Sam & Sam Clark's third restaurant - an outpost of Morito on Hackney Road.

The husband and wife team opened Moro on Exmouth Market in 1997 bringing to London an array of exciting, new ingredients and flavours from the depths of Southern Spain to the mountains of North Africa. In 2010 they opened Morito next door, a tapas and meze bar in the same Moorish vein as Moro, but in little portions. This third outpost is a new experience, but with similarities and references to its popular sister restaurant in Clerkenwell.

The restaurant kitchen is headed up by Samantha Clark and Marianna Love (currently Head Chef at Moro), bringing culinary influences from her Greek home and family restaurant business in Crete.

It's open from breakfast, serving made-to-order Moroccan breads as part of the menu, followed by lunch and dinner of tapas dishes and larger family-style plates for the whole table. Samantha and Marianna have worked hard sourcing exceptional produce from southern Spain, Morocco, Turkey and Crete to feature in the new menus, some not yet available in London.

Interiors are designed in collaboration with Dillwyn Smith featuring a horseshoe shaped marble topped bar, inviting open kitchen and large windows allowing for a light and airy space. There are signature Morito textures and colours, much loved in Exmouth Market, with new additions of handmade pottery and an array of plants linking the restaurant to nearby Columbia Road Flower Market.

Ideal For

Tapas and mezze, sharing with friends, relaxed dining

Signature Dishes

Asparagus with clams; aubergine manti with yoghurt and pistachios; homemade halloumi with pickled za’atar and charcoal grilled fish with new season’s garlic, guindilla chillies and sherry vinegar.