Established by Comm. Lino Quaradeghini in 1951 and named after the Ligurian port, near Genoa, La Spezia is the oldest Italian restaurant in London to still be run and owned by the same family. The manager, Michael, has been at La Spezia for 26 years and many of his staff have been with him for long enough to really know their regular customers, which means most of the clientele. This longevity and customer loyalty, testifies not only to the warmth of the service, but also to the consistent quality of the cuisine.

Established in 1967, Taberna Etrusca is an Italian restaurant in the classic trattoria style, with textured white walls, tiled floors and an open-beamed ceiling. Decorative tiles on the walls are evocative of old Tuscany, while the collection of Ferrari posters are indicative of Enzo & Piero Quaradeghini's grand passion and national pride.

The Etrusca Restaurant Group has established itself at the forefront of modern Italian cuisine. With Zuccato on Finchley Road, the group successfully launched their innovative Café Urbano approach to eating out, serving excellent food at great prices. Following on in Zuccato’s footsteps is Zuccato City, opened in June 2001, and was the second step, in what continues to be, a very successful brand rollout.

A sleek, stylish bar and restaurant designed by Tony Thomas, with an innovative Euro-Pacific menu, served by European waiters and managed with Italian panache, makes Tao unique. Over twelve years in Bow Lane, Tao is still considered to be one of the most popular bars in the area, and with the spacious courtyard regularly attracts hundreds of drinkers on balmy evenings.