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St John Bread and Wine

British · Spitalfields

94-96 Commercial Street, E1 6LZ

Budget £40 · typically ~£40 pp·33 min walk

Location

84Score
LocalBite score from taste, value, discovery, authenticity, and local confidence — not Google stars.

Taste

8.8

How good the cooking actually is.

Value

8.5

What you get for the money.

Discovery

7.5

How easy it is to stumble on, versus already famous.

Authenticity

8.5

How true it is to the cuisine — not a diluted version.

Local confidence

8.0

Whether locals who care about food actually go.

Why we recommend

Fergus Henderson's Spitalfields outpost — British cooking that rewired London food. Bone marrow, madeleines, honest room. Still essential.

  • Standout orders

    Fresh, seasonal ingredients and standout dishes like the pig's head pie and warm madeleines — named again and again in recent reviews

  • Atmosphere & service

    Extensive wine list and the relaxed, authentic atmosphere

  • Atmosphere & service

    Staff are friendly, attentive, and provide excellent service

What to order

  • Roast bone marrow

    Our pick

    Bone marrow, madeleines, honest room.

  • Madeleines

    From reviews

    Reviewers single this out — especially the fresh, seasonal ingredients and standout dishes like the pig's head pie and warm madeleines.

  • Seasonal British offal-forward dishes

    From reviews

    Reviewers single this out — especially the fresh, seasonal ingredients and standout dishes like the pig's head pie and warm madeleines.

Good for

Something amazingChef favourite

Practical notes

Book weekends. Iconic — expect buzz.

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