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Bocca di Lupo vs St. John
Both restaurants are praised by travel writers. Overall, St John Bar & Restaurant Smithfield is preferred by most reviewers compared to Bocca di Lupo. St John Bar & Restaurant Smithfield comes in at #3 in London with approval from 15 reviews like Insight Guides, Gayot and Rough Guide.
Bocca di Lupo
BlackBook
Gayot
Independent
The Guardian
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12 Archer St., London W1
From $0 /night
BlackBook
"Be very ready to be very happy about jumping straight into this wolf's mouth."
Gayot
14.0
"Chef Jacob Kenedy comes from the noted Moro (British chef, Spanish restaurant, why not?), as does the manager and some of the waitstaff."
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Independent
""The mouth of the wolf, in the heart of Soho," is how Bocca di Lupo announces itself, and there's a strong whiff of rustic earthiness, of hairy-armpit experimentation about the menu."
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The Guardian
"The mood is brisk and chirpy, as befits a restaurant down a scuzzy Soho side street."
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Rough Guide
"Rustic specialities from all over Italy are served in this lively modern trattoria, where it’s the done thing to share, tapas-style."
St. John
Concierge
Fodor's
Frommer's
Insight Guides
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26 St John Street, London EC1M 4AY
From $41 /night
Concierge
"They call it "Nose-to-Tail Eating," and you'll be amazed at the number of obscure cuts that can crop up between those too extremes and end up on your plate."
Fodor's
"Foodies travel the globe for pioneering chef Fergus Henderson's ultra-British nose-to-tail cooking."
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Frommer's
"The ingredients are the best, the cooking is superb, and the dish is what it says on the menu."
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Insight Guides
"This little restaurant, a stone’s throw from Smithfield’s meat market, is a Clerkenwell favourite. It offers simple but curious dishes such as Middle White belly and dandelion."
BlackBook
"Located in a former smokehouse near Smithfield meat market, St John specialises in what chef Fergus Henderson terms ‘nose-to-tail’ eating – ie, offal."
