The Clove Club

The Clove Club occupies the blue-tiled former ballroom of Shoreditch Town Hall on Old Street, where chef Isaac McHale runs a Michelin-starred kitchen that has appeared consistently on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list since opening. The tasting menu changes seasonally around dishes such as buttermilk fried chicken with pine salt — served as a snack course and one of the restaurant's most widely recognised dishes — alongside aged Herdwick lamb with fermented meadowsweet and smoked Scottish sea trout with sea buckthorn, showing a kitchen style that blends technical precision with a playful, ingredient-driven approach. The dining room retains the grandeur of the town hall's original ballroom, with high ceilings and the distinctive blue tiling that gives the space its character, contrasted against modern furnishings and an open kitchen pass that lets diners watch much of the cooking. Wine pairings are curated carefully alongside the tasting menu, with a list that favours smaller growers and less conventional regions over classic blue-chip producers. Lunch, at £75, offers a shorter and less expensive route into the kitchen's cooking compared to the £145 dinner tasting menu. Reservations are essential and should be made through thecloveclub.com well ahead of a visit, as the restaurant's reputation and limited covers mean tables are in high demand, particularly for weekend dinners. The Old Street location places The Clove Club in the heart of Shoreditch's restaurant and nightlife district, making it easy to continue the evening at one of the neighbourhood's bars after dinner. The building's civic history as a former town hall adds an unusual architectural backdrop rarely found in London fine dining.