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Is St. JOHN worth it in a day?

Worth itIn a day

Even on a tight schedule, St. JOHN earns the hours.

Allow 1.5–2 hours.

A stripped-back former smokehouse where the menu changes daily and nothing is wasted. Reverent and unfussy at once — the kind of place chefs eat on their day off.

Price
£45–65 per head
Time
1.5–2 hours
Last verified
2026-06-17
Is St. JOHN worth it…
How we verified
  • Holds one Michelin star (first awarded 2009); Fergus Henderson's nose-to-tail restaurant opened 1994 in a former Smithfield smokehouse. · guide.michelin.com
  • The roast bone marrow and parsley salad is a fixture from its earliest days and a signature of the kitchen. · en.wikipedia.org
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