St. John is the original Smithfield restaurant founded by Fergus Henderson and Trevor Gulliver in 1994. It occupies a former smokehouse near Smithfield Market, a setting that suits its direct and deeply British approach to food. Over three decades, the restaurant has become one of London’s most influential dining rooms while preserving the clarity and lack of fuss that defined it from the beginning.
The kitchen is closely associated with nose to tail eating, a philosophy that treats every useful part of an animal with care and respect. Seasonal British produce and traditional techniques shape dishes that value flavour over decoration, from roasts and seafood to less familiar cuts. This approach is practical, generous and rooted in the belief that good ingredients need confident but uncomplicated cooking.
The white dining room is deliberately pared back, directing attention toward the plate and the people sharing the table. Fresh bread and simple desserts carry the same sense of purpose as the savoury cooking, while wines sourced directly from French growers form another important part of the St. John identity. Service is knowledgeable and relaxed, allowing the meal to feel serious without becoming ceremonious.
Its Michelin star reflects the enduring quality of a restaurant that has influenced generations of chefs in Britain and abroad. Guests can eat in the main restaurant, stop for food and wine in the bar, or gather in a private room that once served as a loading bay. St. John remains rewarding because its ideas are expressed consistently through hospitality, restraint and a profound respect for ingredients.
Address: 26 St. John Street, Smithfield, London EC1M 4AY, United Kingdom
St. John Menu
Lunch — Starters
Tuesday 25th August 2026
Olives
Pressed Pig's Ear
Cucumber, Butterhead and Lovage
Whole Crab and Mayonnaise
Chicken Liver Toast
Cold Roast Middle White, Bobby Beans and Roast Shallot
Brown Shrimp and White Cabbage
Roast Bone Marrow and Parsley Salad
Lunch — Mains
Tuesday 25th August 2026
Roast Hogget, Turnips and Anchovy
Plaice, Chips and Tartare Sauce
Braised Fennel, Chickpea and Goat's Curd
Grilled Ox Heart, Courgettes and Horseradish
Devilled Kidneys on Toast
Brill, Tomato, Little Gem and Aioli
Pig's Head, White Beans and Green Sauce
Lunch — Sides
Tuesday 25th August 2026
Jersey Royals
Greens
Welsh Rarebit
Green Salad
Lunch — Desserts
Tuesday 25th August 2026
Eccles Cake and Lancashire Cheese
Bread Pudding and Butterscotch Sauce
Abbey's Chocolate Cake
Plum and Almond Tart
Blackberry Eton Mess
Rice Pudding Slice
Strawberry Ice Cream
Apple Sorbet and Vodka
Cheese
Madeleines Half Dozen
fifteen minutes
Madeleines One Dozen
fifteen minutes
Supper — Starters
Tuesday 25th August 2026
Olives
Fish Soup
Pig Tongue, Bobby Beans and Roast Shallot
Cucumber, Butterhead and Lovage
Brown Crab Meat on Toast
Duck Gizzards, Frisee and Boiled Egg
Lamb Rissole and Ketchup
Brown Shrimp and White Cabbage
Roast Bone Marrow and Parsley Salad
Supper — Mains
Tuesday 25th August 2026
Roast Saddleback, Turnips and Trotter
Black Bream, Runner Beans and Anchovy
Braised Fennel, Chickpea and Goat's Curd
Grilled Ox Tongue, Courgettes and Horseradish
Devilled Kidneys and Mash
Brill, Tomato, Little Gem and Aioli
