Find Canto Corvino perched on Artillery Lane in Spitalfields. The name translates to 'the raven's song' in English, so you can expect a melodious evening with a backdrop of flora and fauna illustrations. Fitting.

When you arrive, you will be plated up dishes from an open plan kitchen (v. buzzy) that'll run the gamut from tiger prawn arancini to sweet potato gnocchi with blood sausage (sensational).  

BarChick opts for a heady glass of red as you can't ever go wrong with that. Their wine list isn't holding back, and they focus on small producers and indigenous grape varieties from all over Italy. You might learn something or find a new fave, and we're into that. The cocktail list also has our attention and like any decent Italian joint they make a fuss of their Negronis. We'll take a Count Camillo, some pigs head bruschetta, and cheers to the start of a good night.