At 26 St John Street, in Clerkenwell, London. The nearest station is Farringdon (Circle, Hammersmith and City, Metropolitan, Elizabeth line) or Barbican.

Which museums and sights are near St. JOHN?

St Paul's Cathedral is 750 m away, Tate Modern is 1.4 km away, The British Museum is 1.8 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.

What is St. JOHN known for?

Nose to tail, The room, Smithfield. A whitewashed former smokehouse beside Smithfield meat market where, since 1994, British cooking has been done plainly and with the whole animal. Fifteen minutes on foot from St Paul's Cathedral.

When did St. JOHN open?

In 1994. Opened in October 1994 in a former smokehouse.

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St. JOHN

St. JOHN opened in 1994 in a building where bacon had been smoked, and set out to cook the parts of the animal that restaurants had stopped using. It changed what British food was thought to be.

What it is: British restaurant
Opened: 1994
Area: Smithfield
Nearest museum: St Paul's Cathedral, 750 m

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What St. JOHN is known for

Nose to tail
The kitchen is known for marrow bones roasted and served with parsley, for offal, for game and for old English puddings, on a menu that changes every day.
The room
White walls, a concrete floor, coat pegs and paper tablecloths. Nothing hangs on the walls. The bar and bakery are in the old smokehouse, under a skylight.
Smithfield
Meat has been sold in the market across the road since the Middle Ages. The Charterhouse and the church of St Bartholomew the Great are two minutes away.

What to know

Opened in October 1994 in a former smokehouse
The house that made nose-to-tail eating famous
The bar serves the bakery's bread and doughnuts all day

Where St. JOHN is

Address

26 St John Street
London EC1M 4AY, United Kingdom

Nearest station

Farringdon (Circle, Hammersmith and City, Metropolitan, Elizabeth line) or Barbican

Museums and sights nearby

Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.

A smokehouse in Smithfield

The building in St John Street had been a ham and bacon smokehouse and was derelict when its founders found it. They kept its chimneys and its bareness.

The restaurant has been one of the most influential in the country for thirty years, and its bread and wine are now sold in shops of their own.

St. JOHN: common questions

Where is St. JOHN?: At 26 St John Street, in Clerkenwell, London. The nearest station is Farringdon (Circle, Hammersmith and City, Metropolitan, Elizabeth line) or Barbican.
Which museums and sights are near St. JOHN?: St Paul's Cathedral is 750 m away, Tate Modern is 1.4 km away, The British Museum is 1.8 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.
What is St. JOHN known for?: Nose to tail, The room, Smithfield. A whitewashed former smokehouse beside Smithfield meat market where, since 1994, British cooking has been done plainly and with the whole animal. Fifteen minutes on foot from St Paul's Cathedral.
When did St. JOHN open?: In 1994. Opened in October 1994 in a former smokehouse.

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