Da Vito Ristorante

You'll smell the garlic and herbs before you even push through the door at this York Place spot that feels more like someone's front room than a restaurant. The kind of place where the owner remembers your usual order and asks about your kids, while his wife fusses over whether you've had enough bread. The pasta here is the real deal – rolled out fresh every morning and served with sauces that have been bubbling away since lunch prep started. Their ragu takes four hours to get right, and you can taste every minute of it. Even the vegan options don't feel like afterthoughts, which says something about how much they actually care about feeding people properly rather than just ticking boxes.