Set menus near Farringdon station: lunch and dinner
Set menus near Farringdon station, from a £24 weekday lunch at Cloth to Michelin-starred lunches at Luca and Restaurant St Barts. 10 restaurants with prices.
Set menus near Farringdon station run from a weekday lunch at Cloth, two or three courses £24 to £29, to the Michelin-starred set lunch at Restaurant St Barts from £60. Luca serves a Michelin-starred Italian lunch from £34, three minutes from the station, and Bleeding Heart Bistro runs its monthly-changing set menu at lunch and dinner, Monday to Friday, from £29.50.
Last verified 19 October 2026. Prices and hours come from each restaurant’s own published menu and are refreshed nightly against the catalogue.
Named on this page
All Set London lists 10 lunch set menus in London and names Cloth for the lowest price (from £24), Luca for the most booking links opened on All Set, Restaurant St Barts for the highest Google rating (4.8), Leydi for the latest seating (to 10pm) and Caravan Exmouth Market for the most Google reviews (2,068).
- Prices start at
- Cloth lists the lowest price here, 2 to 3 courses for £24 to £29, served Mon to Fri.
- Most booking links opened
- Luca has more booking links opened on All Set than anywhere else on this page, on a £34 to £42 set menu.
- Highest Google rating
- Restaurant St Barts carries the highest Google rating on this page, 4.8 from 497 reviews, on a £60 to £135 set menu.
- Latest seating
- Leydi keeps its set menu on latest, to 10pm, at £55.
- Most reviewed
- Caravan Exmouth Market has the most Google reviews of anywhere on this page, 2,068 at 4.4, on a £56 set menu.
At a glance
Restaurants in the Michelin Guide come first, then the rest by headline price from lowest to highest.
| Restaurant | Cuisine | Price | Courses | Days | Served |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luca 1 Star | Italian | £34 to £42 | 2-3 courses | Mon to Sat | Lunch 12pm to 2pm |
| Restaurant St Barts 1 Star | Modern British | £60 to £135 | 3 courses | Mon to Sat | Lunch 12pm to 2.15pm |
| Cloth | Modern British | £24 to £29 | 2-3 courses | Mon to Fri | Lunch 12pm to 2.45pm |
| Morchella | Mediterranean | £25 | 2 courses | Tue to Fri | Lunch 12pm to 2.30pm |
| Quality Chop House | Modern British | £29 | 3 courses | Tues to Fri | Lunch 12pm to 2.30pm |
| Bleeding Heart Bistro | French Bistro | £29.50 to £35.50 | 2-3 courses | Mon to Fri | Lunch 12pm to 3pm | Dinner 5pm to 9pm |
| Quality Wines | Modern European | £30 | 3 courses | Tues to Sat | Lunch 12pm to 2.15pm |
| Le Café du Marché | French | £48 to £57 | 2-3 courses | Tue to Fri | Lunch 12pm to 2.30pm |
| Leydi | Turkish | £55 | Sharing feast | Mon to Sat | Lunch & Dinner | Mon to Fri 12pm to 10pm, Sat 3pm to 10pm |
| Caravan Exmouth Market | New Zealand | £56 | 3 courses | Mon to Sun | Lunch & Dinner |
01 | Luca
Clerkenwell | Italian | 1 Star
£34 to £42, 2-3 courses, Mon to Sat, Lunch 12pm to 2pm.
Pasta made by hand is the point of the express lunch at Luca: two or three courses £34 to £42, Mon to Sat, 12pm to 2pm. The kitchen puts British seasonal ingredients through an Italian lens, and Time Out called the parmesan fries "gossamer-light and greaseless".
02 | Restaurant St Barts
Smithfield | Modern British | 1 Star
£60 to £135, 3 courses, Mon to Sat, Lunch 12pm to 2.15pm.
The tasting menu at Restaurant St Barts travels from raw and cured dishes through steaming and poaching to open flame, and the one-hour Business Lunch draws on the same kitchen: three courses £60 to £135, Mon to Sat, 12pm to 2.15pm. In the evening it is a tasting menu £135 to £175, Mon to Sat, 6pm to 10pm. The windows look over the Church of St Bartholomew the Great.
03 | Cloth
Smithfield | Modern British
£24 to £29, 2-3 courses, Mon to Fri, Lunch 12pm to 2.45pm.
Two wine importers run Cloth, and about half the list comes from their own cellars. Lunch is two or three courses £24 to £29, Mon to Fri, 12pm to 2.45pm, served in a series of candlelit rooms beside a building that survived the Great Fire of London.
04 | Morchella
Clerkenwell | Mediterranean
£25, 2 courses, Tue to Fri, Lunch 12pm to 2.30pm.
At Morchella lunch is ordered once, for the whole table: focaccia and spanakopita first, then a pork belly ragù to share. Two courses £25, Tue to Fri, 12pm to 2.30pm, under the sky-high ceilings of a former Victorian bank. The cutlery lives in a drawer built into each table.
05 | Quality Chop House
Farringdon | Modern British
£29, 3 courses, Tues to Fri, Lunch 12pm to 2.30pm.
