Tiella Trattoria & Bar is opening on Columbia Road early next year
After a killer residency at The Compton Arms, which won a legion of fans (including us), Dara Klein has now found a permanent home for Tiella. Coming to Columbia Road in early 2026, Tiella Trattoria & Bar is being opened with Ry Jessup (a childhood family friend who’s also co-founder of Homeslice and The Plimsoll), who’ll also be taking on the role of General Manager.
Dara was born in Italy, raised in New Zealand (where her family had Maria Pia’s, a trattoria in Wellington), and has worked at the likes of Rubedo, Brawn, Trullo and Sager & Wilde in London, and she uses all these influences to shape her cooking. Her menus showcase seasonal Italian and British produce, and rustic, regional Italian dishes, and we’re expecting more of the same at the new restaurant. The building’s existing central bar (the corner site used to be a pub) is being retained so you’ll be able to pop into Tiella for a drink as well as a meal.
“Trattorie are accessible, unpretentious and no frills, originating in Italy when families opened up their homes – transforming front rooms into dining rooms. Tiella is about honest food and honest hospitality,” says Dara, speaking about the opening. “We hope for it to become a trattoria for everyone – a place that feels like home, but with the generosity and rhythm of a restaurant. It’s about the merging of home and work, family and service. It’s messy, loving, and full of life – that’s the beauty of it.”
Key Information
Opening date | early 2026
Address |109 Columbia Road, London, E2 7RL
For more information | @tiella_trattoria
Photo credit: Charlie McKay
