Street level · 10 North Parade, Batha few steps from the Roman Baths

Ristorante italiano · below street level · Bath

SottoSotto

Underneath. And on the quiet.

A candlelit stone cellar a few steps from the Roman Baths. Simple Italian cooking that leans on the ingredients, not the fuss, in a room that sits below the street.

Sotto Sotto is a very small restaurant and booking is strongly recommended. Tue – Sat, lunch and dinner.

Diners under the barrel-vaulted stone ceiling of Sotto Sotto by candlelight
The room, most nights

La cantina · the cellar

A stone vault below the city.

Situated just a few steps away from the Roman Baths, the casual warmth of Sotto Sotto invites you to have a fun dining experience.

The vaulted stone corridor into Sotto Sotto
The corridor in
A lit silver candelabra against the vaulted stone
By candlelight
Guests reading menus by candlelight at Sotto Sotto
Menus, and a glass of something

Sotto Sotto is a very small restaurant and booking is strongly recommended.

La cucina

Semplicità.

The main characteristic of our cuisine is simplicity. We rely on the quality of our ingredients rather than on elaborate preparation.

All of our dishes are made with the freshest ingredients available on the local market and all our Italian products are imported from Italy.

Fillet of beef, chargrilled polenta and vine tomatoes on a white plate
Beef, polenta, vine tomatoes
Sea bass fillets stacked over roasted vegetables
Sea bass, roasted vegetables
Ribbon pasta with roasted butternut squash and crisped sage
Fettucce, squash, sage
Sotto Sotto's underground bar beneath a brick vault, bottles backlit
The bar, under its own vault

Il bar

The bar keeps the same hours as the candles.

Averna and Romana Sambuca stand backlit under the brick vault. Aperitivo before, digestivo after, and the occasional drink that arrives on fire.

Backlit shelf of Italian liqueur bottles including Averna and Romana Sambuca
The back bar
A martini glass with a live blue flame at Sotto Sotto's bar
Served lit

Il tocco finale

The plate leaves the kitchen signed.

The panna cotta arrives with Sotto Sotto written in chocolate around the rim, in steadier handwriting than most of us manage on paper.

A Sotto Sotto chef finishing the panna cotta plate by hand
At the pass
Panna cotta with 'Sotto Sotto' scripted in chocolate sauce on the plate
Panna cotta, signed

Best Italian Restaurant in Bath.

Bath Good Food Awards

Trovarci · find us

10 North Parade, Bath BA2 4AL

A few steps from the Roman Baths. Look for the sign at street level. The room is below.

01225 330236

Bookings are taken by phone. Email info@sottosotto.co.uk for enquiries.

Tuesday – Saturday12:00 – 14:00 · 17:00 – 22:00
Sunday & MondayClosed
Also closedChristmas Day · 1 – 14 January
The Sotto Sotto sign at street level on North Parade
The sign to look for

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