My Virtual Clerkenwell
Barber Streisand
45 Exmouth Market, Farringdon, London EC1R 4QL
Barber Streisand is an offbeat unisex barbershop.
Committed to the clippers, but turned off by the old-school trimming trade and tired of the pretentious posturing of those new Gentleman’s Clubs groomers, they offer an invigorating alternative.
Bleeding Heart Bistro
7 Bleeding Heart Yard, EC1N 8SJ
This buzzy French Bistro with its striking 19th Century French wine posters and eccentric Vineyard Sculpture combines a warm ambience and cheerful yet professional service with traditional French dishes rand great-value list of 450 wines by the bottle and more than a dozen by the glass. All year round the Bistro has a secluded court yard terrace sitting more than 30.
Grind
8-10 Exmouth Market, Farringdon, London EC1R 4QA, UK
Grind was founded in 2011 when David Abrahamovitch took over his father’s Shoreditch mobile phone shop and decided to turn it into a café-bar. In the decade since, Grind has grown to become a cult east London coffee brand, comprising eleven locations, including espresso bars, cocktail bars, restaurants and a state-of-the-art coffee roastery.
International Magic Shop
89 Clerkenwell Road, London, EC1R 5BX
Trading since 1957 in the same place on Clerkenwell Road, this magic shop stocks tricks for beginners to professionals and have served celebrities such as Derren Brown, Paul Daniels, David Copperfield, Dynamo, Magical Bones and a number of TV and movie personalities. You never know who you might meet in the magic shop.
Jimmy & The Bee
135 Goswell Rd, London EC1V 7JY, UK
Jimmy and the Bee is a neighbourhood place serving great coffee, quality tea and real, flavoursome food in an easy, comfortable environment.
Get your morning dose with a smile. You’ll get to know Jimmy’s good people, and maybe some neighbours too.
Jimmy is choosey. Their menu combines delicious home-made food with carefully sourced specialties.
Marby and Elm
53 Exmouth Market, Farringdon, London EC1R 4QL
Fun and quirky gifts and cards. Marby & Elm is a letterpress stationery and design shop. What began as a hobby in a garden shed has become a family business. Eleanor is the designer, Charlie, her sister, manages the shop, their father is the lettering artist whilst Tim their brother does the photography & website. Marby & Elm are the nicknames of Eleanor’s boys.
McCaul
56 Exmouth Market, Clerkenwell, London, EC1R 4QE.
Traditional goldsmiths, known for their unique modern fine jewellery. Their signature style is curvaceous, modern and elegant. Each piece of McCaul Goldsmiths’ jewellery is designed made and set in-house, from start to finish, using traditional techniques and modern technology.
Peregrine's Pianos
137A Grays Inn Rd, Holborn, London WC1X 8TU, UK
Peregrine's Pianos is here to sell and hire out fine, modern upright and grand pianos: they are the exclusive dealer in London for two of the finest German piano manufacturers. They also offer a unique working environment in central London for the music profession and our music rooms, which can accommodate up to fifty people, are the first choice for orchestras, opera and media companies, teachers and large numbers of independent professionals.