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| Established | October 1994 |
| Location | 26 St. John Street,Smithfield, London, United Kingdom |
| Website | stjohnrestaurant |
St. John is anEnglish restaurant onSt John Street inSmithfield, London. It was opened in October 1994 by Trevor Gulliver,Fergus Henderson, and Jon Spiteri on the premises of a formerbacon smoke-house.[1] Under Henderson's guidance as head chef, St. John has specialised in "nose to tail eating", with a devotion tooffal and other cuts of meat rarely seen in restaurants, often reclaiming traditional British recipes. Typical dishes includepigs' ears, ducks' hearts,trotters, pigs' tails, bone marrow and, when in season, squirrel. As a result, St. John has developed a following amongst gastronomic circles: "chefs, foodies, food writers and cooks on sabbatical".[2][3]
St. John has won numerous awards and accolades, including Best British and Best overall London Restaurant at the 2001 Moet & Chandon Restaurant Awards.[4] It has also been consistently placed inRestaurant magazine's annual list of theTop 50 restaurants in the world. In 2011, it was placed 41st,[5] up from 43rd in the 2010 rankings. It was awarded aMichelin star in 2009.[6] St. John Hotel was awarded a Michelin star in September 2012.[7]
The original restaurant in Smithfield was joined by a smaller, less formal sister restaurant and bakery in theSpitalfields area of London called St. John Bread and Wine in 2003,[8] and a hotel nearLeicester Square in 2011.[9] As of 2013, the hotel is no longer affiliated with St. John restaurants.[9]
They also opened a St John restaurant in Marylebone in 2022[10] and have three bakeries in London, in Borough Market, Covent Garden and Bermondsey.