Italian restaurant near Lloyd Square, Clerkenwella 19-minute walk to Fiena

The square belongs to the old Lloyd Baker Estate. Planned in 1822, the south side was built in 1828 and the rest laid out in 1832, by John Booth and his son John as surveyors. William J. Booth was the architect for the homes. The listing for the short row starting at No. 14 describes a terrace of ten semi-detached, linked villas on the upper (north) side.

The style is restrained Greek Revival: brown and gold stock brick in Flemish bond, classical stucco dressings, and one grand pediment per pair. Two storeys over a basement, with deeply recessed stucco entrances. The garden has mature trees, flower beds and shrubs, lined by neat hedges and listed formal railings. Nearest tubes include King's Cross, Angel and Farringdon. Background from Wikipedia's Lloyd Square page.

It's about 1.45 kilometres, around 19 minutes on foot (walking route from OpenStreetMap). The route drops south-west toward King's Cross and Judd Street. Making a day of it? See our posts on Myddelton Square, Percy Circus, Exmouth Market and Argyle Square.

Morning: we open at 08:00, and the breakfast menu runs until 14:00. See breakfast until 2pm.

Lunch and dinner: the main menu starts at midday — pasta, pizza, the grill and seafood, through to close at 22:00 Monday to Saturday and 21:00 on Sunday. Eating alone? See solo dining at Fiena.

Tina, who walked to us from nearby Euston, wrote: Interesting walk from Euston station as well via the back streets. (Tina, Google review) And Maria described the room as spacious, music not too loud, decor is not over the top (Maria, Google review).