L’Anima opened in June 2008 to critical acclaim. London finally had a southern Italian restaurant with soul, treating guests to a brand new culinary experience whilst making them feel instantly at home. The richness of Italian cuisine lies in its diversity and its heritage of good honest food cooked, from the heart. Renowned for being simple, fresh and bursting with flavours, the food of the south is the soul of Italy and counts for a great part of the history of Italian cuisine; centering around the high quality ingredients that grow on its fertile hills and plains and the treasures found in the sea that surrounds it.