Farringdon
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Restaurants4
Bouchon Racine4◆
Destination · French (Lyonnaise) · Farringdon · $$$
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Pierre Koffmann, who held three Michelin stars in this city, says of Henry Harris: "Henry may not be French, but what he's doing is fantastic.
Ibai
Solid · Basque steak · Farringdon · $$$$
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One kilo of beef goes on a three-level grill with a resting cage and takes about 45 minutes, which is why it comes out "perfectly charred and yet gleaming pink inside," and the cattle are retired Basque dairy cows rather than young beef animals (Wallpaper*).
Quality Wines
Solid · Mediterranean small plates · Farringdon · $$$
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Nick Bramham cooks the whole room alone off a board he rewrites every week, and the Gildas cost 2 pounds each.
Lebanese Grill Express!
Listed · Lebanese grill · Farringdon · $
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Camden's licensing panel had to read a 380-page objection pack before it could rule on this charcoal grill, and on 4 December 2025 it took away the shop's permission to serve between 11pm and 1am (Camden New Journal).
Pubs & cask1
The Castle
Listed · British (Sunday roast) · Farringdon · $$
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Three brass balls hang over the door on Cowcross Street, the pawnbroker's sign a licensee earned after lending George IV money for a bet, a right CAMRA notes "has not been used" (CAMRA).
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