City Cafe at Mint Hotel

Grained woods, cool greys & clean-lined minimalism create an impression of stark elegance at this spacious modern restaurant, which stretches along a glassy wall of the Mint Hotel fronting Crutched Friars. The kitchen works to a seasonal repertoire based on carefully sourced ingredients, with both the carte & ‘market menu’ ringing the changes week by week. To start, try sweetcorn velouté with corn bread & basil butter or one of the deliberately named ‘garden dishes’ – perhaps pea & mint gnocchi with gremolata & shaved parmesan. Various steaks from the grill are served with hand-cut chips, watercress & portobello mushrooms, or you might prefer something showier such as breast of guinea fowl with confit leg cannelloni. More informal grazing & sharing platters are available in the Fenchurch Lounge & lobby bar.