The Quality Chop House Restaurant
Historic Chef Driven Intimate
The Quality Chop House
Farringdon
$$$
Farringdon Road's Grade II 1869 working-class chop house — Shaun Searley's revival of the listed-bench institution.
Restaurant Editor's Pick
Moro
Sam and Sam Clark's Exmouth Market Moorish room — the 1997 landmark that taught London Spanish-and-North-African cooking.
Reviewed by Mes Prestiges Editorial Team Last reviewed May 2026
Clerkenwell |
$$$ Upscale for Restaurant
| Mon-Sat 12:30-14:30, 19:00-22:30; closed Sun
| Last reviewed: May 2026 Sam and Sam Clark opened Moro on Exmouth Market in 1997 and effectively introduced London to the Moorish-Andalusian-North-African register that the Clarks had researched on a year-long Mediterranean caravan. Twenty-eight years on, the room runs largely unchanged: an open kitchen, wood-fired oven and charcoal grill at the back, white walls, the Moro Cookbook recipes that built a generation of British home cooks. The cooking is direct — wood-roast lamb, charcoal-grilled sea bream, harira soup, yoghurt cake — and the wine list one of London's most considered Spanish lists. The chapter's audience comes here for the cooking, not the scene; that has not changed since 1997.
Editor's Tip
Book the bar counter facing the open kitchen rather than the dining-room tables — the kitchen view is the point. Lunch is the easier reservation; weekday evenings book three weeks ahead. The wood-roast lamb and the yoghurt cake are the through-line orders. Sister room Morito is two doors down for tapas-only service.
At a Glance
- View
- Historic Monuments, London Skyline
Views & Setting
View Type
Historic Monuments, London Skyline
View Quality
Good
Indoor Terrace
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers about Moro — reservations, hours, dress code, and price range.
Where is Moro?
Moro is located in Clerkenwell, London — 34-36 Exmouth Market, Clerkenwell, London EC1R 4QE.
What are the opening hours of Moro?
Moro is open Mon-Sat 12:30-14:30, 19:00-22:30; closed Sun.
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