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Best of Clerkenwell

The single best place in Clerkenwell for each of 11 categories, picked from our London rankings.

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  1. Best Italian restaurants in ClerkenwellClerkenwell · 88 St John Street, EC1M 4EH#8 on Best Italian Restaurants in London →The Clove Club team's Michelin-starred 'Britalian' spot, famous for parmesan fries and rigatoni with pork sausage ragù.
  2. Best Sunday roasts in ClerkenwellClerkenwell · 88-94 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3EA#4 on Best Sunday Roasts in London →A three-course Sunday feast in a Victorian dining room, with sharing cuts like Suffolk lamb shoulder.
  3. Best burgers in ClerkenwellClerkenwell · 8-10 Exmouth Market, EC1R 4QA#12 on Best Burgers in London →A limited-run burger with a blushing, chunky patty smothered in gorgonzola and cognac sauce.
  4. Best bottomless brunch in ClerkenwellClerkenwell · 42 Northampton Road, EC1R 0HU#4 on Best Bottomless Brunch in London →Plant-filled conservatory setting where brunch dishes come with a choice of bottomless drinks packages.
  5. Best steak in ClerkenwellClerkenwell · 88-94 Farringdon Road, EC1R 3EA#5 on Best Steak in London →Clerkenwell classic serving Hereford bone-in sirloin with its cult layered confit potatoes.
  6. Best fish & chips in ClerkenwellClerkenwell · 149-155 Central Street, EC1V 8AP#6 on Best Fish & Chips in London →Family-run estate-precinct restaurant with exemplary battered haddock, fat floury chips and ambitious seafood specials.
  7. Best Japanese restaurants in ClerkenwellClerkenwell · 12 Jerusalem Passage, EC1V 4JP#4 on Best Japanese Restaurants in London →A seven-seat Clerkenwell counter where Toru Takahashi's quietly brilliant omakase remains one of the city's hardest bookings.
  8. Best sushi in ClerkenwellClerkenwell · 12 Jerusalem Passage, EC1V 4JP#1 on Best Sushi in London →Seven-seat Clerkenwell omakase counter, muted and elegant, and still one of London's most sought-after sushi bookings.
  9. Best tapas in ClerkenwellClerkenwell · Multiple locations#5 on Best Tapas in London →Moro's little sibling on Exmouth Market, serving punchy Spanish and North African-leaning tapas.
  10. Best romantic restaurants in ClerkenwellClerkenwell · Old Sessions House, 24 Clerkenwell Green, EC1R 0NA#8 on Best Romantic Restaurants in London →Candlelit, faded-grandeur dining room in a Grade II-listed former courthouse in Clerkenwell.
  11. Best vintage shops in ClerkenwellClerkenwell · 41A Amwell Street, EC1R 1UR#7 on Best Vintage Shops in London →The place for show-stopping occasionwear, specialising in vintage wedding dresses and beaded 1920s flapper gowns at a fraction of new prices.

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