Clerkenwell Restaurants

The Well

St John Street seems to have become the spiritual home of the gastropub and The Well is another great example of the genre. Unfussy and obviously...

Smiths of Smithfield

So far, Smiths of Smithfield is the only restaurant we know that has a meat list. But hey, it's planted just opposite the Smithfields Meat...

Gulshan Tandoori

Set in a part of town that has groovified around it, Gulshan Tandoori is that most welcome element of British life - a traditional Indian...

Tilelli

A smart, up-to-date Italian restaurant with all of Italy's traditional flavour and charm, Tilelli is named for its owner, the ever-present...

The Peasant

One of the original gastro-pubs, the Peasant has a beautiful first floor restaurant as well as a sensational ground floor bar. The restaurant...

Xich Lo Vietnamese Restaurant

Xich Lo Vietnamese Restaurant is located in Clerkenwell/ Farringdon and specialises in French-inspired, authentic Vietnamese cuisine.

We...

Anexo - Turnmills

Relaxed, unpretentious, inviting, Anexo is a memorable Mediterranean-style DJ-bar and restaurant round the corner from Farringdon station, and...

Clerkenwell Dining Room

The Clerkenwell Dining Room, under the direction of chef Andrew Thompson and co-owner Zak Jones, is a calm, inviting room of intimate proportions...

Coach and Horses

Buzzing atmosphere, charming Victorian décor, top nosh, good value wine, friendly staff - this transformed backstreet boozer ticks all the...

bar and grill

This chic, friendly, comfortable restaurant seeks to redefine what a bar and grill should be. The Smithfield setting tells you there are...

Strada - Exmouth Market

Relatively newly opened and very stylish traditional Italian restaurant. Notable for yummy retro Italian food and restrained prices. Wooden...

Essence

At home in trendy Clerkenwell, Essence is a marvel - a modern restaurant and DJ bar serving very tasty tapas. Large windows framing the street...

The Abbaye

Forget that they eat chips with mayo - Belgians are some of the world's great eaters and drinkers, and what they especially love is mussels...

Quality Chop House

Original Victorian decor and strong un-mucked-about British cooking (both modern and traditional) have earned the Quality Chop House high standing...

Club Gascon

For some fans - including at least one restaurant reviewer we know - Club Gascon is the ne plus ultra of French cooking in the capital. So first...

Fish Shop on St John Street

Feeling fishy? Net yourself a culinary catch at a new north London restaurant that's already making a name for itself as the 'plaice'...

Potemkin Russian Bar & Restaurant

A Russian restaurant in London, run by Russians, happily serving real Russian food and drink - Potemkin has garnered glowing praise since opening...

Dust Bar

Stylish, relaxed, retro, Dust is almost always packed with ultra cool, uber-beautiful Clerkenwell creative types in their standard uniform of...

The Sirloin Restaurant

If you've just got to have meat, then The Sirloin definitely merits a visit. The wood panelled dining room is reminiscent of a gentlemen's...

Passage Cafe

Passage Cafe is a French restaurant situated in London offering a large and varied menu.

A well kept secret in the heart of Clerkenwell...

Malmaison Brasserie

Malmaison likes to style itself as ubercool and we not only agree, we would also add ubersexy. Downstairs in the Malmaison Hotel in Clerkenwell...

Cicada

A trendy bar-restaurant in the self-consciously fashionable Clerkenwell, Cicada's mix of strong design, fun, and inexpensive food continues to...

The Bowler

You'd look for stylish, funky design in this part of town, but no one expected New England Shaker style décor offset by chandeliers and...

Rocco

They like their wooden boards at Rocco. In fact, they embrace just about everything that a rustic Italian trattoria should be: relaxing...

The Trading House

Standing on the former site of a Jewish restaurant, The Trading House has swapped salt beef and matzo ball soup for Modern British, and plain...

Sofra - Exmouth Market

Since opening his first Sofra restaurant in Mayfair in 1981, Hüseyin Özer and his teams have built up a solid reputation as purveyors of...

Shish - Old St

Obviously on to a winner in Willesden Green, Shish opened a second branch in Hoxton, just as buzzy as the aforementioned first. A modern kebaberie...

Moro

As you'd expect of an eatery and bar in one of London's hippest enclaves, Moro has a cool, understated interior featuring plain walls and...

Strada - Exmouth Market

Relatively newly opened and very stylish traditional Italian restaurant. Notable for yummy retro Italian food and restrained prices. Wooden...

Top Floor Restaurant

Part of that multi-faceted clubbers favourite, Turnmills, the Top Floor restaurant is a decadent, stand-out-from-the-crowd restaurant paying...