Pasta Cosa Albert Dock

You'd be forgiven for walking past this spot in Albert Dock's colonnades, assuming it's another tourist-focused chain slinging mediocre Italian. But step inside and you'll find something surprisingly authentic – proper pasta made with genuine care, served in portions that won't leave you hunting for a Greggs afterwards. The setting works in their favour: those Victorian arches give the place a cosy intimacy that feels worlds away from the crowds outside. The menu keeps things focused on what they do well – handmade pasta with robust, well-balanced sauces that taste like someone's actually tasted them before they hit your table. At this price point and location, that's rarer than you'd hope.