Ten years on from when the Trullo duo burst onto London’s pasta restaurant scene with their continually oversubscribed Padella in Borough Market, they will open a restaurant in Soho.
The duo announced the opening on Instagram with an image of the site accompanied by the word ‘Cowabunga!’, a catchphrase popularised by children’s cartoon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Launching in spring 2026 on Kingly Street, the new restaurant will likely feature many of the Padella classics, including its pici cacio e pepe (pictured below); pappardelle with eight hours Dexter beef shin ragu; and ravioli of delica pumpkin, Westcombe ricotta and sage butter.
The new restaurant will join the pair’s other site, in Shoreditch, which opened in early 2020, as well as the Borough Market original, which opened in 2016.
London’s pasta restaurant sector continues to expand. Phil Howard is soon to open a third, more quick serve, format of his pasta brand Notto and Bancone recently announced that it would also open a site in the new year.
The group, which operates four sites across central London, has chosen the City for its latest venture, with Bancone Bank also set to open next spring.
