Adam Byatt to open new Italian-inspired London restaurant

Michelin-starred chef Adam Byatt will this summer open Rosina, a new Italian-inspired restaurant, in south London.

The restaurant, located close to Wandsworth Common and the village, will mark Adam’s first neighbourhood project in more than 10 years and his first professional venture into Italian cooking.

Having owned and run Trinity in Clapham for more than 20 years, Adam said Rosina would aim to bring the same sense of community, consistency and hospitality to one of his favourite London neighbourhoods.

Named after his young daughter, Rosie, the restaurant will feature a 50-cover dining room, stand-alone bar, private dining room and terrace, with a further 25 covers outside.

The opening will add another chef-led restaurant to south London’s dining scene, with Adam bringing a more personal style of cooking to Wandsworth after years spent building Trinity into one of the capital’s most respected neighbourhood restaurants.

Adam Byatt’s move into Italian cooking

Adam, who began his career at Claridge’s aged 16, has built much of his reputation around British and French-led cooking. Trinity, which opened in Clapham Old Town in 2006, holds a Michelin star and three AA rosettes, and welcomes around 50,000 diners a year.

Rosina will represent a different direction for the chef, drawing on the Italian food he has long cooked at home for his family.

The menu will take inspiration from across Italy, while also showcasing produce from the UK. Dishes are expected to carry Adam’s signature lightness of touch, with a focus on seasonality, elegance and neighbourhood accessibility rather than formality.

The restaurant will look to balance the comfort and familiarity of Italian cooking with the precision and detail associated with Adam’s restaurants. While full menu details have yet to be announced, the food will centre on produce, regional Italian recipes and wines from across the country.

Several long-standing members of Adam’s front and back of house teams will move across to Rosina, helping to retain the style of hospitality that has defined Trinity.

For Adam, the project is closely tied to family and place. By naming the restaurant after his daughter, and opening it in a neighbourhood he knows well, Rosina has been positioned as a personal restaurant rather than a formal extension of an existing group.

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A neighbourhood restaurant for Wandsworth

The opening will place Rosina in one of London’s strongest neighbourhood dining areas, close to Wandsworth Common and within reach of the village.

The restaurant will open seven days a week, serving lunch from 12pm to 2.30pm and dinner from 5.30pm to 10pm.

Speaking about the launch, Adam said: “What I want to achieve with Rosina is simple really - I want people to feel better in leaving than when they were arriving.

“I want them to appreciate - even if they don’t notice them all - the thousand small things that we do and have created to make them feel good.

“That’s what I strive to achieve in my restaurants. The menu is a tribute to the most well-loved cuisine in the world, and I can’t wait to share it with this London neighbourhood.”

Adam Byatt’s career

Adam is one of south London’s most established chef-restaurateurs. As well as Trinity, he is chairman of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts and has appeared on programmes including Saturday Kitchen and Great British Menu.

Trinity has also been included in The Times’ Top 100 Restaurants in the UK and voted by OpenTable diners as one of the top ten restaurants in the UK.

Over the past two decades, Adam has become closely associated with Clapham and south London dining, building a reputation for refined but accessible food and polished neighbourhood hospitality.

Rosina will be the sixth restaurant in his portfolio.