Grosso

You'll find yourself on Duke Street in the East End, walking into something that feels genuinely unpretentious despite clearly knowing what it's doing. Grosso is Italian restaurant done without the theatrical nonsense—proper ingredients, proper technique, proper respect for what's on the plate. The sort of place where locals keep coming back because the pasta actually tastes like it should, and the wine list knows what it's on about. There's a warmth to the room that comes from people who actually care about feeding folk well, not just turning tables.