Dish · 7 kitchens in 2 cities
Cacio e pepe
Rome's pasta of pecorino cheese and black pepper, tossed with a little cooking water into a sauce.
Nobody paid to be here. Each kitchen is described from its own menu where it publishes one, unranked, so each note says how that kitchen makes it.
In London
Pici cacio & pepe
Founder PickPadella · Borough Market · ~£18 pp
Pici, thick hand-rolled pasta, cacio e pepe, with pecorino and black pepper. The other day-one plate.
This version: The Borough Market original's pici, made in full view.
Pick it if: You want it quick at Borough Market; no bookings, only a virtual queue.
Cavatelli, cacio e pepe
Rosina · Wandsworth · ~£48 pp
Cavatelli, small ridged pasta, cacio e pepe, with pecorino and black pepper. Before the rabbit.
This version: Cavatelli cacio e pepe as a small plate before rabbit alla Milanese.
Pick it if: You want a neighbourhood Italian dinner in SW17 with wine.
Tagliolini cacio e pepe
Founder PickAgrodolce · Fitzrovia · ~£32 pp
Tagliolini, thin pasta made in the house, cacio e pepe, with Roman pecorino and black pepper. The pasta to order first.
This version: The Roman pasta done by a Roman kitchen's London sibling.
Pick it if: You want a Roman pasta dinner in Fitzrovia with a glass; bookings are online.
Tonnarelli, brown crab cacio e pepe
Manteca · Shoreditch · ~£40 pp
Tonnarelli, square-cut pasta made in the house, in cacio e pepe, pecorino and black pepper, loosened with brown crab. The pasta the kitchen is known for, and our main.
Pici Cacio e Pepe
Villa di Geggiano · Chiswick · ~£42 pp
Pici, thick pasta made in the house, cacio e pepe, with pecorino and black pepper. The first pasta.
This version: Home-made pici cacio e pepe in two sizes, in a Chiswick room with a garden.
Pick it if: You want a sit-down Tuscan dinner in west London with wine, and a booking.
Bucatini cacio e pepe
Founder PickBancone · Covent Garden · ~£28 pp
Bucatini, hollow spaghetti, cacio e pepe, with pecorino and black pepper. To share after.
In Rome
Fried cacio e pepe
Da Cesare al Casaletto · Monteverde · ~€42 pp
The cheese-and-pepper sauce set firm, breaded and fried. The Roman pasta turned into a fritter, to share at the start.