Fancy lunch at one of the best Italian restaurants in London? A warm welcome awaits at Luce e Limoni. The Italian art of the long lunch is alive and well.
There’s a lot to be said for the Italian approach to lunch. It’s not simply a question of eating something quickly because the clock says noon. A proper Italian lunch is an opportunity to stop, sit down, enjoy good food and spend a little time with the people around you. In other words, it’s lunch without a stopwatch.
Of course, London life doesn’t always make leisurely lunches easy. Meetings, emails and deadlines have a habit of appearing just when you’re trying to enjoy your second mouthful. But when you do have the time, there’s something wonderfully civilised about slowing down and making lunch an occasion.
At Luce e Limoni, the idea fits naturally with the way we approach Italian and Sicilian food. Start with some homemade bread and Sicilian extra virgin olive oil, perhaps followed by a light starter or something from our selection of fresh fish and seafood. Then comes the difficult bit: deciding which pasta or main course to choose.
Our handmade pasta offers plenty of temptation, from rigatoni with fried aubergines, tomato, basil and salted ricotta to spicy spaghetti with crabmeat, mushrooms and cherry tomato sauce. There’s also roast veal and mozzarella tortelloni with butter and sage, or black linguine with seared scallops and asparagus.
And why rush the wine? Our list includes a strong selection of Sicilian wines as well as bottles from other Italian regions, so there’s plenty of opportunity to find something that complements your meal.
The beauty of an Italian lunch isn’t really about how long you spend at the table. It’s about enjoying the experience rather than treating food as fuel. Good ingredients, good company, good conversation and a plate of properly prepared pasta can make an ordinary weekday feel rather less ordinary.
So, if your diary occasionally allows you to escape the desk, put the emails on hold and give yourself permission to enjoy lunch properly at one of the best Italian restaurants in London. After all, the Italians may have a point: sometimes the best thing you can do in the middle of a busy day is simply sit down and eat.
You’ll find us at 91-93 Gray’s Inn Road, Chancery Lane, London WC1X 8TX
Call Us 020 724 23382 | Email Us flavours@luceelimoni.com
