Hardens Guide to the Best Restaurants in London Shoreditch
Hardens guides have spent 31 years compiling reviews of the best Shoreditch restaurants. On Hardens.com you'll find details and reviews of 101 restaurants in Shoreditch and our unique survey based approach to rating and reviewing Shoreditch restaurants gives you the best insight into the top restaurants in every area and of every type of cuisine.
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1. Gatti's City Point
Italian restaurant in City
1 Ropemaker St - EC2Y
Conveniently located in the heart of London, Gatti's at City Point iswithin easy walking distance of both the capital's heart, Moorgate andLiverpool Street stations and brings that love of Italian food and qualityof service that you've come to expect...
2. Smokoloko
BBQ restaurant in Tower Hamlets
Old Spitalfields Market, Bethnal Green Road - E1
“Consistently great meat at a very reasonable price, given the quality of product” again wins the highest marks for Cleo Vizioli’s street market hit, known for its rolls loaded with smoked cuts. Just look out for the old steam locomotive, and you can watch your meal roasting away in the boiler!
3. Angler, South Place Hotel
Fish & seafood restaurant in City
3 South Pl - EC2
“Paradise for anyone who loves fish and seafood”, this “first-class 7th-floor” restaurant “with a lovely terrace” near Broadgate is a champion of the D&D London stable – “and the views of the City only make it more exciting”. “Chef Gary Foulkes works closely with all the best suppliers in the UK and it shows in the quality and freshness of every dish”. Top Tip: “the mackerel tartare with oyster cream is not to be missed”.
4. The Duck Truck
Burgers, etc restaurant in Spitalfields
Lamb Street - E1
“A little truck in the centre of the city serving nothing but duck and chips”: parked up permanently at Spitalfields Market, it’s “the Nando’s of duck!” – “delicious and very affordable”, providing “generous portions of very good duck, plus excellent duck-fat-fried fries and slaw”. “If I worked locally, I wouldn’t be able to fit into my suit after coming here every day!”.
5. Radio Alice
Pizza restaurant in
16 Hoxton Square - N1
Our mission: make delicious pizza, served with care, in beautiful spaces.In the beginning we were just Matteo and Salvatore, two brothers from Calabria. We moved to Bologna to study economics, and – like all penniless students – ate a lot of...
6. St Leonard’s
British, Modern restaurant in Shoreditch
70 Leonard Street - EC2A
2021 Review: This potentially “very interesting” yearling in Shoreditch (on the site long famous as Eyre Brothers, RIP) with a ‘fire and ice’ theme – a combination of open-hearth, roast dishes with a raw seafood bar – failed to ignite passions amongst our reporters in its first 12 months, despite some adulatory press reviews. Some fans did proclaim its “amazing” dishes, but others said “how I hate this place” citing “terrible food and snotty service”. Perhaps the management just didn’t gel, as Jackson Boxer unexpectedly severed his ties with the place in August 2019, leaving Andrew Clarke to soldier on solo.
7. Nobu Shoreditch
Japanese restaurant in Shoreditch
10-50 Willow St - EC2A
Still establishing itself pre-pandemic, this svelte Shoreditch Hotel – whose big, high-ceilinged Japanese-inspired dining room is in the basement, looking out onto a stylish, sunken garden – has never fully reached its stride, although it did inspire the odd “brilliant” report. As of September 2021, the hotel has yet to re-open post lockdown and its website reads: “we expect to reopen in late 2021. Please continue to visit our site for updates”.
8. Princess of Shoreditch
British, Modern restaurant in Shoreditch
76 Paul St - EC2
You’re dating yourself if you remember when this busy, characterful pub was part of the first colonisation of Shoreditch as hipster central. Cuisine-wise, it has had highs and lows in recent years. But in early 2021 came news that 25-year-old Ruth Hansom – Great British Menu finalist and the youngest woman to win Young Chef of the Year – is now at the stoves. “Creative without reinventing anything, her emphasis is on fresh seasonal produce and the end result is mighty fine!” It’s served alongside “a small, decent but reasonably priced wine list”.
9. Wahaca
Mexican/TexMex restaurant in Shoreditch
140 Tabernacle Street - EC2A
“Tasty Mexican street food” at this “buzzing” chain still wins over plenty of supporters, who swear by its “fresh, wholesome, family-friendly” grub (ideal for “when you’re on the hoof”). Others, though, complain that “the menu is getting a bit tired” and the “flavours can be a bit hit and miss outside the standard dishes”. Financial losses during the pandemic forced the chain to close nearly half its branches and sell a majority stake to South African billionaire Dick Enthoven, owner of Nandos. Founded in 2007 by former MasterChef winner Thomasina Miers and Mark Selby, it now has 10 remaining branches in London as well as venues in Brighton, Cardiff and Edinburgh.
