Moro is a Mediterranean restaurant at 34–36 Exmouth Market in Clerkenwell. Sam and Sam Clark opened it in 1997 after travelling through Spain, Morocco and the Sahara, and that journey still shapes a lively dining room where an open kitchen, charcoal grill and wood fired oven are part of the atmosphere.
The cooking follows the southern Mediterranean from the Iberian Peninsula into North Africa. Bold spices, carefully sourced vegetables and direct heat are used with restraint, producing food that feels generous and deeply flavoured without losing the character of its central ingredients.
Charcoal grilled lamb with chermoula is representative of the kitchen, while wood roasted meat and fish, vegetable mezze and changing seasonal dishes show the breadth of the approach. Vegetarian choices are treated as an important part of the menu and can be combined into a varied shared meal.
Sherry and Iberian wine are natural partners for the food, and the long zinc bar provides an informal place to experience both. Lunch and dinner service, pavement tables and a private room allow Moro to accommodate anything from a quick Exmouth Market meal to a larger celebration.
Address: 34–36 Exmouth Market, London EC1R 4QE, England
Moro Restaurant Menu
Starters
Ajo blanco
chilled almond gazpacho with white peaches, sherry vinegar and lemon thyme
Fried aubergines
with spiced labneh, chilli and mint, Ortiz anchovies and crispbread
Cornish octopus salad
with new potatoes, crispy capers, paprika and dill
Pan fried pigeon breast
with caramelised figs, cinnamon and crispy chickpeas
Pan lamb's kidneys
with chanterelle mushrooms, jamon, toast and oloroso sherry
Courgette ceviche
with Manchego, lemon dressing, mint and toasted almonds
Mains
Wood roasted chicken
with tabbouleh, grapes, mint, pomegranate and pistachio sauce
Charcoal grilled seabass
with grilled courgette, pine nut and raisin salad, crushed potatoes and marjoram salmorejo
Charcoal grilled lamb
with lentils, caramelised marrow, season yoghurt, mint and chilli butter
Wood roasted pork belly
with smoked aubergine puree and sundried pepper salsa
Cornish bluefin tuna a la plancha
with olive, tomato and coriander salsa and chickpea purée
Mixed vegetable mezze
baba ghanoush, spiced labneh, Syrian lentils, tabbouleh, pistachio sauce, olive and tomato salsa, caramelised marrow, chickpea puree, beetroot borani, crudites and flatbread
Sides
Patatas bravas
Leaf salad
Desserts
Yoghurt cake
with pistachios and pomegranate
Malaga raisin ice cream
with Pedro Ximenez sherry
Rosewater and cardamom ice cream
Bowl of cherries
Chocolate and apricot tart
Cheese plate
Manchego, Quesos y besos, Queso de Valdeon, Blackmount, Hafod, Colston Basset
Tapas
Available at the bar or on the terrace, Monday-Saturday 12pm-6pm
Marinated olives
Almonds
Boquerones
Grilled chorizo
Spiced labneh
Padron peppers
Crispy chickpeas
Baba ghanoush
Sweet onion tortilla
Patatas bravas with alioli
Syrian lentils
Salt cod croquetas
Jamon iberico
Beetroot borani, feta & walnuts
Selection of cheeses with membrillo
Cocktails/Aperitivos
Cava aperitivo
White vermouth spritz
San Petroni white vermouth, lemon, cava, lemonade
Rebujito
fino sherry, lemonade, mint
El Catala'
Campari, Ratafia’, soda
Vermouth
Fernando de Castilla White Vermut
Palomino, Muscatel
Fernando de Castilla Red Vermut
Oloroso, PX
San Petroni Blanco
Albarino
San Petroni Vermello
Albarino
Sherry/Montilla
100ml/bottle
Bodegas Robles Px Fino
75cl
Alvear 3 Miradas Parajes de Riofrio Alto '19
75cl
Alvear 3 Miradas Cerro Franco '20
75cl
Fernando de Castilla, NV
Manzanilla, 75cl
White Wine
175ml/bottle
2024 Sossego Branco, Herdade do Peso
Antão Vaz, Arinto, Alentejo, Portugal
2024 Demimo Verdejo
Verdejo, Rueda, Spain
2025 Akarregi Txacoli Txiki
Hondarrabi Zuri, Hondarrabi Beltza, Getaria, Spain
2024 Kompsos White, Karavitakis
Vidiano, Assyrtiko, Malvasia, Crete, Greece
Red Wine
175ml/bottle
2024 Trinca Bolotas
Alicante, Touriga, Tempranillo, Alentejo, Portugal
2024 'El Marujo',Rioja Joven Senorio de Librares
Tempranillo, Rioja, Spain
2023 Lyrarakis, Ayrarakis
Liatiko, Crete, Greece
2024 Vermell, Celler del Roure
Garnacha tintorera, Mando’, Valencia, Spain
Spirits
50ml
Stolichnaya
Vodka
Grey Goose
Vodka
East London Gin
Gin
Hendricks
Gin
Softs
Fever Tree Tonic/ Light Tonic/ Ginger Beer/ Lemonade/ Soda
Coca Cola/Diet Coke
330ml
Fresh lemonade
still or sparkling