Modern Pantry

Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields


This three-floor Georgian town house in the heart of Clerkenwell has a cracking all-day menu that is almost as pleasurable to read as it is to eat from. Ingredients are sublimely combined into unusual dishes such as miso-marinated onglet steak or Aleppo chilli- and garlic-marinated pork chop. The breakfasts are great too, though portions can be on the small side.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields attractions

1. St John's Priory Church

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The Priory Church is one of London's oldest churches. This whole area was originally part of the medieval St John's Priory and is now associated with the…

2. St John’s Gate

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This remarkable Tudor gate dates from 1504. During the 12th century, the Knights Hospitaller (a Christian and military order with a focus on providing…

3. Marx Memorial Library

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Built in 1738 to house a Welsh charity school, this unassuming building is an interesting reminder of Clerkenwell's radical history. From here in 1902 and…

4. Charterhouse

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From a monastery, to a Tudor mansion, to the charitable foundation that's operated here since 1611, Charterhouse has played a discreet but important part…

5. Smithfield Market

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Smithfield is central London’s last surviving meat market, and though most of the transactions today are wholesale, visitors are invited to shop too;…

6. St Etheldreda's

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More than just a gorgeous oasis of peace, this stunner of a church is also the oldest Roman Catholic church in the UK, dating from the reign of Edward I…

7. St Bartholomew the Great

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Dating from 1123, St Bartholomew the Great is one of London's oldest churches. The Norman arches and profound sense of history lend this holy space an…

8. Golden Boy of Pye Corner

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This small statue of a podgy naked child has a strange dedication: ‘This Boy is in Memmory [sic] Put up for the late Fire of London occasion'd by the Sin…