Serving seasonal, quality, fresh pasta dishes and Sicilian street-food inspired snacks and cocktails.
Richmond is about to get a new ‘favourite local’ when modern pasta restaurant, Noci, opened its doors on bank holiday Monday, 6th May 2024. Bringing fresh, seasonal pasta dishes, Sicilian-street food-inspired snacks, and cocktails to one of SW London’s buzziest neighbourhoods, Noci’s laid-back design, quality pasta and affordability make it a great spot to have on your doorstep.
Dishes are made with ingredients from producers and artisans across Europe and the chefs have taken inspiration from their heritage and travels throughout Italy to design a menu of classics, with a focus on seasonality that comes through in the fresh pasta and small plates.
Signature dishes include the silk handkerchiefs, a Noci staple that gets a seasonal twist, and the veal and pork Genovese ragu with Monks’ head cheese, which is served tableside. Noci’s signature brown butter cacio e pepe ziti, a foodie’s favourite, sits alongside dishes like the Tiger prawn gnochetti with roasted red peppers, orange and tarragon.
A great meal at Noci always starts with snacks and a spritz for the table.
Focaccia is baked in the kitchen daily, perfect for nibbling on while choosing from small dishes like ‘Nduja arancini with Parmesan foam – a team and guest favourite – before the main event of the pasta.
Noci’s dessert selection rounds off a relaxed meal, with options including the palette-cleansing lemon and yoghurt bodino, or rich, plant-based chocolate mousse with olive oil, Maldon sea salt and Marcona almonds.
To complete the experience, Noci’s drinks menu offers a range of Italian wines and seasonal spritzes. Classiccocktailsinclude Tommy’s Margarita, house Negroni and a summery Grapefruit & Elderflower Spritz.
The popular weekday lunch menu offers the perfect reason to step away from the screen and includes a drink, focaccia and pasta for just £15.
Parties and groups, up to 18 people, can celebrate in style with a £40 a head, three-course (plus snacks) sharing menu featuring nine different dishes.
Ben Shanks Pepper, General Manager of Noci Richmond, comments, “As a long-term resident of Richmond I’m excited to throw open the doors to the local community, who I hope will soon become regulars and friends. The restaurant landscape of Richmond is really changing this year and we’re excited to be part of that and to share our menu with the pasta-lovers.”
Open from lunchtime and right throughout the day, Noci Richmond is just a short walk from the river on Richmond Hill. The perfectly crafted menu makes it a top choice for couples, families, groups, and even four-legged friends.
We spent an evening sampling Noci’s wonderful Italian dishes. The restaurant is cozy, the atmosphere is warm, and the staff is friendly, especially the manager Ben. It is worth visiting.
Noci opens to the public on Monday 6th May 2024. For more information and bookings, please visit: https://nocirestaurant.co.uk/richmond/ | @nocipasta