Braised Hogget, Kohlrabi and Green Sauce
Supper — Sides
Tuesday 25th August 2026
Potatoes
Greens
Welsh Rarebit
Green Salad
Supper — Desserts
Tuesday 25th August 2026
Eccles Cake and Lancashire Cheese
Bread Pudding and Butterscotch Sauce
Abbey's Chocolate Cake
Plum and Almond Tart
Honey and Brandy Parfait
Damson Ice Cream
Apple Sorbet and Vodka
Cheese
Madeleines Half Dozen
fifteen minutes
Madeleines One Dozen
fifteen minutes
Bar Menu
Monday 24th August 2026
Bread & Butter
Olives
Welsh Rarebit
Green Salad
Rissole & Ketchup
Potted Pork
Kipper & Potato
Pressed Pig Ear
Devilled Kidneys on Toast
Mutton Broth
Cauliflower, Leeks & Chickpea
Roast Tomato, Little Gem & Anchovy
Grilled Pollock, Celeriac & Green Sauce
Cold Roast Lamb Liver, Radish & Mustard
Whole Crab & Mayonnaise
Mussels, White Cabbage & Dill
Roast Bone Marrow & Parsley Salad
Cheese
Eccles Cake & Lancashire Cheese
Seed Cake & Madeira
Ginger Loaf & Butterscotch Sauce
Plum Crumble
Damson Jelly & Baked Custard
Lemon Posset
Chocolate Mousse
Bay Leaf Ice Cream
Apple Sorbet & Vodka
Spring Feasting 2026
Smithfield Spring Feasting 2026
per person, all groups of 8+
Spring Feasting — Appetisers
additional
Olives
serves 3-4
Oysters
each
Boiled Egg and Celeriac
serves 3-4
Globe Artichoke Vinaigrette
serves 3-4
Spring Feasting — Starters
choose two, served on large platters to share
Potted Pork
Brawn
Roast Shallot, Goat’s Curd and Mint
Deep Fried Sweetbreads, Chicory and Anchovy
Snails, Celery and Butterhead
Salt Fish, Leeks and Salsify
Pig Tongue, Frisée and Boiled Egg
Pickled Tripe and Radishes
Mussels and Chips
Grilled Quail and Spring Onion
Roast Bone Marrow and Parsley Salad
Spring Feasting — Mains
choose two, served on large platters to share
Roast Lamb, Fennel and Spenwood
Braised Beef, Dumplings and Horseradish
Whole Baked Fish on Green and White Vegetables
Pot Roast Pork Belly, Turnips and Trotter
Lamb’s Offal, Beetroot and Pickled Walnut
Grilled Fish, Violet Artichoke and Chickpea
max. 16 people
Poached Chicken, Spring Vegetables and Green Sauce
Pig’s Head and Potato Pie
requires 2 weeks notice
Spring Feasting — Whole Roast Pig
Starters and desserts are an additional £50 per person
Small Whole Roast Pig
with potatoes and greens; serves up to 16
Large Whole Roast Pig
with potatoes and greens; serves up to 22
Spring Feasting — Sides
additional, serves 3-4
Potatoes
Greens
Green Salad
Beans and Bacon
Purple Sprouting Broccoli Vinaigrette
Spring Feasting — After
additional
Welsh Rarebit
serves 3-4
Cheese and Chutney
serves 2
Devilled Kidneys on Toast
serves 2
Brains on Toast
serves 2
Spring Feasting — Desserts
choose two, served on large platters to share
Eccles Cake and Lancashire Cheese
Date Loaf and Butterscotch Sauce
Chocolate Mousse
Bakewell Tart
Pavlova
Rhubarb Jelly
Eve’s Pudding and Custard
Sorbet
Cheese, Crackers and Raisin Bread
Champagne & Sparkling Wine
St. JOHN CRÉMANT 2024
Antech, Limoux. Bottle 59.00; magnum 118.00
LA DILETTANTE BRUT NV
Catherine & Pierre Breton, Vouvray
CUVÉE EMOTION ROSÉ 2023
Antech, Limoux. Bottle 65.00
St. JOHN BLANC DE BLANCS 1ER CRU NV
Veuve de Medts, Champagne. Bottle 98.00
SPECIAL CUVÉE NV
Bollinger, Champagne. Magnum 260.00
DEUX TERRES BLANC DE BLANC EXTRA BRUT NV
J. Vignier, Champagne
LA GRANDE ANNÉE 2018
