Notes from Fiena

The journal

From our kitchen and bar to the best of King's Cross, Bloomsbury and Euston: what to eat, what to drink and where to wander.

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Italian restaurant near the Francis Crick Institute

The Francis Crick Institute at 1 Midland Road, London NW1 1AT, sits right next to St Pancras station. Around 1,500 people work there, and plenty more come for meetings, events and the public exhibition. If you're looking for somewhere to eat nearby that isn't a station chain, ...

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What is spaghetti carbonara?

Carbonara is one of the best-known pasta dishes in the world, and one people love to argue about. It's on the pasta list at Fiena, our family-run Italian caf...

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What are arancini?

If you've seen arancini on an Italian menu and wondered what turns up, here's the short answer: golden, crisp balls of rice with a filling in the middle. The...

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The Fiena burger

Not every table wants pasta. Sometimes one of you is set on a pizza, another wants the lamb cutlets, and someone else just wants a really good burger. That's...

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Spicy Italian food at Fiena

Italian food has a reputation for cream, cheese and comfort, but the south of Italy loves chilli too. If you like a bit of heat, there's more of it on our ma...

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Date night at Fiena

A good date-night restaurant needs a room you're happy to sit in for a few hours, food you can share, and a drinks list with something for the toast. At Fien...

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