Il Forno, the long-established Italian restaurant on Duke Street, is set to reopen as Botanico next month, marking a shift in concept for the venue after more than two decades in the city. The transition reflects the next stage for the Cillo family, which has operated Il Forno since its opening. ... Read More...
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Restaurant Review Ninello’s 15 Duke Street, L1 5AP By Will Carr | Italian | ££ | In a city drowning in Italian restaurants, like meatballs lost in too much ragù, it’s easy to go unnoticed. Ninello’s, a modest, family-run eatery on Duke Street, might not catch your eye at first glance, but it harbours ... Read More...
Restaurant Review Vivi 252 Woolton Road, L16 8NE By Will Carr | Italian| ££ | After queuing in the sweltering heat for 20 minutes to buy a t-shirt that didn’t feel like I’d been swimming in, and being challenged to a dance-off by the drunkest man I’d ever met in the middle of Primark, ... Read More...
New Italian restaurant Amici has launched on Aigburth Road following a £100,000 refurbishment project. The eatery, which replaced the former Justino’s restaurant, has a capacity of 120 and includes new seating and decor throughout, a new kitchen, and a renovated bar area. Amici's menu features a range of Italian-inspired options from Stuzzichini ... Read More...
The team behind The Deysbrook pub in West Derby has taken over the former Justino’s restaurant on Aigburth Road. James Nolan, owner of The Deysbrook, will reopen the site as Amici this summer. Creating 25 jobs, James, from Stockbridge Village, will build a team of chefs, waiting staff, bartenders, kitchen porters and ... Read More...
Restaurant Review La Musa Neapolitan Pizzeria 1 Speke Road, Garston, L19 2JX By Will Carr | Italian | ££ | By the time I made it to Garston, I looked like I’d just hauled myself out of the Mersey. The subarctic storm slowly removing my face did not want me to reach La Musa ... Read More...
Restaurant Review Pappa Pepinos 60 Mount Pleasant, L3 5SD By Will Carr | Italian | ££ | After a morning spent in the sweltering Liverpool heat, my partner and I were hot and starving. We knew it was that special kind of hunger that can only be satisfied by copious amounts of Italian food. Our ... Read More...
Liverpool's San Carlo restaurant is set to close for 12 weeks as it undergoes a £3.5 million makeover. The new aesthetic will see a "dramatic" shift from the current black and red interiors to more modern surroundings that "ooze opulence and sophistication". San Carlo Restaurant Group has announced the Castle Street venue ... Read More...
Shop Local: Penny Lane's Buongiorno Deli In the first of a series of features shining the spotlight on local businesses, YM pays Penny Lane’s newly opened Italian corner shop a visit HAVING WORKED IN COFFEE SHOPS and restaurants their entire adult lives, by 2018, Carmelo and Kristiina were ready for a change. ... Read More...
Popular Italian restaurant, Il Forno, which recently reopened following a £300,000 refurbishment has seen a surge in bookings with diners wanting to sample its new Bocconcini bar menu. In addition to the revamp, award-winning chefs at the Duke Street restaurant unveiled a new Italian small plates menu, which is already proving ... Read More...