Rustico

You'll find this Italian spot doing the business on Northgate, just a stone's throw from the Cathedral. The kind of place where they actually understand that good Italian food doesn't need bells and whistles – just proper ingredients and technique that respects the classics. The pasta comes made fresh, the pizzas have that slightly charred edge that tells you the oven's running hot, and the staff know their stuff without being precious about it. It's the sort of reliable Italian that Wakefield's been crying out for – somewhere you can bring your parents for Sunday lunch or settle in for a proper date night without breaking the bank or dealing with pretentious nonsense.