Banca Di Roma

You'll walk into this place and immediately feel the weight of its past life. Banca Di Roma occupies a gorgeous former bank on Royal Exchange Square, all original features and that kind of gravitas you don't get in chain restaurants. It's the sort of room that makes you sit up straighter, all soaring ceilings and proper grandeur, but the vibe is genuinely welcoming—this isn't somewhere that makes you feel like you need to whisper. The Italian cooking is straightforward and confident, the sort of place where they're not trying too hard to impress you with technique, just giving you proper food done well. It's become a proper go-to for folk wanting something above the ordinary without any of the stuffiness.