Clerkenwell Restaurants

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  • 1. Luca

    $$$$ | Clerkenwell

    This winning mix of modern Italian classics is made from the very best in British seasonal produce. Add to that the super-chic setting—from the art deco--esque dining salon to the marble-top bar and the stunning glass-walled conservatory—and this popular Clerkenwell haunt is very much a case of both style and substance. Dishes include cappelletti of potato and sage with seasonal mushrooms and cannon of Hebridean lamb with tema artichokes and bagna cauda. 

    88 St. John St., London, Greater London, EC1M 4EH, England
    020-3859–3000

    Known For

    • Edgy Italian pastas
    • Cool and glamorously designed brasserie
    • To-die-for fluffy Parmesan fries

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun.
  • 2. St. John

    $$$ | Clerkenwell

    Global foodie fanatics join Clerkenwell locals for the pioneering nose-to-tail cuisine at this high-ceilinged, converted smokehouse near Smithfield Market. Here the chef uses all scraps of a carcass—from tongue and cheeks to tail and trotters—so brace for radically stark signatures like bone-marrow-and-parsley salad. One appetizer is grilled lamb's heart with beetroot and pickled walnuts, while elsewhere on the menu you'll find crispy pig tongue, calf's liver, tripe and onions, and a pig's head and potato pie. Plunder the outstanding wine list (mainly French and Italian) and finish with traditional Eccles cakes with Lancashire cheese or half a dozen golden madeleines.

    26 St. John St., London, Greater London, EC1M 4AY, England
    020-7251–0848

    Known For

    • Ground zero of influential Modern British nose-to-tail dining
    • Great wine list
    • Buzzy, friendly vibe

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: No dinner Sun., Reservations essential
  • 3. Anglo

    $$$$ | Clerkenwell

    Mark Jarvis’s cool, unpretentious fine-dining establishment in the historic Hatton Garden jewelry quarter in Farringdon is focused on food that is both seasonal and ethically and locally produced. Five- or ten-course tasting menus are offered at lunch and dinner, with each dish as much a feast for your eyes as for your palate. Menu descriptions are kept consciously simple and understated but there's no disguising the symphony of flavors and textures that dishes deliver.

    30 St. Cross St., London, Greater London, EC1N 8UH, England
    020-7430–1503

    Known For

    • Well-priced tasting menus
    • Signature beetroot-based desserts
    • Cutting-edge inventive cuisine

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Sun. and Mon.
  • 4. Berber & Q—Shawarma Bar

    $$ | Clerkenwell

    Every night feels as bustling as downtown Tel Aviv at Exmouth Market's superb and hip shawarma bar. Enjoy challah toast with tahini-rich meze before delving into slow-cooked, harissa-heavy lamb shawarmas and the best mejadera (rice with lentils and onions) this side of the Middle East. Be sure to leave room for malabi, a delicious Israeli milk pudding, for dessert.

    46 Exmouth Market, London, Greater London, EC1R 4QE, England
    020-7837–1726

    Known For

    • Tel Aviv–style trendy hangout
    • Wondrous chargrilled lamb and beef shawarmas
    • Unmissable barbecued cauliflower shawarma

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Closed Mon.
  • 5. Moro

    $$$ | Clerkenwell

    Exmouth Market today is a magnet for fine indie-spirited restaurants and it all began with this one back in 1997. Lovingly nurtured by husband-and-wife chefs Sam and Sam Clark, the menu features a mélange of Spanish and Moroccan dishes, all packed with flavor and perfectly seasoned and spiced. From vegetable mezze like baba ganoush eggplant dip, Syrian lentils, and okra with pomegranate molasses to wood-roasted pork belly with trinxat (a mouth-watering Pyrenean potato, cabbage, and pork combo), your biggest problem will be deciding what to have.

    34–36 Exmouth Market, London, Greater London, EC1R 4QE, England
    020-7833–8336

    Known For

    • Loud and buzzy dining room with booming acoustics
    • Expressive Moorish delights
    • House yogurt cake with pistachios and pomegranate

    Restaurant Details

    Rate Includes: Reservations essential
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