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Why Murano Is on Our Top 50 Italian Outside Italy
Murano, under Angela Hartnett's direction, is ranked #15 on our Top 50 Italian Restaurants Outside Italy. The regional Italian register: Northern Italian (Bardi family lineage).
The pasta-making method: Hand-rolled, fresh, daily. The signature dish: Veal Milanese, tagliatelle, tortellini in brodo, polenta.
The wine program: Italian-only; Piedmont, Tuscany, Lombardy verticals.
The chef pedigree: One Michelin star since 2009; CBE honour 2018. The family lineage: Hartnett trained at the Connaught and at Marcus Wareing's Petrus; Italian grandmother roots.
How to Book Murano
The booking lead time: 8 to 12 weeks for prime time. Reserve through OpenTable, Resy, or the restaurant's own booking portal where applicable; many of the best Italian restaurants outside Italy require dedicated concierge or hotel-based bookings during peak season.
Order the regional pasta. The kitchen's strongest expression at Murano is the Polenta with parmesan and fresh tagliolini, paired with a producer from the chef's training region.
The dress code: Smart elegant; jacket recommended. The dinner spend: 180 to 280 GBP per person at dinner. The kitchen at Murano is rated 10/10 for food and 10/10 for ambience in our editorial scoring.
Why Murano Is Worth the Pilgrimage
"Angela Hartnett's Mayfair flagship. One Michelin star since 2009. The most refined modern-Italian tasting menu in London, with the Cipriani-trained Hartnett's Italian-grandmother register at the table."
Our editorial scoring places the food at 10/10, ambience at 10/10, and value at 8/10. The Northern Italian (Bardi family lineage) register is structural; the chef lineage and the kitchen's calibration produce the dinner that rewards the booking effort.
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