792 5501

Restaurant name (food type): Cantinetta Venegazzu (traditional italian)
Address: 31-32 Battersea Square, SW11 3RA
Nearest underground station: Clapham Junction BR
Telephone number: 020 7978 5395

Restaurant name (food type): Caraffini (traditional italian)
Address: 61-63 Lower Sloane Street, SW1W 8DH
Nearest underground station: Sloane Square
Telephone number: 020 7259 0235

Restaurant name (food type): Carluccio’s Caffe (traditional italian)
Address: 5-6 The Green, W5 5DA
Nearest underground station: Ealing Broadway
Telephone number: 020 8566 4458

Restaurant name (food type): Carluccio’s Caffe (traditional italian)
Address: Fenwick, New Bond Street, W1A 2AR
Nearest underground station: Bond Street
Telephone number: 020 7629 0699

Restaurant name (food type): Carluccio’s Caffe (traditional italian)
Address: 8 Market Place, W1W 8AG
Nearest underground station: Oxford Circus
Telephone number: 020 7636 2228

Restaurant name (food type): Carluccio’s Caffe (traditional italian)
Address: 2 Nash Court, Canary Wharf, E14 5AG
Nearest underground station: Canary Wharf
Telephone number: 020 7719 1749

Restaurant name (food type): Carluccio’s Caffe (traditional italian)
Address: St Christophers Place, 3-5 Barrett Street W1U 1AY
Nearest underground station: Bond Street
Telephone number: 020 7935 5927

Restaurant name (food type): Carluccio’s Caffe (traditional italian)
Address: 12 West Smithfield, EC1A 9JR
Nearest underground station: Farringdon
Telephone number: 020 7329 5904

Restaurant name (food type): Cecconi’s (traditional italian)
Address: 5a Burlington Gardens, W1S 3EW
Nearest underground station: Green Park / Piccadilly Circus
Telephone number: 020 7434 1500
Quick review: a very upmarket Mayfair restaurant serving traditional Italian food.

Restaurant name (food type): De Cecco (traditional italian)
Address: 189 New Kings Road, SW6 4SW
Nearest underground station: Parsons Green
Telephone number: 020 7736 1145

Restaurant name (food type): Del Buongustaio (traditional italian)
Address: 283-285 Putney Bridge, SW15 2PT
Nearest underground station: East Putney / Putney Bridge
Telephone number: 020 8780 9361

Restaurant name (food type): Diverso (traditional italian)
Address: 85 Piccadilly, W1J 7NE
Nearest underground station: Green Park
Telephone number: 020 7491 2222

Restaurant name (food type): Elistano (traditional italian)
Address: 25-27 Elystan Street, SW3 3NT
Nearest underground station: South Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7584 5248

Restaurant name (food type): Friends (traditional italian)
Address: 6 Hollywood Row, SW10 9HY
Nearest underground station: West Brompton
Telephone number: 020 7376 3890

Restaurant name (food type): Gia (traditional italian)
Address: 62-64 Fulham Road, SW3 6HH
Nearest underground station: South Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7589 2232

Restaurant name (food type): La Famiglia (traditional italian)
Address: 7 Langton Street, SW10 0JL
Nearest underground station: Fulham Broadway / Sloane Square
Telephone number: 020 7351 0761

Restaurant name (food type): La Fontana (traditional italian)
Address: 101 Pimlico Road, SW1W 8PH
Nearest underground station: Sloane Square
Telephone number: 020 7730 6630

Restaurant name (food type): La Locanda (traditional italian)
Address: 35 Heddon Street (off Regent Street), W1B 4BP
Nearest underground station: Piccadilly Circus
Telephone number: 020 7734 6689

Restaurant name (food type): Little Italy (traditional italian)
Address: 21 Frith Street, W1D 4RN
Nearest underground station: Leicester Square / Tottenham Court Road
Telephone number: 020 7734 4737

