Located at the Lavington curve mall, Mambo Italia is a pizzeria that has truly never disappointed me in the many years it’s been in existence. It’s located on the top floor and has both indoor and outdoor seating overlooking the once serene but now very crowded Lavington streets. I like that they have a vast open playground where your little ones can play to their heart’s content. The menu is very pizza focused but they also have a good variety of other Italian and continental dishes.

Are we still saying happy new year? 🫣 or counting to Valentine’s Day 👀 whatever the case - it’s 2026 and Céline & Lolo is our 1st review of what I believe will be a great foodie year ahead! Celine & Lolo is located on Kabarsiran drive, and it actually used to be a very stunning white mansion before they turned it into an equally stunning boutique hotel. First things first - DO NOT drive here.

Umami street is located in Lavington but is quite tricky to find since they didn’t have any signage leading to it. They need to fix that. When you do eventually find it, it’s located in such a pretty compound! So bright and green and it looks even more stunning when the sun is out and the cherry blossoms peep out of the perfect hedges! I came here for lunch with a few friends and since some of us had just come from Japan, it made sense to come try some Japanese street food so they can tell us how legit it is.