Simpson's Tavern, which closed in 2022 after operating as the City's oldest chophouse since 1757, is scheduled to reopen on 1 October 2026. The venue will be reborn as Cloth Cornhill, a modern British restaurant.
Owners Joy Haynes, Ben Butterworth, and Tom Hurst have spent the past year restoring the Grade II listed building. Many original details, including wood-panelled walls, bow windows, tiling, fireplaces, and high-backed wooden seating booths, have been preserved.
Cloth Cornhill will serve lunch and dinner from Monday to Friday, featuring a menu that includes chops, steaks, and day boat fish, similar to the trio's original Cloth restaurant in Farringdon. A lunchtime set menu will be available at £24 for two courses and £29 for three courses. The cocktail list will include a regularly changing vintage cocktail, starting with a 1970s negroni recipe.