St. JOHN Bread and Wine
Modern European restaurant · Spitalfields ·
Nose-to-tail British fare: bone marrow, pies, Welsh rarebit
Nose-to-tail British fare: bone marrow, pies, Welsh rarebit
"St. John’s sibling restaurant is still a place of nose-to-tail worshipping, but the ever-changing menu in this gorgeous Spitalfields dining room lends itself more to sharing. At Bread And Wine, the dessert menu is almost as long as the savouries, and a meal should always end with at least a dozen madeleines, a knickerbocker glory. It’s casual, it’s classy, and it’s maybe the best reminder of how brilliant and varied British cooking can be." - jake missing
"When I visit Old Spitalfields Market I often stop at Bib Gourmand St. JOHN Bread and Wine for reliably good food." - The MICHELIN Guide UK Editorial Team
"A tad more casual than the St. John Street original, the menu at Bread and Wine leans more sharing. Think devilled crab in a curried sauce with coriander, or crispy pig cheek salad with sweet shallots. Come with family, for a group meal, or, if you work near here, use any excuse to escape the office and have a top-tier lunch. Specifically the Welsh rarebit." - jake missing, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna
"While the original St. John is rightly regarded as the most important British restaurant in a generation, Bread and Wine, the sibling site in Spitalfields, is a better and more interesting restaurant today. If food were a religion, then this would be its church. Welsh rarebit, bone marrow and parsley salad, foie gras on toast, mussels with cider, deviled kidneys, half a dozen madeleines, and a whole pie, which might be filled with pheasant, bacon, and trotter. Praise be. Best for: Lunch is one of the purest, most heavenly restaurant experiences in London." - Adam Coghlan
"A champion of classic English baking, this venue recommends the Eccles cake paired with Lancashire cheese as a must-try nod to rich, traditional flavors." - Stacey Leasca