3+3+London: Farringdon & Clerkenwell
Wheelchair Accessibility:
Yes
Operating Hours:Neighbourhood accessible: 24 hours. Most venues: 08:00 - 23:00
The Vibe:London's design and dining insider pick
Between the City and Bloomsbury, Farringdon and Clerkenwell hold London's highest density of architects and design firms — alongside some of the capital's best Italian restaurants, old printing pubs and a Georgian house-museum that few tourists find.
Ink and paper smell still lingers around Farringdon's restored presses. By night, candlelight flickers in the cavernous dining rooms of converted warehouses.
- • Clerkenwell has the highest concentration of architects in Europe
- • Exmouth Market ranks among London's best independent dining strips
- • St John restaurant is considered Britain's modern culinary ground zero
Fit For
- 🎨 Design travellers: Clerkenwell Design Week each May
- 🍴 Foodies: St John, Quality Chop House, Bourne & Hollingsworth
- 🏛️ History lovers: Charterhouse and St Bartholomew's medieval survivors
- 🍸 Cocktail lovers: Zetter Townhouse and Nightjar nearby
Highlights
- Exmouth Market — pedestrian food strip
- St John restaurant — defining modern British nose-to-tail dining
- Charterhouse — 14th-century monastery with free tours
- St Bartholomew the Great — London's oldest surviving church (1123)
- Sir John Soane's Museum — eccentric 18th-century architect's home — Hidden Gem
London Local Expert
Sarah Riches
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