Bollinger, Champagne. Bottle 180.00
CUVÉE SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL 2002
Pol Roger, Champagne
White Wine
ST. JOHN BLANC 2025 BIB
Les costieres de Pomerols, Pays D’Oc
St. JOHN BORDEAUX BLANC 2024
Maison Sichel, Bordeaux
ANTECH CHARDONNAY 2024
Antech, Limoux
LE CLOS BLANC 2025
Domaine Boudau, Roussillon
CLOS DE LA FÉVRIE 2023
Haute Févrie, Muscadet Sèvre et Maine, Loire
SYLVANER 2023
Gérard Metz, Alsace
TOUTES AURES BLANC 2022
Triballe, Languedoc
BANDE DE SAUVAGES BLANC 2024
Colombière, Fronton
PINOT GRIS VEILLES VIGNES 2024
Gérard Metz, Alsace. Bottle 54.00
St. JOHN CÔTES DU RHÔNE BLANC 2024
Jean-Luc Colombo, Rhône
BLANC-SAIN CHARDONNAY 2024
Arnaud Combier, Vin de France
MON P'TIT PITHON BLANC 2023
Pithon, Calce, Roussillon
ADÈLE 2025
Eric Texier, Rhône
SAINT-BRIS SAUVIGNON 2024
Malandes, Saint-Bris, Burgundy. Bottle 56.00
ST. JOHN MÂCON VILLAGES 2024
Mâcon, Burgundy
LES CORNUELLES 2024
Pierre Sourdais, Loire
APREMONT 1248 2025
Château de Mérande, Savoie
EUPHORIE 2022
Domaine Coudoulis, Lirac
LE CHENIN 2025
Catherine & Pierre Breton, Vouvray
PETIT SALÉ 2025
Château de Roquefort, Provence
COUPLE GOALS 2023
Sebastien David, Loire (1 litre bottle). Bottle 60.00
KRITT PINOT BLANC 2023
Gresser, Andlau, Alsace
CUVÉE DE FLORENCE 2024
Le Crêt de Bine, Beaujolais. Bottle 64.00
CHIGNIN-BERGERON 2022
Château de Mérande, Savoie
PUR BLANC 2024
Château Revelette, Provence. Bottle 65.00
WINE NOTE GEWÜRZTRAMINER 2023
Gérard Metz, Alsace
BOURGOGNE CHARDONNAY 2023
Domaine Chanson, Burgundy
PETIT TRÉLANS 2024
Alain Chabanon, Montpeyroux, Languedoc
DUTTENBERG RIESLING 2024
Gresser, Andlau, Alsace
FLORALE 2022
Domaine des Ronces, Jura
CHABLIS 2024
Malandes, Chablis
GRENACHE GRIS 2023
Boulevard Napoléon, Minervois. Bottle 75.00
CUVÉE LAÏS 2023
Pithon, Calce, Roussillon. Bottle 77.00
CHALASSE 2023
Domaine des Ronces, Jura
BRÉZÈME ROUSSANNE 2023
Eric Texier, Rhône
LE GRAND BLANC 2021
Revelette, Provence
CUVÉE MARGUERITE BLANC 2023
Matassa, Roussillon
SANCERRE 2024
François Crochet, Sancerre, Loire
TRÉLANS 2022
Alain Chabanon, Montpeyroux, Languedoc
MATASSA RUFO 2024
Matassa, Roussillon
VIRÉ-CLESSÉ 2022
Guillemot-Michel, Mâconnais, Burgundy
VIRÉ-CLESSÉ 2023
Guillemot-Michel, Mâconnais, Burgundy. Magnum
MATASSA BLANC 2023
Matassa, Roussillon
BOURGOGNE ALIGOTÉ 2022
Bruno Colin, Burgundy
MERCUREY BLANC 2023
Domaine Chanson, Burgundy
VAU DE VEY CHABLIS 1ER CRU 2023
Domaines des Malandes, Chablis. Half bottle
EXILS 2023
François Crochet, Sancerre, Loire
LA D18 2018
Pithon, Calce, Roussillon
CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE BLANC 2021
Eric Texier, Châteuneuf-du-Pape
BOURGOGNE CHARDONNAY 2022
Bruno Colin, Burgundy
RETOUR À LA TERRE 2021
Guillemot-Michel, Mâconnais, Burgundy
VAUDÉSIR CHABLIS GRAND CRU 2022
Domaines des Malandes, Chablis
KASTELBERG GRAND CRU RIESLING 2020
Gresser, Alsace
PESSAC-LÉOGNAN BLANC 2020
Château de Fieuzal, Bordeaux
CHARMES MEURSAULT 1ER CRU 2020
Edouard Delauney, Burgundy
ERMITAGE BLANC DE L'ORÉE 2016
M. Chapoutier, N. Rhône
LA TRUFFIÈRE 1er CRU 2022
Bruno Colin, Puligny-Montrachet
Rosé Wine
ST. JOHN ROSÉ 2025 BIB
Côtes de Thau, Languedoc
St. JOHN BEAUSOLEIL ROSÉ 2025
Côtes de Thau, Languedoc
CORAIL 2025
Château de Roquefort, Provence. Bottle 55.00
