Cucinetta Bistro

You'll find yourself on Portland Road heading towards the seafront, and Cucinetta sits right here doing what it does best: honest Italian food without the faffing about. The room has that warm, unhurried feel of somewhere that's been doing this for years—wooden tables, proper lighting, the sort of place where your nan would feel comfortable and you'd actually want to be there. They're not trying to be clever or Instagram-worthy; they're just consistently good, which is probably why locals keep coming back and the ratings sit comfortably at 4.8.