Restaurants

Eagle

The Eagle still doesn’t have a blue plaque outside, but probably merits one, as it is widely credited with being the first London gastropub (opened in its present...

Farringdon: 159 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3AL

Distance: 0.1 mls

Little Bay

Linda Barker would aspire to produce an interior so inventive, but while there’s no denying the makeshift Changing Roomsvibe here (oh, the crimes that can be...

Farringdon: 171 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3AL

Distance: 0.1 mls

Cantina Augusto

Located in the heart of Clerkenwell, Cantina Augusto is a friendly neighbourhood eatery that has always been popular with the locals – especially the Farringdon...

Chancery Lane: 91 - 95 Clerkenwell Road , London, EC1R 5BX

Distance: 0.1 mls

L'Osteria 57

A favourite Italian restaurant with lots of regular clientele in the Gray's Inn Road. Exceptionally friendly staff help to make this a draw for local businessmen,...

Farringdon: 57 Gray's Inn Road Kings Cross , London, WC1X 8PP

Distance: 0.1 mls

Coach & Horses

A handsome pub (apart from the dingy ‘outside’ room sandwiched between bar and beer garden), the Coach & Horses does its best to appeal to drinkers and diners....

Clerkenwell: 26-28 Ray Street, EC1R 3DJ

Distance: 0.1 mls

Quality Chop House

Quality Chop House currently seems to be on a roll. After the odd menu glitch last year, this time around every dish was worth ordering. Spinach, bacon, avocado and...

Clerkenwell: 92-94 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3EA

Distance: 0.1 mls

Crane & Tortoise

Good-value Japanese bar with food in Clerkenwell

Clerkenwell: 39-41 Gray's Inn Rd, WC1X 8PR

Distance: 0.1 mls

Potemkin

On occasion we’ve found Potemkin’s ground-floor restaurant over-formal and the food disappointing, but our most recent visit showed it on good form. Service was...

Clerkenwell: 144 Clerkenwell Road, EC1R 5DP

Distance: 0.1 mls

Gandhi's Restaurant

A traditional Indian restaurant in the heart of the Chancery Lane and Holborn areas, Gandhi’s is the perfect stop off before a night out or after a hard day’s...

Chancery Lane: 35 Gray's Inn Road , London, WC1X 8PG

Distance: 0.1 mls

Dollar Grills & Martinis

Dramatically located in a huge old corner pub, its bare-brick walls covered in eye-catching Vegas imagery beneath almost theatrical lighting, Dollar isn’t really...

Clerkenwell: 2 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4PX

Distance: 0.1 mls

Strada

Clerkenwell: 8-10 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QA

Distance: 0.2 mls

Chutney Raj

Chutney Raj restaurant in London is the only Central London restaurant specializing in Bengali/Bangladeshi fish dishes. With roopchanda, bowal, ayre and bas flown in...

Bloomsbury: 137 Grays Inn Road , London, WC1X 8TU

Distance: 0.2 mls

54

Furnishings are inexpensive but stylish in this small dining room: simple wood furniture, multi-coloured seat covers, batik prints, carved screen, and small mirrors...

City: 54 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3BL

Distance: 0.2 mls

Yo! Sushi

Farringdon: 95 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3BT

Distance: 0.2 mls

Easton

Hearty is the obvious word to use about the Easton’s full-on food. A lamb and rosemary pie with beans, mash and gravy featured deliciously crisp pastry, and could...

Clerkenwell: 22 Easton Street, WC1X 0DS

Distance: 0.2 mls

Rasa - Maricham

If you're a fan of the Rasa restaurants, and there are many of you about, or just a fan of Keralan cuisine, then you should make a beeline for Rasa Maricham....

Chancery Lane: 1 Kings Cross Rd , London, WC1X 9HX

Distance: 0.2 mls

Clark's

Few London restaurants can match the city's last remaining pie and mash shops for simple authenticity. Their menu has altered little since the mid 19th century: a...

Clerkenwell: 46 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QE

Distance: 0.2 mls

Medcalf

This ex-butcher’s shop has been a big hit since opening, its scruffy-chic looks, robust cooking, relaxed staff and unpretentious vibe attracting steady custom....

Clerkenwell: 38-40 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QE

Distance: 0.2 mls

Moro

Now a plucky 11 years old, Moro has an enduring popularity that seems unassailable. It’s fully booked night after night, so phone at least 48 hours ahead if you want...

Clerkenwell: 34-36 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QE

Distance: 0.2 mls

Fabrizio Restaurant

Though most are shopping for diamonds while in London’s Hatton Garden, Fabrizio’s may be brightest gem in the area. This intimate, family-run restaurant is...

Chancery Lane: 30 Saint Cross Street , London, EC1N 8UH

Distance: 0.2 mls

Ambassador

Who needs diplomatic relations with France when the Ambassador creates so well the food we hope to find there? A proper all-day café, with wide-open doors and tables...

Clerkenwell: 55 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QL

Distance: 0.2 mls

Santoré

Located in a dining hotspot, this pizza and pasta joint is competing well. The spacious dining room with large windows has an outdoors-in feel (and can get chilly)....

Clerkenwell: 59-61 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QL

Distance: 0.2 mls

Bea's of Bloomsbury

Multi-tiered special-occasional cakes make a spectacular window display at Bea Vo’s plush café. At the rear, three steps lead up to the open-plan sky-lit kitchen,...

Bloomsbury: 44 Theobald's Road, WC1X 8NW

Distance: 0.2 mls

Clerkenwell Kitchen

Sustainable cooking

Clerkenwell: 27-31 Clerkenwell Close, EC1R 0AT

Distance: 0.2 mls

Salaam Namaste

Salaam Namaste restaurant in London’s Bloomsbury is an Indian/Subcontinental restaurant for people who really love food. The décor is charming though modest and...

Bloomsbury: 68 Millman Street Off Guildford Street , Bloomsbury, WC1N 3EF

Distance: 0.2 mls

Cottons

Cottons has long set London’s benchmark for West Indian cooking. Both branches attract a smart set of Caribbean connoisseurs, although it’s this outlet that’s...

Farringdon: 70 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QP

Distance: 0.3 mls

Daddy Donkey at Leather Lane

Burrito takeaway

Clerkenwell & Farringdon: pitches 100-101, Leather Lane Market, EC1N 7TE

Distance: 0.3 mls

Konditor & Cook

Clerkenwell: 46 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8LR

Distance: 0.3 mls

Old China Hand

Situated on Tysoe Street in Clerkenwell, the Old China Hand quirkily combines its Irish pub past with its new Eastern personality in a combination of first-rate real...

Islington: 8 Tysoe Street Clerkenwell , London, EC1R 4RQ

Distance: 0.3 mls