Luca brings modern Italian cooking to Clerkenwell, setting a polished but relaxed tone inside its St John Street dining room. Its idea of luxury feels calm and welcoming, with warmth in the service and a sense of occasion that suits both leisurely lunches and memorable dinners.
The kitchen draws on the heart of Italian cuisine, refined through contemporary technique and seasonal British ingredients. Rather than treating tradition as fixed, the chefs use craft and creativity to produce food that feels confident, generous and light in touch, giving familiar Italian ideas a distinctly London character.
Guests can experience the restaurant through the main dining room and bar, while the Garden Room, Terrace and Pasta Room offer more secluded settings for private dining. Each space maintains a connection to the wider restaurant and contributes to an atmosphere that feels elegant without becoming formal or distant.
Luca is especially appealing for diners seeking thoughtful cooking paired with measured hospitality. Attention to ingredients, presentation and comfort makes it a natural choice for celebrations, date nights and meals where conversation matters as much as the food, all within the creative streets of Clerkenwell.
Address: 88 St John Street, Clerkenwell, London EC1M 4EH, United Kingdom
Luca Clerkenwell Menu
CHEF’S MENU
CHEF’S MENU
A four course menu curated by our chefs —Taken by the table
WINE PAIRING
An italian wine for each course, selected by our sommeliers
ANTIPASTI
Roast orkney scallops with jerusalem artichoke and ‘nduja
Salad of english asparagus, stracciatella, pickled tropea onions and chilli oil
Crudo of cornish sea bream, italian peas, lovage, pink grapefruit and horseradish
Vitello tonnato, pickled cauliflower, st george’s mushrooms and pine nuts
PRIMI
Cappelletti of jersey royals, english asparagus, wild garlic and pecorino
Rigatoni with pork sausage ragu, tomato, anchovy and mint
Tortelloni of italian courgettes, ricotta, datterini tomatoes, basil and hot honey
Taglierini of red mazara prawns, mussels, squid, chilli and garlic
Agnolotti of spiced duck, spiky artichoke, hazelnuts and golden raisins
SECONDI
Wild morel and white asparagus cacio e pepe, hazelnut, wild garlic and potato flatbread
Cornish brill, crab, mousserons, broad beans and lemon verbena
Stillman farm pork loin, italian peas, calabrian spianata, nespole and mustard
Smoked hereford beef fillet with san marzano tomatoes, friggitelli peppers and horseradish
CONTORNI
Salad of italian and british seasonal leaves
Jersey royals, cultured cream and soft herbs
Grilled plattone beans all’arrabbiata and smoked almonds
Salad of italian cucumbers, melon, fennel and elderflower dressing
BAR LUNCH MENU
Parmesan fries
Marinated olives and caperberries
A plate of Italian salumi
Bread and Luca extra virgin organic olive oil
2 COURSES-
3 COURSES-
STARTERS
Chilled cucumber soup, smoked cod’s roe and lovage
Salad of english courgettes, stracciatella, pickled tropea onions and chilli oil
Fried jerusalem artichoke with hen of the woods and roscoff onion
MAINS
Conchiglie with italian yellow pepper, datterini, basil and smoked almond
Cornish john dory, mousserons, broad beans and lemon verbena
Stillman farm roast pork collar, crushed peas, collard greens and nespole
Salad of italian and british seasonal leaves
Grilled piattone beans all’arrabbiata and smoked almonds
DESSERT
Tiramisu
Amedei chocolate tart, salted caramel, hazelnut brittle and milk ice cream
DOLCI
Tiramisù
Marsala Superiore Dolce, Vito Curatolo Arini NV, Sicily
Vanilla and yoghurt panna cotta, nespole, almonds and lemon verbena
Moscato d’asti, Paolo Saracco, 2025, Piedmont
Amedei chocolate tart, salted caramel, hazelnut brittle and milk ice cream
Sagrantino di Montefalco Passito, Antonelli San Marco 2020, Umbria
English strawberry and vanilla custard tart, elderflower and prosecco
Moscato d’asti, Paolo Saracco, 2025, Piedmont
Luca affogato
Brandy Arzente, Jacopo Poli, Veneto
Cuor di fassa, nespole mostarda, candied walnuts and fennel pollen cracker
Vin Santo del Chianti Classico, Isole e Olena, 2011 Tuscany
Luca chocolate truffle (4 per portion)
Grappa Stravecchia Tenuta San Leonardo, Trentino Alto Adige
SPARKLING
La Montina
Franciacorta, NV, brut— Lombardy, Italy
Lamiable
Souffle d’étoiles, grand cru, NV, extra brut, France
Legras & Haas
Intuition, NV, brut rosé— Cote des Blancs, France
Langham
Culver classic cuvée, NV, extra brut— Dorset, England
Legras & Haas
Rosé, NV — Champagne, Côte des Blanc
Françoise Bedel
Entre ciel et terre, 2015— Champagne, France
APERITIVO
Luca Martini 4.5
Renais gin, vault vodka, vergano vermouth, mosaic hops
Peach + Jasmine Negroni
Renais gin, campari, cocchi americano, peach, jasmine
Lemon Verbena Spritz
58&co gin, contrato bianco, lemon verbena, oak moss soda
Vino Fiorito
Tio pepe, orange wine, osmanthus
COCKTAILS
Green Mango Gimlet
El gobernador pisco, cocchi americano, sicilian mango
Cucumber + Rose Paloma
Tapatio blanco, tio pepe, honey, cucumber and rose soda
Pine + Grape Sour
Renais gin, pino nero reduction, italian pine, menthol
Raspberry Leaf Highball
Milroy’s Original, capreolus raspberry, muyu jasmine verte, raspberry leaf
Woodland Old Fashioned
Michter’s rye, pistachio oil, porcini maple, truffle
NO & LOW ALCOHOL
NoGroni
Vault non-alc aperitivo, amarico, orris root, white sandalwood
Camellia
Amarico aperitivo, green tea, lemon, soy
Oak Moss Aperitivo
The pathfinder, amarico aperitivo, verjus, oak moss soda
Peach Soda
0.7% ABV — Peach, amarico, coffee aroma
Odd Bird – Low Intervention. No2 or Blanc de Blanc
0.5% ABV — From pinot blanc & riesling or chardonnay
Wild Idol Rosé
Muller thurgau and merlot
BEER
Braybrooke Helles Lager
4.5% ABV — Leicestershire
Partizan Pale Ale
4.5% ABV — London
Lucky Saint
0.5% ABV — Alcohol free lager from Germany
Lucky Saint Hazy IPA
0.5% ABV — Alcohol free beer from Germany