Restaurants

Piada

Farringdon needs another sandwich bar like it needs another butcher. Yet Piada is already doing a busy lunchtime takeaway trade despite stiff local competition. The...

Farringdon: 12-14 St John St, EC1M 4AY

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St John

St John closed for a spring clean in summer 2008, but apart from a good scrub behind the ears, it’s business as usual at this leading light of the British revival...

Farringdon: 26 St John Street, EC1M 4AY

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Gaucho - Smithfield

Located moments from London’s most famous meat market, Gaucho Smithfield is a carnivore’s paradise nestled in the heart of Farringdon. The interior is dimly lit...

Farringdon: 93a Charterhouse Street Smithfield , London, EC1M 6HL

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Kurz & Lang

Not, as you might imagine, the names of the founders, Kurz & Lang means ‘short and long' in German, a reference to the top-notch speciality sausage sold at this...

Farringdon: 1 St John Street, EC1M 4AA

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The Farm Collective

Provenance-conscious caff

Farringdon: 91 Cowcross Street, EC1M 6BH

Distance: 3563.7 mls

Hix Oyster & Chop House

Renowned for innovative updates of British food, Mark Hix now has free rein to indulge us with his passion, in this his first independent project after leaving Caprice...

Farringdon: 36-37 Greenhill Rents, off Cowcross Street, EC1M 6BN

Distance: 0.1 mls

Brasserie de Malmaison

Out-of-office diners form the natural clientele of this self-consciously plush restaurant in a boutique hotel converted from a mansion block. In contrast to the...

Farringdon: Malmaison, 18-21 Charterhouse Square, EC1M 6AH

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Café du Marché

So French you could bottle it, this compact haven of joie de vivre fills an old Smithfield warehouse. The two main dining rooms, the ground-floor Le Café and Le...

Farringdon: 22 Charterhouse Square, Charterhouse Mews, EC1M 6AH

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Clerkenwell Dining Room

Like a well-tailored beige jacket with slightly out-of-date lapels, CDR is dependable if not at the cutting edge. It looks smart, apart from the ‘Bayswater Road...

Clerkenwell: 69-73 St John Street, EC1M 4AN

Distance: 0.1 mls

Le Comptoir Gascon

Le Comptoir Gascon’s modern rustic style (dainty velour chairs and exposed pipes contrast with open brickwork and pottery dishes) exudes class and confidence – as...

Farringdon: 61-63 Charterhouse Street, EC1M 6HJ

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Smiths of Smithfield

John Torode’s eating and drinking emporium – each floor with a different offer – continues to attract Smithfield socialisers. It’s a former warehouse, with...

Farringdon: 67-77 Charterhouse Street, EC1M 6HJ

Distance: 0.1 mls

Top Floor at Smiths

After ascending in the cramped, blood-red lift, it’s a relief to emerge into the mannered surrounds of the Top Floor. In contrast to the lofty dining room and bar...

Farringdon: Smiths of Smithfield, 67-77 Charterhouse Street, EC1M 6HJ

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Tinseltown

Portraits of stars such as Travolta and De Niro line the walls of this Hollywood-themed diner and milkshake bar that attracts late-night clubbers, cabbies and...

Farringdon: 44-46 St John Street, EC1M 4DT

Distance: 0.1 mls

Pizza Express

Farringdon: 26 Cowcross Street, EC1M 6DQ

Distance: 0.1 mls

Kipferl

Lucky are the folk of Smithfield that they get such a thoroughly modern Austrian café on their doorstep. Somehow this small square gem doesn’t feel crowded, every...

Farringdon: 70 Long Lane, EC1A 9EJ

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Le Saint Julien

Le Saint Julien's has a reputation as a cosy spot that delivers the traditional French thing with charm and warmth. It pulls out all the brasserie stops - mirrors,...

Clerkenwell: 62 - 63 Long Lane , London, EC1A 9EJ

Distance: 0.1 mls

The Old Red Cow

Long Lane is a historic thoroughfare located next to London's iconic Smithfield markets, and The Old Red Cow is a down-to-earth boozer serving up posh pub food and a...

Clerkenwell: 71 Long Lane Smithfield , London, EC1A 9EJ

Distance: 0.1 mls

Betjeman’s Wine Bar and Restaurant

Tucked away behind St Bart’s Church and around the corner from Smithfield Market, if you look hard enough you will find Betjeman’s. Named after Sir John Betjeman,...

Clerkenwell: 44 Cloth Fair , London, EC1A 7JQ

Distance: 0.1 mls

Ortega - Smithfields

About Ortega restaurant in London we can only say this: skip the flight to Spain and cab over to Smithfield instead where this brilliant cantina-style tapas bar is...

Farringdon: 55 Charterhouse Street , London, EC1M 6HA

Distance: 0.1 mls

The Larder

Though it’s only been going since 2007, the Larder’s look could be a model for a more ’90s-ish archetype of a ‘trendy modern restaurant’: a warehouse-style...

Clerkenwell: 91-93 St John Street, EC1M 4NU

Distance: 0.1 mls

Carluccio's Caffè

Farringdon: 12 West Smithfield, EC1A 9JR

Distance: 0.1 mls

Pho

Clerkenwell: 86 St John Street, EC1M 4EH

Distance: 0.1 mls

Portal

Within swaggering distance of the square mile, Portal serves Portuguese petiscos (tapas) and a full dining menu to City types, tuned-in tourists, and Portuguese...

Farringdon: 88 St John Street, EC1M 4EH

Distance: 0.1 mls

Club Gascon

Club Gascon dazzles just with its extraordinary flower arrangements – in spring, elaborate cherry blossom towers, echoing Japanese touches in the sleekly opulent...

Clerkenwell: 57 West Smithfield, EC1A 9DS

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Saki

When this Smithfield restaurant and bar first opened in 2006, it caught the headlines with gimmicks such as paperless loos and automatic noodle-makers. But the reason...

Farringdon: 4 West Smithfield, EC1A 9JX

Distance: 0.1 mls

Smithfield Bar & Grill

Part of the Cheshire-based Blackstone Grills group, the Smithfield Bar & Grill has carved out a tidy niche as a smaller and less frenetic alternative to Smiths of...

Farringdon: 2-3 West Smithfield, EC1A 9JX

Distance: 0.1 mls

St Germain

Sometimes it's the service that really stands out. The waiting staff here couldn't have tried harder; smiling, hugely helpful, and going far beyond the call of duty. A...

Farringdon: 89-90 Turnmill St, EC1M 5QU

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Indulgence Bar & Grill

Tucked away in Smithfield Market, Indulgence Bar and Grill is a cross between a trendy bar and a stylish restaurant. Indulgence only uses products sourced from trusted...

Clerkenwell: 2 - 5 Carthusian Street , London, EC1M 6EB

Distance: 0.1 mls