Soho restaurateur Nima Safaei opens his third venue in the district next week – a quick-service pasta bar that will not take bookings.
Like its sibling Italian restaurants – 40 Dean Street, Nima’s original venue, opened in 2010, and 64 Old Compton Street, which followed last year – the new venue takes the name of its address: 27 Old Compton Street.
With only 30 covers, it will operate as a fast-turnover ‘tavola calda’, offering bowls of freshly made pasta to eat at high tables, along with wine by the glass and cocktails. The opening menu includes such dishes as: rigatoni amatriciana with pancetta and chillies; pumpkin, ricotta and sage ravioli; gnocchi with cavolo nero and pesto; and pea risotto with broad beans and asparagus.
