Zia Teresa must be amongst the high-hitters in the history of Italian restaurants in London having been in the ownership of the same family for over fifty years. It also won The Independent's Best Neighbourhood Restaurant Award for 'serving hit-the-spot, reliable Italian food'. Located on Hans Road across from Harrods, it provides a restful setting for those who'd like to put up their weary feet after shopping.

Expats with a lingering fondness for home cooked food are sure to be pleased, so begin with Parma ham with deep fried focaccia and soft mozzarella or fried calamari with tartare sauce. Those who love their pizza and pasta might find it hard to resist a pennette amatriciana with tomato, bacon, onions and chilli, and a vesuvio calzone with mozzarella, mushrooms and ham. As for main courses you could expect a respectable choice of king prawns and scampi on a bed of pinzimonio with balsamic sauce, or grilled lamb cutlets.

The well-compiled wine list at Zia Teresa includes some notable producers like Antinori, La Montina and Maculan.