Bambino's On The Park

Here’s an age-old problem: you want refined Italian cuisine, but you don’t want to be holed up in some pretentious restaurant paying through the nose. Here’s a modern-day answer: Bambino’s on the Park. Take a seat at this Palmers Green Italian gem, right at Broomfield Park on Aldermans Hill, and you may just feel like you’ve left London entirely. Some of that is down to the atmosphere, which is cool and relaxed (though still stylish), but most of it is due to the dishes that whisk your senses away to the Bel Paese.

The presentation often recalls a fine-dining restaurant more than a rustic Italian restaurant, but there’s no mistaking that the dishes at this Palmers Green favourite are done in a way that would make nonna proud. Exquisite seafood and meat mains are serious calling cards at Bambino’s on the Park, including a rich pollo sorpreso as good as any you’ll come across in north London. Vegetarians are well looked after, though, and sweet tooths may think heaven is on Aldermans Hill once they catch sight of the indulgent cheese cakes, light-as-air mousse and other desserts on offer. Be sure to reserve a table early, because Bambino’s on the Park is no secret among Italian food connoisseurs!