La Luna

You're on Westgate, that stretch of Halifax town centre that's quietly become rather good for eating out, and you push through the doors of La Luna. It's warm, unpretentious, the kind of place where the staff actually remember regulars. The pasta is made properly—you can taste it—and the pizzas have that slightly charred, honest quality that suggests they're not messing about with the basics. There's a reason this place has racked up over 2,200 reviews and keeps pulling in locals night after night. It's not fancy, it's not trying to be. It just does Italian food without the faffing.