Bella Vita
Italian Restaurant in Dalston
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8 / 10 from 1 review
Address
53-55 Broadway Market
Dalston
London
E8 4PH
53-55 Broadway Market
Dalston
London
E8 4PH
Telephone
020 7249 4772
020 7249 4772
Cuisine
Italian
Italian
Region
Dalston
Dalston
Opening Times
Monday |
Open 11:30 - Closes 23:00 |
Tuesday |
Open 11:30 - Closes 23:00 |
Wednesday |
Open 11:30 - Closes 23:00 |
Thursday |
Open 11:30 - Closes 23:00 |
Friday |
Open 11:30 - Closes 23:00 |
Saturday |
Open 11:30 - Closes 23:00 |
Sunday |
Open 11:30 - Closes 23:00 |
All In London Review
A warm, buzzing and reassuringly authentic Italian restaurant
What’s great about Bella Vita – aside from the food, which we’ll come to – is the philosophy. They say they want to create a “warm welcome where you will be created by aromas of old world Italian cooking” and that is exactly how it feels. The heaving location helps but as well, for someone who hates being squeezed in at restaurants, at Bella Vita it feels like part of the experience. The restaurant’s look is a nod to the simplicity of great Italian food, red and white walls, a well stocked bar and a dash of drama in the décor in the form of a vivisected Fiat 500 mounted to the wall.
And so on to the food. On the occasion we visit it’s all about the pizza. Though the menu is full of risottos, tagliatelles, spaghettis and lasagnes we’ve come for the dough. However, we respect the variety available. One of us orders the Piccante and the other has the Franceska. Bella Vita’s pizza will appeal to those who like it soft and soggy in the middle and floury and crisp on the crusts. The dough is salty and springy and each pizza is stretched into a large (often too much for one person) base. The Piccante is for the meat lover. Chorizo, pepperoni, jalapenos and an egg are covered in mozzarella. It’s one of the finest pizzas I’ve eaten. The Franceska is a lighter choice, a pizza topped with rocket, asparagus and gorgonzola. Not as greasy as the Piccante, the gorgonzola mixes with the rocket, tomato and asparagus well. Beyond the two that we tried are over twenty more to work your way through. Wine is served by the glass or bottle at a reasonable £16.50 and Moretti and Peroni come by the bottle.
Bella Vita is a warm, buzzing restaurant and the pizzas are the stars. A meal for two with a bottle of wine for a shade under £40 is a happy price to pay for some ‘old world Italian’ action in the heart of Broadway Market.
Reviewed by T.A.O
Published on Jul 11, 2013
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If there’s one thing ultra hip East London street, Broadway Market was lacking before Bella Vita moved in it was a family style Italian restaurant. Now its blend of classic pizza flavours, charcuterie and atmosphere have made it one of the area’s most popular parlours.
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