Restaurants

Sardo Canale’s location on the banks of Regent’s Canal is a charming, out-of-the-way spot befitting celeb-tastic Primrose Hill. A series of airy slate-floored, brick-walled spaces combine to create an atmospheric mix of modern Italian minimalism and Sardinian rustica. At the front is a conservatory overlooking a courtyard, and leading to the back, a lounge area that was once a cobblestone barge-horse tunnel. Top marks for looks. Full marks for the food. Not surprising, really, this being the sister of the acclaimed family-run Sardo in Grafton Way. The menu is mostly Sardinian – exquisitely fresh fregola, spaghetti alla bottarga (dried mullet roe sauce), and seabass cooked in that most traditional of ways – with a salt crust. Absolutely wonderful stuff.