AperiPasta is a cosy Italian restaurant and Prosecco bar on Charleville Road in West Kensington, run with the warmth of a family kitchen. Its cooking draws on recipes from Italy’s hills and coast, using simple fresh ingredients to create food intended for sharing and lingering over. The intimate setting works for a casual pasta dinner, drinks with small plates or a private celebration.
Antipasti includes classic tomato and basil bruschetta, burrata with rocket and cherry tomatoes, charcuterie, marinated anchovies and meatballs in tomato sauce. Italian street food adds truffle arancini, fried cheese, croquettes and gnocchi stuffed with tomato and mozzarella. These smaller plates pair naturally with a glass of Prosecco and offer an easy way to begin a group meal.
Pasta is a central focus, ranging from carbonara with guanciale and Pecorino to spaghetti with meatballs, sausage and mushroom penne, and fusilli with pesto, tomatoes and burrata. House specialities include squid ink spaghetti and Orazio’s slow cooked lasagne. Arrosticini, the grilled lamb skewers of Abruzzo, bring smoky countryside flavour and feature in a weekend experience paired with free flowing Prosecco or wine.
Larger dishes include chicken with porcini mushroom sauce, Italian sausage with friarielli, aubergine Parmigiana and sea bass with olives, tomato and capers. Homemade tiramisù, Nutella doughnuts, gelato and affogato provide familiar Italian finishes. Sparkling, white and red wines complete a menu that moves comfortably from aperitivo snacks to a full homestyle dinner.
Address: 8 Charleville Road, West Kensington, London W14 9JL, United Kingdom
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