Spagnoletti Italian dining near King’s Cross

Spagnoletti is at 23 Euston Road, London NW1 2SD, directly opposite King’s Cross and St. Pancras International. It’s an all-day Italian restaurant, open seven days a week, and it holds a 2 AA Rosette award for culinary excellence. You don’t need to be staying in a hotel to eat here.

The name comes from Charles Spagnoletti, a 19th-century London engineer and inventor who created the British railway telegraphic signalling system. That connection to the neighbourhood’s industrial and railway history runs through the restaurant’s design — a retro-futurist setting with references to invention, discovery and old-world railway glamour. It’s a distinctive room, but the distinctiveness doesn’t overwhelm the food. Both things hold their own.

What the food is about

Spagnoletti’s menu is built around sharing. Fragrant antipasti, handcrafted pasta, larger plates that belong in the middle of the table rather than in front of one person. The kitchen uses fresh, seasonal ingredients with pasta made fresh daily, alongside breads from the in-house bakery. The approach is honest Italian cooking with a modern sensibility — generous, flavourful, designed to make a meal last.

The wine list pairs with that. The atmosphere is lively without being loud. The open kitchen gives the room energy. It works as well for a long unhurried dinner as it does for a quick lunch before a train, which is part of what makes the location earn its keep.

Who it suits

Spagnoletti draws a mixed crowd, which is usually a reliable sign that a restaurant is doing something right. Travellers passing through King’s Cross on the Eurostar or domestic rail who want a proper meal rather than a station concourse option. Locals and regulars who have found it as a neighbourhood restaurant rather than a hotel dining room. Business diners using the private and semi-private mezzanine spaces. Groups celebrating with a sharing menu that suits larger tables. Hotel guests from across The Megaro Collection for whom it functions as an in-house restaurant whether or not they’re staying at The Megaro.

The group and private dining offer

For groups of seven or more, Spagnoletti asks guests to book directly with the team rather than online. The semi-private mezzanine accommodates up to 30 guests. The wider mezzanine is available for private events up to 60 guests. For corporate dining following a day at The Derby meeting venue, or for celebrations that need a dedicated space without the formality of a private dining room hire, these configurations handle it well.

When to visit

The restaurant runs Monday to Friday from 7am to 9:30pm, and Saturday to Sunday from 8am to 9:30pm. Last orders are at 9:30pm. That breadth makes it genuinely all-day — breakfast before a meeting, lunch in the middle of a working day, dinner after an event, or anything in between.

For Eurostar travellers, the location is particularly useful. You can eat a proper meal directly opposite the St. Pancras terminal before a departure or after an arrival, without needing to travel anywhere.

Part of The Megaro Collection

Spagnoletti is part of The Megaro Collection alongside three hotels — The Megaro, The Gyle and The California London — the Hokus Pokus cocktail bar and The Derby meetings and events venue, all in the same King’s Cross neighbourhood.