10. Pachamama East
Peruvian restaurant in Hackney
73 Great Eastern Street - EC2A
This “sassy Peruvian” duo in Marylebone and Shoreditch are “spaciously set out, very atmospheric and pleasing to the eye”. But while the vibey locations are a big draw, they also offer “a multiplicity of delicious options”, making them “perfect for a mixed party of meat/fish eaters, vegetarians and vegans”.
11. Maya
Mexican/TexMex restaurant in Shoreditch
The Hoxton Shoreditch, 81 Great Eastern Street - EC2A
Breezing in from West Hollywood, Soho House’s latest opening is a groovy-looking 80-seater plus loungey terrace, which sits on the glam rooftop (lots of steel, glass and greenery) of the Hoxton Hotel, with interesting views over The City. Exec chef Giacomo Pettinari has created a menu of Baja-Mexican dishes and a roving guacamole cart is all part of the fun (plus cocktails a-go-go too, of course). It opened too late for any survey feedback, but Fay Maschler, nowadays of Tatler, gave it a thumbs-up: “urbanista East London… meets leafy, bohemian Mexico” with food that’s “wonderfully light”, “delightfully more-ish” and “gone in a mouthful”.
12. The Grill at McQueen
Steaks & grills restaurant in Shoreditch
59-61 Tabernacle St - EC2
2018 Review: All things Steve McQueen provide the theme for this comfortable and plushly decked out Shoreditch grill, which has “upped its game since a revamp last October”, serving very decent steaks and “killer cocktails”. Top Tip – BYO free on Tuesdays.
13. Halo Burger
Burgers, etc restaurant in Hackney
105 Great Eastern Street - EC2A
YOM! So say vegan types about the Beyond Meat patties at this expanding meat-free burger chain. Having been based in Pop Brixton, its horizons have now expanded to a permanent outlet near Silicon Roundabout (and also a residency in Brighton and delivery in Bristol).
14. Oklava
Turkish restaurant in Shoreditch
74 Luke St - EC2
Selin Kiazim’s “incredible” Turkish-Cypriot cooking “delivers every time” at her six-year-old Shoreditch venture, and is “paired with a great list of Turkish wines” by Laura Christie, who runs the front of house. The pair’s spin-off in Fitzrovia, first called Kyseri and later Oklava Bakery & Wine, closed down in 2020.
15. Popolo
Italian restaurant in Shoreditch
26 Rivington Street - EC2
“Exceptional food” – in a Spanish/Moorish vein – combined with a friendly buzz and “great staff, too” again all win a major thumbs-up for Jonathan Lawson’s small and casual Shoreditch fixture, with counter seating on the ground floor and a compact upstairs dining room.
16. Passo
Italian restaurant in Shoreditch
80 City Rd - EC1Y
2019 Review: Mixed reviews for this big, all-day Italian newcomer by Old Street tube – a large, modern unit where they’ve spent a packet on the design. Some do praise its “imaginative” fare and say it’s a good place to take business associates, but there’s also a feeling that “the food doesn’t live up to the prices and comes in small portions”: “this is expense account grub for global biz travellers who truly believe ‘Silicon Roundabout’ is a really cool place”.
17. Leroy
British, Modern restaurant in Shoreditch
18 Phipp Street - EC2A
“A favourite spot in Shoreditch” – this sassy little haunt offers fab small plates “with an affordable price-tag” alongside well-chosen wines, to provide a very “pleasurable experience”. And it’s certainly a good all-rounder. But “a Michelin star? Simply put, why?”. The team has also spun out a lockdown project into something more permanent in the form of Royale at Bow Wharf (see also).
18. Butchies
Chicken restaurant in Shoreditch
22 Rivington Street - EC2A
2019 Review: Garrett and Emer FitzGerald launched their first permanent venture on the former site of Santo Remedio (RIP) in Shoreditch: a take-away (ground floor) and jammed-in diner upstairs serves premium fried chicken; fair value, but food takes its time coming.
19. Blacklock
Steaks & grills restaurant in Hackney
28 Rivington Street - EC2A
“If you love good quality, flavourful meat, you’ll love Blacklock” – this brilliant small chain wins a massive thumbs-up for its “unique, simple but tasty menu” incorporating steaks and chops, with “excellent side dishes (not usual for a steak place and a pleasant change)” and a growing veg-friendly selection. “The Blacklock at Home boxes they sold during lockdown (and thankfully continue to sell now) are fantastic!”. In late 2019 they announced a fourth, Covent Garden branch – as of August 2021 no opening date as yet.
20. Gloria
Italian restaurant in Hackney
54-56 Great Eastern Street - EC2A
“A total hoot, especially if it’s your birthday” – lunch at this glammed-up 70s-style Italian on two floors in Shoreditch is “like nipping to Sicily for the afternoon”. The Big Mamma Group’s tone is most definitely tongue-in-cheek rather than po-faced authenticity, with the Insta-friendly decor – “beautiful dining room adorned with flowers” – and cheesy menu items (‘pasta alla lamb-orghini’, anyone?). Still, the food can be creamily “delicious – with the standout dishes of truffle pasta & lemon meringue pie”.
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