Neighbourhood

Clerkenwell

Where to eat and drink in Clerkenwell, City of London. Chosen on merit by Lamplit London.

Clerkenwell is a design district that still feels like a working one: a hill of converted workshops and printworks where architecture studios sit above old Italian delis, and the green at its centre has been a meeting place for six hundred years. Exmouth Market is the heart of it, and the restaurants around Smithfield changed how London cooks.

Our Clerkenwell guides cover the best of it, from the market street restaurants to the pubs and wine bars tucked into the side streets. Chosen on merit, for a serious lunch or an unhurried evening.