Exmouth Market sits in the heart of Clerkenwell, London EC1R 4QL, a short pedestrianised street that's been quietly good at this longer than most. We're at number 41, and we've had twenty-nine summers here to work out where to go. Here's the list, no tourist map required.

Eat & Drink

 

Best for breakfast: Caravan

Caravan is where we do our own team breakfasts, and it hasn't got old yet. A proper, well judged menu and coffee strong enough to see you through whatever the day has planned.

Best for a quick coffee: Anti Social

Anti Social only just opened and it's already our new go to for coffee. The name is ironic. The coffee is not.

Best for a pastry: Briki

Millie's pick. Briki is Exmouth Market's Greek café and deli, known for proper Greek coffee and filo pastries. Millie always goes for the freddo espresso and spanakopita, the correct order on a warm day and a defensible one on a cold one.

Best for lunch: Gurbuz

Gurbuz does the lunch you actually look forward to. The chicken wrap is, genuinely, one of the best things on the street, and that's not a claim we make about chicken wraps lightly.

Best for proper Italian: Santore

Gemma's pick. Santore has been on the street for more than twenty years, wood fired pizza, generous pasta, the sort of menu that hasn't needed changing because it was right the first time. Gemma has the pizza, and we'd back her judgement.

Best for Japanese, day or night: Necco

Fran's pick. Necco is a cosy Japanese café bar, sushi and bento by day, cocktails and small plates once evening comes round. Fran's pick is simply “the food, generally”, which is either lazy or the highest compliment on this list. We haven't decided.

Best for plant based sushi: Ima Sushi

Izzy's pick. Ima Sushi puts vegetables at the centre of the classics rather than at the side, plant based sushi done properly rather than apologetically. Izzy's order is the katsu, gyoza and miso soup lunch deal, a practical choice we respect.

Best for something sweet: Tiny Mammoth

Jos's pick for the Allpress coffee beans they use. Tiny Mammoth does cookies, coffee and matcha, ice cream in the summer and cookie custard crumble once it turns cold. No explanation required, honestly. Just go.

Best for dinner or a big occasion: Moro

Moro is where we go when there's something worth celebrating. It has been a fixture on the street for years and it has never once let us down.

Best bar: Café Kick

Ali's pick, and our actual next door neighbours. Café Kick is Exmouth Market's sports bar, good food, drinks and better vibes, and if a major tournament is on, nowhere better on the street to watch it. Ali's order is the cocktails, which tells you it's not just for match days.

Café Kick has also just been named Best Bar in London 2026 by Time Out, very well deserved!

Best for beer (and the best fried chicken in London): Mikkeller

Mikkeller is a proper brewery, so it's the one for beer done properly, another of our neighbours. It's also where you'll find Lucky's Hot Chicken, which does, in our opinion, the best fried chicken in London.

Best for something new: Vesper

Vesper has just opened on the street, small plates done well. Early days, but promising ones, and we'll be keeping an eye on it.

Shop

Best for cards and gifts: Marby & Elm and Space

Amelia's pick. Marby & Elm hand-prints its own cards and stocks gifts you won't find on the high street, plus a candle selection worth a detour, Amelia's favourites are the hand-printed cards and the unusual scents. Space does a similar job further along the street: cards and gifts with a point of view, not the sort you'd find in a chain.

Best for flowers and plants: Botanique

Jo's pick. Botanique arranges its flowers, plants and handcrafted gifts right there on the shop floor, so you can watch a bouquet come together before you buy it. Jo's pick is the bouquets, unsurprisingly.

EC One

We're biased, obviously. We've been making jewellery at 41 Exmouth Market since 1997, our workshop visible from the street the same way Botanique's flowers are, so you can see the making as well as the buying. If you're passing and fancy a browse, or want to talk through a bespoke idea over a coffee from one of the above, we're not going anywhere.

FAQ

What's the best place to eat on Exmouth Market?

There isn't one answer, which is rather the point of the street. Santore is the one to choose for a proper sit down Italian meal, Necco covers you day and night with Japanese small plates, and Briki is best for a coffee and a pastry on the move.

Is Exmouth Market worth visiting?

Yes. It's a short pedestrianised street in Clerkenwell with a genuinely good concentration of independent food, drink and shops, and less of the churn you see elsewhere in central London.

Is Exmouth Market good for breakfast?

Yes. Caravan is the reliable choice for a proper sit down breakfast, while Briki suits a coffee and a pastry if you're moving on.