Peckham’s very own Mini Italy

“Serving authentic Italian flavours across London’s food stall”

one of the brothers Alessio holding Peckham’s famous Ravioli. source : Armin Naderi

A pop-up market stall selling authentic Italian food across Peckham Market Hall have spoken of their dream to expand their food stall into a restaurant so they could bring the true flavours of Italy to London and how their pasta attracts the diverse local community Peckham to indulge in 4 kinds of pasta including their bestselling ravioli .

Pasta is Ready serves true Italian pasta across food stalls around London, but have their fixed location which is just a 5 minute walk from Peckham rye station, at Peckham Market Hall. Opened in 2019 and since then have been very successful selling homemade gelato all year round along with the sauce being made fresh every day and their pasta being imported straight from Italy welcomes customers from all cultures to give them a sense of what Italy would taste like. Despite covid pulling them down, they have managed to survive and bounce back by continuing their successful food stall in the heart of Peckham Rye’s Market food hall. Open 7 days a week and never having a quiet moment, they’re also known to have pop-ups here and there spreading the wholesomeness and authenticity of good Italian food in locations like Croydon music festival, Fleet Place, or even Marquis of Wellington.


The Two brothers Alessio and Dario Pulizzi, moved from Sicily to London to start their dream with their grandams sauce recipe to bring true Italian flavours to Peckham. Their stand sells food as if you were in Italy yourself, with a secret family sauce recipe that’ll make your taste buds dance with flavour. “Famous for their ravioli” Alessio Pulizzi states, he also mentions that despite only having one fixed branch and being so popular among locals, “I and Dario would love to expand, open a restaurant even as it was always our dream to do so”

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