Osteria Vibrato

Osteria Vibrato is chef Charlie Mellor's return to a dining room of his own, and it opened on Greek Street in spring 2026 to an immediate buzz. Mellor made his name at The Laughing Heart, the Hackney restaurant and wine bar that ran for six years as an industry favourite, and here he channels that same instinct into something warmer and, by his own billing, timeless: a ristorante e bar built around the regional cooking of Italy.

Taking over the former Cinquecento site, it makes a strong case as a regional Italian restaurant in Soho. The kitchen roams from Piedmont to Sicily by way of Liguria and Sardinia, with handmade pastas such as tajarin, agnolotti and busiate sitting alongside fresh seafood and a wine list that celebrates organic growers across Italy and France. The room is intimate, with counter seats kept back for walk-ins.

What to expect from this regional Italian restaurant in Soho

Expect proper handmade pasta and a menu that changes with what is good, plus grilled fish such as sole and turbot and a set Menu Vibrato for those who want to hand the choices to the kitchen. The wine list leans on organically farmed producers, and the counter is a good bet for a solo dinner or a walk-in. It is confident, seasonal cooking rather than red-sauce nostalgia.

The chef and the setting

Mellor's Laughing Heart pedigree draws a serious crowd, and the early reviews have been warm, calling it an instant Soho hit. The dining room is small and understated, which keeps the focus on the plates and the glass in front of you. It sits among Greek Street's wine-led kitchens, near Noble Rot, with more of the area's tables in our Soho restaurants listings.

How a visit works

Osteria Vibrato serves lunch and dinner Monday to Saturday and lunch only on Sunday, with counter seats held for walk-ins and bookings advised for the small dining room. Current menus and reservations are on its official site, and the opening was reviewed by Hot Dinners.