Bella Cucina

You're walking into somewhere that takes its Italian heritage seriously without the pretension. Rose Lane in Aigburth isn't exactly where you'd expect to find proper Italian restaurant, but that's partly what makes Bella Cucina work so well. The kitchen clearly knows what it's doing with pasta—these aren't Instagram-baiting portions, they're the real thing. There's wood-fired pizza on offer too, and the kind of wine list that suggests someone actually cares about what you're drinking with your food. It's the sort of place where locals keep coming back, which tells you everything.