London Diary: Italian Restaurant

📍 Noci - Said to have the best pasta in London! - I won't list all the dish names (they're super long and basically include every ingredient, so I'll just mention the first few words. 🥲) Starter 🍄 Wild Mushroom... - Mushrooms blended into a paste, formed into balls, and then deep-fried. This mushroom-heavy appetizer was surprisingly good, even though I usually can't stand the taste of mushrooms! 😂 The sauce drizzled on top was smooth and delicious, though it also had a strong mushroom flavor. 🍄🥰 🐙 Seared Octopus... - Octopus chunks (super bouncy, and there was quite a bit – like half a small octopus?) with cheese and mashed potatoes. - Great as a drinking snack (though I'm not 🫢). 🍷 Pasta 🍤 King Prawn... - King prawns with lasagna sheets, pasta, and caviar. - The prawns were placed in the center, and they were super fresh. The caviar added a nice texture contrast (the bounciness of the prawns + the crunch of the caviar + the smoothness of the pasta). 🦐 🥩 Beef Carpaccio... - Raw beef tartare (though with eggs and bean sprouts, it felt more like eating raw dumpling filling. 🤫) - The beef was tender and had no off-flavors. Even though I'm not a fan of bean sprouts, I have to admit they added more texture to the dish. 🥦🥩 🍝 Amatriciana, Ziti... - Ziti pasta with cheese, bacon, and tomatoes. - It was a classic, straightforward pasta experience. 🍝 Non-Alcoholic Drinks 🍹 Grapefruit and Elderflower Spritz - Tasted like a grapefruit soda – super refreshing and delicious! 🍋 🍸 Crodino Spritz - Orange-flavored... soda? 😂 The restaurant was really loud inside. 😇 (Both the people and the music were super noisy – this might be a minor heads-up for some.) #LondonLife #LondonFood #ItalianCuisine #Noci #London #Brunch