Café Clement, London WC2: ‘Turns out it’s really rather good’ – restaurant review
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Key context: <p>I am forever curious as to how these kind of sizzling places feel on a normal Tuesday two months in, especially when the celebrities are all off sunning their bottoms in Tuscany</p><p><a href="https://stclement.co.uk/cafe-clement">Café Clement</a>, the all-day restaurant inside Nick Jones’ new St Clement Hotel at 180 The Thames in central London, opened with a bang in June and immediately rocketed to the top of every “sell your grandmother for a terrace table” list in London. Which isn’t <em>that</em> much of a surprise, seeing as Jones, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/nov/16/founder-of-soho-house-private-members-club-to-step-down">founder of Soho House</a>, is the master of restaurant rumpus.</p><p>Within days, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/film/stanley-tucci">Stanley Tucci</a>, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/media/nick-grimshaw">Nick Grimshaw</a> and full-length-trouser-phobic heart-throb <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/paul-mescal">Paul Mescal</a> were all there, tucking into <em>oeufs mayonnaise</em> and lobster omelettes while politely ignoring the fact that the place was still, in many ways, a building site. The hotel itself isn’t due to open fully until early autumn, when a rooftop restaurant, <a href="https://www.lunette.london/">Lunette</a>, will also arrive with some of London’s most wondrous views and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/profile/florence-knight">Florence Knight</a> at the helm. Still, Café Clement opened to frothy praise, and I am forever curious as to how these kind of sizzling places feel on a normal Tuesday two months in, when the celebrities are all off sunning their bottoms in Tuscany and, frankly, lunch is not free.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/aug/23/cafe-clement-london-wc2-restaurant-review-grace-dent">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
I am forever curious as to how these kind of sizzling places feel on a normal Tuesday two months in, especially when the celebrities are all off sunning their bottoms in TuscanyCafé Clement, the all-day restaurant inside Nick Jones’ new St Clement Hotel at 180 The Thames in central London, opened with a bang in June and immediately rocketed to the top of every “sell your grandmother for a terrace table” list in London. Which isn’t that much of a surprise, seeing as Jones, founder of Soho House, is the master of restaurant rumpus.Within days, Stanley Tucci, Nick Grimshaw and full-length-trouser-phobic heart-throb Paul Mescal were all there, tucking into oeufs mayonnaise and lobster omelettes while politely ignoring the fact that the place was still, in many ways, a building site. The hotel itself isn’t due to open fully until early autumn, when a rooftop restaurant, Lunette, will also arrive with some of London’s most wondrous views and Florence Knight at the helm. Still, Café Clement opened to frothy praise, and I am forever curious as to how these kind of sizzling places feel on a normal Tuesday two months in, when the celebrities are all off sunning their bottoms in Tuscany and, frankly, lunch is not free. Continue reading...
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