You know it’s almost truffle season in London when the fresh, rich, and more-ish truffle reaches its peak aroma and taste. Over the next few weeks, expect an abundance of seasonal fresh Italian truffles popping up at London’s finest restaurants, with bespoke truffle dishes spoiling you for choice across many of the city’s best menus. Earthy, rich, and oh-so luxurious – here’s where to get your truffle fix this season.
Bocconcino
At Bocconcino restaurants, truffle dishes are one of the highlights of the menu. Go for the iconic tagliatelle with truffle or try the truffle pizza if you’re looking for a taste of truffle in every bite. For a more colourful experience, try the ravioli that’s filled with seabass, prawns, and truffle or the fresh beef tartare, topped with homemade chips and truffle shavings. Plus, don’t miss the Thursday Bottomless Nights menu that includes homemade fettuccine with truffle mixed in a pecorino cheese wheel and Parmesan foam.
Where: mayfair and soho
Website: www.bocconcinorestaurant.co.uk
Mistress of Mayfair
This stunning Parisian-inspired restaurant and members lounge is nestled below street level on the corner of St. James’s Street and Piccadilly. Discreet and exclusive, Mistress of Mayfair serves a decadent truffle risotto that’s a luxurious blend of earthy truffle, aromatic white wine, rich homemade vegetable stock, and acquerello rice.
Discreet and exclusive, Mistress of Mayfair serves a decadent truffle risotto.
where: 48 ST JAMES’S ST LONDON SW1A 1JT
website: www.mistressofmayfair.com
Circolo Popolare
We’d be impressed with this restaurant purely for its stunning interiors – think Sicilian trattoria with string lights, pretty foliage, and thousands of bottles lining the walls – but we’re even more impressed by its dishes, especially when there’s truffle involved.
We’re even more impressed by its dishes, especially when there’s truffle involved.
For an indulgent meal, order their signature Trufflepuff pizza with fresh black truffle, fior di latte mozzarella, black truffle cream, 22-month Parmigiano, and chives.
Where: 40-41 Rathbone Pl, London W1T 1HX
Website: www.bigmammagroup.com
Corrigan’s
If anyone knows about truffles it’s Richard Corrigan. So much that you can find plenty of it at his namesake restaurant. Head down for delicious truffle options, whether it’s the hand-cut house tagliatelle or the salt-aged beef Wellington for two with foie gras. The staff might even shave their fungi finds onto the rest of the menu’s dishes for you.
If anyone knows about truffles it’s Richard Corrigan.
Where: 28 Upper Grosvenor St, London W1K 7EH
Website: www.corrigansmayfair.co.uk
Ginger Lily Bar & Lounge
The black truffle and mushroom pinsa on Ginger Lily Bar & Lounge’s new classics menu at Pan Pacific London is the perfect way to enjoy truffle season. With a Romana-style hand-shaped pizza dough the pinsa is topped with wild mushrooms, rich black truffle and a generous layer of hard cheese. Plus, you can elevate the experience by adding some freshly shaved summer truffle on top.
Where: 80 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7AB
Website: www.panpacific.com
Meraki
Meraki has got truffle breakfasts covered. The signature rosti Greek style has been quite the hit at the Fitzrovia-based restaurant, where truffle shavings are scattered over the dish alongside crunchy potatoes, sunny-side-up eggs, truffle and cretan butter.
On the a la carte menu is also an incredible beef cheek tagliatelle with black truffle, that’s made from 16-hour braised beef.
Where: 80-82 Great Titchfield St., London W1W 7QT
Website: www.meraki-restaurant.com
Harry’s Bar
Italian cuisine and the good life come together perfectly in the form of Harry’s Bar. The James Street restaurant oozes Venetian grandeur, European sophistication and, most importantly, exquisite truffle dishes.
Start with truffle arancini before moving on to a mouthwatering truffled chicken served in a creamy mascarpone truffle sauce with sautéed mushrooms, parsley and garlic. Or, indulge in a truffle-topped pizza with wild mushrooms, Gorgonzola cheese, garlic, baby spinach and flaked Parmesan.
