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Bocca di Lupo

Italian · Soho

12 Archer Street, W1D 7BB

Budget £50 · typically ~£45 pp·4 min walk

Location

84Score
LocalBite score from taste, value, discovery, authenticity, and local confidence — not Google stars.

Taste

8.8

How good the cooking actually is.

Value

8.5

What you get for the money.

Discovery

7.5

How easy it is to stumble on, versus already famous.

Authenticity

8.5

How true it is to the cuisine — not a diluted version.

Local confidence

8.0

Whether locals who care about food actually go.

Why we recommend

Regional Italian done properly — each dish tied to a specific province, open kitchen energy, and one of Soho's longest-running serious dining rooms. Feels busy but never corporate.

  • Standout orders

    Fresh pasta, sea bream carpaccio, and suckling pig

  • Standout orders

    Option of small or large plates, which allows for sharing and trying a variety of dishes

  • Atmosphere & service

    Lively atmosphere, excellent service, and knowledgeable staff who offer great recommendations

What to order

  • Regional pasta

    From reviews

    Diners highlight the fresh pasta, sea bream carpaccio, and suckling pig.

  • Nduja dishes

    From reviews

    Keeps coming up in Google reviews — order the Nduja dishes if it's on the menu.

  • Affogato

    Our pick

    Don't skip dessert — this is the closer people talk about on the way out.

  • Seasonal secondi

    Our pick

    Ask what landed today — the kitchen rotates this based on what's best in season.

Good for

Something amazingNew cuisineFood + wine

Practical notes

Book ahead weekends. Basement dining room.

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