BANDOL ROSÉ 2024
La Bastide Blanche, Provence
SANCERRE ROSÉ 2025
François Crochet, Loire
Red Wine
ST. JOHN ROUGE 2024 BIB
Lascaux, Languedoc
ST. JOHN CLARET 2023
Sichel, Bordeaux. Magnum 76.00
LE PETIT COUDOULIS 2023
Coudoulis, Côtes Du Rhône
ST. JOHN ROUGE 2024
Lascaux, Languedoc
St. JOHN PINOT NOIR 2025
Antech, Limoux
LE CLOS ROUGE 2022
Domaine Boudau, Roussillon
LES FRONTONS FLINGUEURS 2024
Colombière, Fronton
St. JOHN BEAUJOLAIS VILLAGES 2024
Richard Rottiers, Beajolais
LES GRENADINES 2024 (chilled)
Domain D’Ansignan, Roussillon. Bottle 50.00
TOUTES AURES ROUGE 2021
Triballe, Languedoc
L'HURLUBERLU 2024
Sebastien David, Loire. Magnum 104.00
DEDICACE 2022
Domaine Coudoulis, Lirac
COSTE ROUGE 2022
Colombière, Fronton
St. JOHN CÔTES DU RHÔNE ROUGE 2023
Jean-Luc Colombo, Rhône
MON P'TIT PITHON ROUGE 2024
Pithon, Calce, Roussillon
CHAT FOU 2024
Eric Texier, Rhône
CALCAIRE 2022
Château Croisille, Cahors
CARRA 2023
Lascaux, Pic Saint-Loup
TRINCH! 2025
Catherine & Pierre Breton, Bourgueil. Bottle 57.00
REVELETTE ROUGE 2023
Château Revelette, Provence
CINSAULT 2023
Boulevard Napoléon, La Livinière, Minervois. Bottle 58.00
HENRI BOUDAU 2022
Domaine Boudau, Roussillon. Bottle 59.00
LA BELLE ROMAINE 2024
Château de Mérande, Savoie. Bottle 59.00
VIN D'ALTITUDE DSM 2018
Domain D’Ansignan, Roussillon
BROUILLY 2024
Richard Rottiers, Beaujolais
PUR CARIGNAN 2023
Château Revelette, Provence
CARIGNAN 2019
Boulevard Napoléon, La Livinière, Minervois
GRENACHE NOIR 2023
Boulevard Napoléon, La Livinière, Minervois
LES BEAUX MONTS, CHINON 2025
Catherine & Pierre Breton, Loire
FLEURIE 2023
Arnaud Combier, Beaujolais
BOURGOGNE PINOT NOIR 2022
Domaine Chanson, Burgundy
CAMPREDON 2022
Alain Chabanon, Terrases du Larzac, Languedoc
RÉSERVE STANISLAS CHINON 2020
Pierre Sourdais, Loire
ST JULIEN EN ST ALBAN 2022
Eric Texier, Cötes du Rhône. Magnum 138.00
LES NOBLES PIERRES 2020
Lascaux, Pic. St Loup, Languedoc
BRANDHOF PINOT NOIR 2023
Gresser, Andlau, Alsace
LES MÛRES 2021
Roquefort, Provence
CUVÉE LAÏS 2022
Olivier Pithon, Calce, Roussillon. Bottle 80.00
POULSARD 2025 (chilled)
Domaine des Ronces, Jura. Bottle 80.00
BOURGOGNE PASSETOUGRAIN 2023
A&S Sirugue-Noëllat, Burgundy
BANDOL ROUGE 2019
La Bastide Blanche, Provence
HOMMAGE LIRAC 2017
Domaine Coudoulis, Rhône
PLANALS 2023
Matassa, Roussillon
LE GRAND ROUGE 2020
Revelette, Provence
L'ESPRIT DE FONT CAUDE 2020
Alain Chabanon, Montpeyroux, Languedoc
MATASSA ROUGE 2023
Matassa, Roussillon
St. JOHN DÉCLASSIFIÉ PAUILLAC 2019
Pauillac, Bordeaux
MERCUREY ROUGE 2023
Domaine Chanson, Burgundy
LA DAME D'ANGLUDET 2021
Margaux, Bordeaux
St. JOHN BASTION BEAUNE 1ER CRU ROUGE 2018
Domaine Chanson, Burgundy
TERRES BRULÉE CORNAS 2020
Jean-Luc Colombo, N. Rhône
LE PIED DE BAUD 2019
Domaine Santa Duc, Châteauneuf-du-Pape
AUX ALLOTS NUITS-ST-GEORGES 2022
Axelle Machard de Gramont, Burgundy
CHATEAU LANGOA-BARTON 2017
SaintJulien, Bordeaux
CHASSAGNE-MONTRACHET ROUGE 2022
Bruno Colin, Burgundy
BARON DE BRANE CANTENAC 2005
Margaux, Bordeaux. Half bottle
LES PETITS MONTS VOSNE-ROMANÉE 1ER CRU2021
Robert Sirugue, Burgundy
CHÂTEAU PALMER 2010
Margaux, Bordeaux
CORNAS C 1999
Marcel Juge, N. Rhône
CHÂTEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD 2000
Pauillac, Bordeaux