Restaurant name (food type): Luigis of Covent Garden (traditional italian)
Address: 15 Tavistock Street, WC2E 7PA
Nearest underground station: Covent Garden
Telephone number: 020 7240 1789

Restaurant name (food type): Made in Italy (traditional italian)
Address: 249 Kings Road, SW3 5EL
Nearest underground station: Sloane Square / South Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7352 1880

Restaurant name (food type): Mimmo d’lschia (traditional italian)
Address: 61 Elizabeth Street, SW1W 9PP
Nearest underground station: Sloane Square / Victoria
Telephone number: 020 7730 5406

Restaurant name (food type): Montpeliano (traditional italian)
Address: 13 Montpelier Street, SW7 1HQ
Nearest underground station: Knightsbridge
Telephone number: 020 7589 0032

Restaurant name (food type): Neal Street Restaurant (traditional italian)
Address: 26 Neal Street, WC2H 9PS
Nearest underground station: Covent Garden / Leicester Square
Telephone number: 020 7836 8368

Restaurant name (food type): Osteria Antica Bologna (traditional italian)
Address: 23 Northcote Road, SW11 1NG
Nearest underground station: Clapham Junction BR
Telephone number: 020 7978 4771

Restaurant name (food type): Pellicano (traditional italian)
Address: 19-21 Elystan Street, SW3 3NT
Nearest underground station: South Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7589 3718

Restaurant name (food type): Pizza Metro (traditional italian)
Address: 64 Battersea Rise, SW11 1EQ
Nearest underground station: Clapham Common / Clapham Junction BR
Telephone number: 020 7228 3812

Restaurant name (food type): Pucci Pizza (traditional italian)
Address: 205 Kings Road, SW3 5ED
Nearest underground station: Sloane Square
Telephone number: 020 7352 2134

Restaurant name (food type): Riccardos (traditional italian)
Address: 126 Fulham Road, SW3 6HU
Nearest underground station: Gloucester Road / South Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7370 6656

Restaurant name (food type): Sambuca (traditional italian)
Address: 62 Lower Sloane Street, SW1W 8BP
Nearest underground station: Sloane Square
Telephone number: 020 7730 6571

Restaurant name (food type): Sandrini (traditional italian)
Address: 260 Brompton Road, SW3 2AS
Nearest underground station: South Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7584 1724

Restaurant name (food type): San Lorenzo (traditional italian)
Address: 22 Beauchamp Place, London, SW3 1NH
Nearest underground station: Knightsbridge / South Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7584 1074
Quick review: a large old-fashioned Italian restaurant, ideal for a romantic meal.

Restaurant name (food type): Scalini (traditional italian)
Address: 1-3 Walton Street, SW3 2JD
Nearest underground station: Knightsbridge / South Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7225 2301

Restaurant name (food type): Signor Sassi (traditional italian)
Address: 14 Knightsbridge Green, SW1X 7QL
Nearest underground station: Knightsbridge
Telephone number: 020 7584 2277

Restaurant name (food type): Spago (traditional italian)
Address: 6 Glendower Place, SW7 3DP
Nearest underground station: South Kensington
Telephone number: 020 7225 2407

Restaurant name (food type): Spighetta (traditional italian)
Address: 43 Blandford Street, W1U 7HF
Nearest underground station: Baker Street
Telephone number: 020 7486 7340

Restaurant name (food type): Vegia Zena (traditional italian)
Address: 17 Princess Road, NW1 8JR
Nearest underground station: Camden Town / Chalk Farm
Telephone number: 020 7483 0192

Restaurant name (food type): Verbanella (traditional italian)
Address: 30 Beauchamp Place, SW3 1NJ
Nearest underground station: Knightsbridge
Telephone number: 020 7584 1107

Restaurant name (food type): Ziani (traditional italian)
Address: 45 Radnor Walk, SW3 4BT
Nearest underground station: Sloane Square
Telephone number: 020 7351 5279