Vecchio Parioli is a traditional Italian restaurant at 129 Aldersgate Street, close to Barbican station. The intimate dining room offers a classic trattoria experience for City lunches and relaxed evening meals. A broad menu, set choices and table reservations make it suitable for anything from a simple plate of pasta to a longer dinner with several courses.
Antipasti include tomato and olive bruschetta, cured meats, tricolore salad and grilled vegetables with goat cheese. Hot starters extend to fried mushrooms, chicken livers with chilli and red wine, calamari with courgettes, and king prawns in a spicy tomato and garlic sauce. These plates bring together familiar Italian ingredients in straightforward, generous combinations.
Pasta and risotto form the heart of the menu. Mushroom and bacon tagliatelle, Sardinian pasta with sausage, ricotta and spinach cannelloni, clam linguine, seafood spaghetti and porcini ravioli cover meat, fish and vegetarian tastes. Lasagne, carbonara and bolognese can also be prepared, preserving the dependable classics expected from a neighbourhood Italian restaurant.
Main courses range from chicken Milanese, veal with mushrooms and duck with orange to lamb chops, sirloin steak and fillet with green pepper sauce. Salmon, sea bream, trout and Dover sole give seafood an equally substantial role. Tiramisu, crème caramel, cassata and fruit complete the meal, supported by Italian wine and concise set menus for an accessible route through the kitchen.
Address: 129 Aldersgate Street, Barbican, London EC1A 4JQ, United Kingdom
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