Luca
Italian restaurant · Farringdon
88 St John St, London EC1M 4EH, United Kingdom
Highlights
Upscale Italian with fireside terrace seating & refined menu
Upscale Italian with fireside terrace seating & refined menu
"At Luca, some booths are caramel, some are mint, and all are deliciously stylish places to park a tiny Valentino bag and go on a lobster taglierini spending spree. Our favourites are in the bar area. Get comfy and order with a proud nonna mentality for the best things at this Italian in Clerkenwell—comforting pork sausage ragù rigatoni, warm bread with glugs of olive oil, and one of London’s best tiramisus." - sinead cranna, heidi lauth beasley
"Like Gaga on a campaign trail, Luca is glam. A sophisticated Clerkenwell spot with lots of polished surfaces and dark wooden booths, this place specialises in cooking Italian food using British produce, with elements of British cuisine thrown in. Get a seat at the charming bar with your favourite person, order the outrageous parmesan fries and a bowl of the rigatoni with pork sausage ragu, then ask the barman to make you a gold Negroni." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, daisy meager
"If you like great pasta, then heaven probably looks a lot like Luca in Clerkenwell. This is a proper restaurant (and as a result has some proper prices), but don’t let that put you off because the pasta is sensational. For a meal that’s lighter on your wallet, head to the classy bar and order the rigatoni with rich pork sausage ragu. It’s been on the menu for many years and we hope it always will be. The parmesan fries and an expertly made Negroni are also essential." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna
"As secluded terraces go, the one at Luca is pretty next-level. There’s exposed brick, perfectly maintained foliage, and a working fireplace. Basically, when celebrities get ‘secretly wed’ in their back gardens, this is what we picture. A meal at this Italian spot in Farringdon can be expensive but sharing the pork sausage ragu pasta, a portion of the parmesan fries, and a bottle of wine? You’re golden." - heidi lauth beasley, jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna
"The garden at Luca is elegant and sheltered from the elements, just like you—not a hair out of place, gliding along cobbles that have never been troubled by rain. This Italian spot in Clerkenwell has artfully distressed walls and brick that has clearly been crumbled by human hands, and not a hard life of having overzealous squirrels clinging to it. Graze on plates of burrata and poached pear by the open fireplace, and revel in the fact that you’re pretty much outdoors, but not." - rianne shlebak, jake missing, sinead cranna
