Campanelle in the City of London

There are some truly perverse architectural sights in the City of London. Walk down Bishopsgate and teeny-tiny St Ethelburga’s church looks ridiculously quaint in front of the towering Gherkin – it’s one example of how in the Square Mile, history and modernity clash thrillingly. If this sort of architectural nerdery is for you, go to 19-21 Billiter Street near Bank, home to a new restaurant called Campanelle. It serves excellent Italian food, as well as another helping of that ‘Omg the City’s buildings are amazing!’ energy.

Campanelle occupies one of Billiter Street’s few surviving Victorian properties. Decimated by bombing in WWII, the road now comprises a roll-call of shiny newbuilds, but The London Shipping Exchange’s HQ, opened in 1865, is a survivo

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