Carbone London: what to expect, from someone who's eaten in the New York original
by Josh Barrie
Feb 14, 2024
3 minutes
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You arrive in the soft effervescence of the light. In the mottled grey and brown and yellow of New York, there it is: Carbone, glowing in shades of Italian red and green. Outside, on the “sidewalk”, is an al fresco dining space. This will not do. It is where the castaways and hangers-on are invited to sit. They will have the Carbone meatballs but they will not have Carbone.
Inside, a red-jacketed man will greet you enthusiastically but without any cloying glee. He has an
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