Pani's Italian

Walk up High Bridge towards the Civic Centre and you'll find Pani's tucked into a spot that's become a proper neighbourhood favourite. It's the kind of place where they're not trying to reinvent the wheel or charge you £28 for three tortellini—they just cook honest Italian food that tastes like it matters. You'll get straightforward pasta dishes done well, the sort of thing that makes you realise how many restaurants in the city are just phoning it in. The atmosphere feels lived-in rather than designed, which is exactly what you want when you're after proper food without the theatre.