{"id":15108,"date":"2017-02-26T11:37:58","date_gmt":"2017-02-26T11:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bonvivant.co.uk\/journal\/?p=15108"},"modified":"2017-02-26T11:37:58","modified_gmt":"2017-02-26T11:37:58","slug":"luca-restaurant-clerkenwell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bonvivant.co.uk\/journal\/luca-restaurant-clerkenwell\/","title":{"rendered":"Luca Restaurant, Clerkenwell"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clerkenwell has always been a home for great restaurants \u2013 from the ground-breaking St John to the pioneers of the gastropub movement at The Eagle and the \u2018foodie\u2019 street of Exmouth Market.<\/p>\n

The latest Clerkenwell hotspot is Luca<\/a>, from the team behind The Clove Club in Shoreditch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

One the former site of Portuguese restaurant Portal, Luca is a stunner.<\/p>\n

A cool, dimly lit bar with green leather banquettes leads through to a beautiful space with gorgeous dark wood floors and atmospheric lighting.<\/p>\n

\"Luca<\/p>\n

The open kitchen adds more life to the buzzy dining room with the white flowing curtains giving a peak of the outside courtyard<\/a>, which will be the place to be in the summer.<\/p>\n

The food at Luca has been described as \u201cBritalian\u201d, and I like the description used on their website: ‘British seasonal ingredients through an Italian lens.\u2019<\/p>\n

Garganelli with pork sausage, tomato, anchovy and mint was a joyful bowl of pasta that I would gladly return for every week.<\/p>\n

\"Pasta<\/p>\n

Favourites from the main courses were the rump of Hereford beef stuffed with smoky pancetta and Cornish lamb chops with rosemary breadcrumbs and crushed vegetables.<\/p>\n

The best dish of all, perhaps, is the plate of \u2018Parmesan fries\u2019, similar in apapearance to a churro but filled with cheese.<\/p>\n

These are available as snacks at Luca Bar, along with a selection of sharing plates, salads and sandwiches.<\/p>\n

\"Parmesan<\/p>\n

Try the Montgomery cheddar and Wiltshire truffle toast and the potatoes \u2018cacio e pepe\u2019 with a few cocktails.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Luca is both a restaurant to impress and a neighbourhood favourite to pop in to for a bowl of pasta and a glass of wine, and I would gladly do either every week.<\/p>\n

The Bon Vivant Journal<\/h3>\n

We hope you enjoyed this feature on Luca restaurant London. For further ideas, read our guide to the best restaurants in Clerkenwell<\/a> or the best Italian restaurants in London<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sign up to the blog here<\/a>.<\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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