About Sessions Arts Club
Sessions Arts Club opened in 2021 on the fourth floor of the former Middlesex Sessions House — a grade II-listed Georgian building on Clerkenwell Green that served as a magistrates' court from 1779 until 1921. The dining room is deliberately under-restored: distressed plaster walls, exposed beams, original-scale windows, and a mix of antique and modern-classic furniture (Florence Knoll chairs, heavy timber tables).
The kitchen is run by Florence Knight (previously of Polpetto) and the menu leans modern Mediterranean — agnolotti, whole roasted fish, seasonal vegetables, a short meat section. The cooking is genuinely good but the restaurant's main asset is the room, which has become one of the most-photographed dining spaces in London in the three years since opening.
The fourth-floor setting means a lift ride to dinner and views across Clerkenwell through enormous original windows. The Farringdon transport connection makes the restaurant accessible from anywhere in the city without being obvious from the street.
Best Occasion Fit
Sessions Arts Club is a first-date choice when the restaurant itself is meant to do the work. The Clerkenwell Green address, the fourth-floor reveal, the distressed-Georgian aesthetic, and the photographable quality of the room all combine into a restaurant that functions as a date-night destination on its architecture alone. The food is good enough to justify the hype; the room is the reason for the booking.
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