The Marksman Pub
GO HERE: for a brilliant update on British food from St. John alums, served in one of the best-designed rooms in town. When you walk into this 150-year-old East London every-pub, you’ll swear you’re in the wrong spot. Head upstairs into the dining room that Italian designer Martino Gamper designed with signature wit (you’ll never see linoleum the same way again), and join the interesting crowd here for Tom Harris and Jon Rotheram’s food. It all goes down quite well with a pint.
ORDER THE: meat pie for two, lamb hearts, pork belly with split peas and parsley, and fried potatoes with burnt-onion mayo—crispy, layered sticks of fried perfection that we’re still dreaming about.
THE VIBE IS: a mix of ages, but everyone here most likely subscribes to Apartamento and The Gentlewoman.
PRACTICAL STUFF: Open for dinner, Tuesday to Saturday, 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Open for lunch, Saturday, noon to 3 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 3 p.m.
