Bar Crispin

Younger sibling to the already well-established Crispin in Spitalfields, Bar Crispin is the second site from co-owners Dominic Hamdy and Oliver Hiam, where it brings its modern British sharing plates and natural, low-intervention wines to Kingly Street.

The food menu centres around seasonal produce, with an ingredient-led approach adopted by French-born head chef Fabien Spagnolo. Fabien has spent time working in some of London’s top restaurants, including Frenchie, Pollen Street Social, The Corner Room and Casa Fofo. For example, you might expect to dine on the likes of a fried beef sando with dill and pickled cucumber, oyster mushrooms with Marmite butter, egg yolk and lovage, and grilled seabream with preserved tomato emulsion with tarragon. All Fabien’s dishes highlight the best of the season's produce and change regularly according to what’s best.

A combination of a snug central bar, a downstairs private dining space and a terrace means there’s room for 42 guests to dine and drink here. The 150-strong wine list has been curated by in-house sommelier Alex Price whose CV boasts time at Beaverbrook as well as a position at exclusive private members club, Annabel’s. Price has put the focus here on old world and indigenous grape varieties as well as indie producers and natural wines. If you’re a wine novice the team will gladly tutor you by way of monthly events such as wine tastings or food and drinks pairing experiences.

At the centre of the space there is an impressive zinc bar and hand-painted light fittings. Its design is spearheaded by Jermaine Gallacher Studio, whose portfolio includes his work on the popular Lane Street Wine Bar. No element here has been left to chance, with the ambiance taken care of thanks to playlists curated by DJs Peaches, Eliza Rose and Flo Dill.