MARTINO'S

You're walking past the shops on Sloane Square when you spot Martino's—it's the kind of place that doesn't shout about itself, which is precisely why locals keep coming back. This is proper Italian cooking, the sort where they actually care about where your ingredients come from and how long your pasta takes to cook. The room itself has that refined Chelsea feel without being stuffy; it's the place you'd take someone you want to impress without it feeling like you're trying too hard. Fair warning: it gets busy, especially weekends, but that's because people know what they're doing here.