Amico Bio, London

Italian chef Pasquale Amico has opened his first solo venture comprising an Italian vegetarian restaurant in Smithfields, east London. The menu features ingredients from his family's farm in Capua in south-west Italy and offers a range of vegan and gluten-free dishes.

Opened 14 April

Owners Pasquale Amico, Enrico Amico and Bruno Zarzaca

Head chef Pasquale Amico

Manager Luca Palese

Capacity 40

Menu Italian vegetarian - dishes include chargrilled polenta with wild mushrooms and Taleggio; tortelli filled with goats' cheese, hazelnut and pesto; and rum baba with amarena cherries.

Average spend £20 for three courses

Address 44 Cloth Fair, London EC1 7JQ

Telephone 020 7600 7778

Websitewww.amicobio.co.uk