Private dining rooms are usually tucked away in a basement or behind a curtain. Osteria Angelina has gone up instead. The Itameshi pasta and grill restaurant, on the border of Spitalfields, Shoreditch and the City, has launched The Glass Room, a 13th-floor private dining space with floor-to-ceiling windows, a wraparound balcony and panoramic views of the London skyline.
Three ways to book a group
The Glass Room sits above the restaurant and seats up to 22 guests. It is designed for milestone celebrations and special occasions, and its Sky Menu costs £82 per person.
It joins two existing options. The original Private Dining Room takes up to 20 guests in a fully self-contained setting, with its own bathroom and a dedicated server, and offers seasonal, personalised menus with optional wine pairings. For smaller groups, a Semi-Private Dining area seats up to 12 within the main restaurant, close to the open kitchen and pasta lab.
Set menus for the Private Dining Room and semi-private area start at £48 per person for weekday lunch, with evening and weekend menus from £62.
What is on the menu
Osteria Angelina’s cooking brings together Italy and Japan, a style known as Itameshi. Menus across the private spaces draw on the restaurant’s Pane, Insalate, Crudo, Pasta, Grill and Dolci sections. Highlights include the signature Hokkaido Milk Bread with Jam and Burnt Honey Butter, Tortellini with Truffle and Kombu, and Brulee Black Sesame Cheesecake with Matcha Gelato.
The wine list runs to more than 300 labels, focusing on Italy’s lesser-known indigenous grape varieties, and the cocktail list mixes flavours and ingredients from Italy and Japan.
Why now
The timing is deliberate. The Glass Room has launched just ahead of the festive season, when many groups are looking for a room of their own for office parties and family celebrations. A view is a strong selling point for that market, as other City venues have found this winter, including Sky Garden with its new Belvedere Alpine Terrace.
For diners, the appeal is a smaller, more personal setting than a rooftop bar, with a menu from a restaurant that has built its own following. It is the kind of independent kitchen we look for in our guide to independent London eateries worth seeking out.
Bookings are at angelina.london. Details and image via Osteria Angelina.