Where: 30 -34 James St, London W1U 1ER
Website: www.harrys-bar.co.uk
Sparrow Italia
It doesn’t get much more sumptuous than Sparrow Italia, a modern Italian restaurant in the heart of Mayfair. Spanning four floors and a rooftop terrace, the space is gorgeous, and the menu is unapologetically indulgent especially when it comes to truffle. Tuck into wagyu carpaccio with pickled seasonal mushrooms, pine nut umami aioli and shaved black truffles or the crispy arancini with wild mushroom risotto, Parmigiano and truffle aioli.
You might even spot a VIP or two on your lavish evening – Cameron Diaz, Serena Williams and Alicia Keys have all been spotted dining here.
Where: 1-3 Avery Row, London W1K 4AJ
Website: www.sparrowitalia.com
Cicchetti Knightsbridge
Made fresh to order, Cicchetti serves up freshly prepared regionally inspired plates for an authentic truffle experience. What we love on the menu is their signature truffle and pecorino ravioli, a deliciously creamy dish topped with shavings of truffle, ready to be paired with a salad and crisp glass of wine.
A deliciously creamy dish topped with shavings of truffle.
Where: 6 Hans Rd, London SW3 1RX
Website: www.sancarlo.co.uk
Luci
Indulge in the rich flavours of truffle season at Luci, Covent Garden’s Italian dining bakery. The menu features dishes like the polenta fritta, made with deep-fried polenta, pecorino cheese and truffle oil, and the Gorgonzola taleggio e Tartufo, that’s served straight out of the wood-fired pizza oven with freshly shaved truffle.
Where: 136 Long Acre, London WC2E 9AA
Website: www.lucirestaurant.co.uk
Truffle Burger
The clue’s in the name… burger experts Truffle Burger celebrate all things truffle-infused, giving London some of the best truffle and parmesan fries around, and ladling truffle into their iconic burgers.
Think succulent meats topped with truffle mayonnaise, truffle and parmesan glaze, truffle burger sauce, truffle honey and truffle butter.
Where: Multiple Locations
Website: www.truffle-london.co.uk
Eataly
The Italian market hall at Liverpool Street is London’s go-to for truffle shopping, but you can also have it cooked for you the proper Italian way thanks to the restaurants at the venue. Discover a delicious ravioli al tartufo, that’s made with truffle and ricotta and served with Parmigiano Reggiano.
The Italian market hall at Liverpool Street is London’s go-to for truffle shopping.
Where: 135 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 3YD
Website: www.eataly.co.uk
Socca
This French-Meditteranean restaurant in Mayfair has its own Australian black truffle menu which includes dishes like scrambled free-range truffle eggs, pappardelle, roasted scallops and Koffman fries which make a gorgeous lunch or dinner.
This French-Meditteranean restaurant in Mayfair has its own Australian black truffle menu.
where: 41A South Audley Street, London W1K 2PS
website: www.soccabistro.com
Hay Hill
There’s just something about truffle fries that’s impossible to resist. And HAY HILL’s millionaire fries with black truffle mayo are absolutely legendary and a staple on the Club’s restaurant and bar menus. Whether you are ordering grilled lamb rump, fillet of salmon or a chicken Caesar salad, order these fries on the side – you won’t regret it.
There’s just something truffle fries that’s impossible to resist.
where: HAY HILL, 12 Hay Hill, London W1J 8NR
website: www.12hayhill.com
Long Bar
Start your night off at Sanderson’s Long Bar with their brand new bar snack menu that’s got some lovely truffle-flavoured French toast bites. Served with parmesan custard, Wiltshire truffle and chives, these make the perfect snack to nibble on along with a glass of champagne or a cocktail.
Start your night at Sanderson’s Long Bar with their brand new bar snack menu.
where: 50 Berners Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1T 3NG
website: www.morgansoriginals.com
The Little Violet Door
This flatshare turned bar and restaurant serves an incredible house party, with some great food on the menu too. One of the favourites here is the Top Bun burger – a gorgeous cheeseburger with minced chuck, smoked applewood and confit onions served with fries or a bibb salad.
This flatshare turned bar and restaurant serves an incredible house party, with some great food.
where: 9 Kingly St, Carnaby, London W1B 5PH
website: www.thelittlevioletdoor.co.uk