Since 1869 Quality Chop House has fed Farringdon Road. The set lunch changes every fortnight, with a single choice at each course: three courses £29, Tues to Fri, 12pm to 2.30pm. Sunday brings two or three courses £49 to £59, Sun, 12pm to 2.30pm.
06 | Bleeding Heart Bistro
Farringdon | French Bistro
£29.50 to £35.50, 2-3 courses, Mon to Fri, Lunch 12pm to 3pm | Dinner 5pm to 9pm.
October at Bleeding Heart Bistro means cured Isle of Skye trout, beef bourguignon made with featherblade and a poached pear Belle Hélène, because the set menu turns over every month: two or three courses £29.50 to £35.50, Mon to Fri, 12pm to 3pm, 5pm to 9pm. The candlelit bistro sits in Bleeding Heart Yard, where a tavern was first recorded in 1746.
07 | Quality Wines
Farringdon | Modern European
£30, 3 courses, Tues to Sat, Lunch 12pm to 2.15pm.
Next door to the Chop House, Quality Wines cooks a short Mediterranean menu that changes monthly, and Time Out gave it five stars. Three courses £30, Tues to Sat, 12pm to 2.15pm.
08 | Le Café du Marché
Smithfield | French
£48 to £57, 2-3 courses, Tue to Fri, Lunch 12pm to 2.30pm.
Forty years old this year and family run, Le Café du Marché fills a converted warehouse down a cobbled mews off Charterhouse Square. Frites come to share with every main, and live piano starts at 7.30pm. Lunch is two or three courses £48 to £57, Tue to Fri, 12pm to 2.30pm; dinner is two or three courses £48 to £57, Tue to Sat, 6pm to 9.30pm.
09 | Leydi
City of London | Turkish
£55, Sharing feast, Mon to Sat, Lunch & Dinner | Mon to Fri 12pm to 10pm, Sat 3pm to 10pm.
The Leydi Deluxe at Leydi is a sharing feast of meze, lahmacun, kebabs, pilav and dessert for the whole table: a sharing feast menu £55, Mon to Sat, Mon to Fri 12pm to 10pm, Sat 3pm to 10pm. Istanbul sets the tone, with meat and fish from the mangal grill.
10 | Caravan Exmouth Market
Clerkenwell | New Zealand
£56, 3 courses, Mon to Sun, Lunch & Dinner.
Sage and onion cornbread with gravy butter lands in the middle of the table at Caravan Exmouth Market, the corner site where Caravan began. Three courses £56, Mon to Sun, with mains from chicken schnitzel in fermented Calabrian chilli butter to a burnt stem broccoli bowl.
Farringdon's set menus live in its oldest buildings
The streets between Farringdon station and Smithfield hold some of the City's oldest dining rooms, and the set menus sit inside them. Quality Chop House has served Farringdon Road since 1869. Bleeding Heart Bistro trades in a cobbled yard where a tavern was first recorded in 1746.
Le Café du Marché occupies a warehouse built on the foundations of old coach houses, and turns 40 this year. Morchella cooks under the marble columns of a former Victorian bank. Cloth lights its rooms with candles beside a building that came through the Great Fire.
The cooking inside moves with the seasons: Quality Wines rewrites its menu every month. Browse all set menus near Farringdon on the map.
Lunch is the main event around Farringdon
Most of these menus are weekday lunches, built around an hour away from the desk. Restaurant St Barts keeps its Business Lunch to one hour. Luca, three minutes from the station, brings a Michelin-starred Italian kitchen to the middle of the day.
For an evening, Bleeding Heart Bistro runs its set menu at dinner through the week, and Le Café du Marché adds live piano from 7.30pm. Leydi serves its feast into the night, and Caravan Exmouth Market runs its set menu every day.
What is a set menu? explains the format, and every set menu guide covers the rest of London.
Questions people ask
Which restaurants near Farringdon station have a set lunch?
Luca, Cloth, Morchella, Quality Wines and Bleeding Heart Bistro all run a set lunch near Farringdon station. Cloth serves two or three courses £24 to £29, Monday to Friday. Quality Wines serves three courses for £30, Tuesday to Saturday.
Is there a Michelin-starred set menu near Farringdon?
Yes. Restaurant St Barts serves a three-course set lunch from £60, Monday to Saturday, seven minutes' walk from Farringdon. Luca, three minutes from the station, serves two or three courses £34 to £42 at lunch, Monday to Saturday.
Where can I get a set menu near Farringdon in the evening?
Bleeding Heart Bistro runs its set menu from 5pm to 9pm, Monday to Friday, at two or three courses £29.50 to £35.50. Le Café du Marché serves two or three courses £48 to £57 at dinner, Tuesday to Saturday.
Are there set menus near Farringdon on a Saturday or Sunday?
On Sunday, Quality Chop House serves two or three courses £49 to £59 from 12pm to 2.30pm, and Caravan Exmouth Market runs its three courses for £56 every day. On Saturday, Leydi serves its £55 sharing feast from 3pm to 10pm, and Le Café du Marché serves dinner.
Do I need to book a set lunch near Farringdon?
Booking ahead is sensible for a weekday lunch near the station. Each restaurant here has a booking link on its All Set page, so a table takes a minute to reserve.