Farringdon area guide

Over its 16 years, Fabric has established itself as one of London's clubbing landmarks – a reputation built through consistently high quality programming that...

Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver’s restaurant – now the heart of a mini-empire with branch, bakery and wine dealership – has been praised to the skies for...

Just so you know, you’re not staying in a hotel when you stay at Clerkenwell’s Zetter Townhouse. Instead you’re lodging at the home of your beloved, slightly...

Smithfield Market (also known as London Central Market) provides a colourful link to an age when the quality of British beef was a symbol of national virility...

The original ‘nose-to-tail’ pioneer and a Michelin-starred restaurant for those who flee from the very idea, St John is a defiantly casual,...

Chef Henry Harris knows London well and knows restaurants even better. The menu is unashamedly French, with humble roots and an emphasis on hearty food. A...

You can only book a perch at this seven-seater sushi joint online (and it’s a real palaver), but there’s no doubting that Sushi Tetsu is up there...

From the creators of Shoreditch’s Clove Club, this upscale venture channels the Riviera-style glamour and primi/secondi decadence of Italian restaurants...

The Jerusalem is both fabulously historic and a complete fabrication. Although the premises date from the early 18th century, the current shopfront...

This is the second time I’ve found myself twitching on the RSPB’s website. But it had to be done because the team behind celebrated City cocktail spot Nightjar...

The old red cow herself, if she wasn’t apocryphal, probably didn’t have a pleasant visit to this pub’s manor – Long Lane was an ancient...

Pristine mosaic tiling and etched glass scream ‘sensitive refurbishment’ from the moment you arrive at this stalwart. Inside, the dark wood bar is...

This big, comfortable room doesn’t seem to alter much from year to year, and that’s fine with us. It does change during the week: most customers are a bit...

Perhaps better known for its coffee (roasted on site), Workshop has extended its opening hours, and now serves food into the evening. On the ground floor,...

Dose is a micro-dose, with seating for about a dozen bodies, but it was still a bit of a shock to see it nearly full at 10.30am. The clientele is diverse,...

DCSA gets very busy during the week, while weekends are relaxed. We’re particularly fond of the fabulously unkempt brickwork, which might make you think you’re...

Wander down the alleyways of Clerkenwell and you'll eventually find The Rookery, its door so satisfyingly hidden we walked past it twice. Once inside,...

Zetter is a fun, laid-back, modern hotel with some interesting design notes. There’s a refreshing lack of attitude and a forward-looking approach, with...

Located in the trendy area of Clerkenwell, The Clerk & Well Pub and Rooms offers a restaurant, a bar and en suite accommodation with free WiFi. The property is...

Check in at the handsome attached boozer and you’ll be pointed to the separate front entrance for the hotel, with its lovely floor mosaic, leading to a handful...

The downside of this diminutive tapas bar, little sister of Moro next door, is its unceasing popularity. You can’t book for dinner (though you can for lunch),...

Twenty years ago this small, pedestrianised street was still a big bloomers and veg stall sort of market. The resurgence of the food stalls began around 2006,...

Purpose-built in 1998 on the site of the original seventeenth-century theatre of the same name, this dazzling complex is home to an impressive line-up of local...

This is a family-run pub offering Cask Marque real ales and a simple menu of standard pub-grub dishes. Though closed at weekends, it is available for private...