The new spot is opening in Old Spitalfields Market
Originally started as a plant based pop-up, Irina Linovich finally took vegetable-forward, root-to-tip restaurant Holy Carrot permanent in the summer of 2024 when she teamed up with chef Daniel Watkins (co-founder of Acme Fire Cult) and opened on Portobello Road. Since then, the restaurant has won a legion of fans (and a listing in the Michelin Guide) for its inventive approach to plant-based cooking and low-waste ethos.
Holy Carrot sources its produce from regenerative farmers and small-scale producers, which Daniel and his team showcase through live fire cookery and fermentation. This will continue at the Spitalfields restaurant, which’ll feature a pizza oven and a dedicated fermentation room where by-products like bread trim and veg peelings will be transformed into ferments, pickles, miso, garums, and soy sauce. The new site will also represent a move away from being exclusively plant-based, with vegetarian dishes being added to the offering – a move that reflects the declining interest in veganism.
Head Chef Maria Criscuolo’s all-day bistro-style menu will include the likes of:
- fire-grilled filled koji flatbreads
- a changing pie du jour
- miso Marmite pizzetta with grated pecorino
- fire-grilled leeks with smoked Holy Carrot hot sauce and hazelnuts
- masala borlotti beans with grilled Iberico tomato and mustard greens
The design of the new site, led by Studio Toogood, will reflect both the restaurant’s vegetable-forward food and the history of Spitalfields Market. There’ll be a large hand-painted mural featuring human figures and veggies inside, alongside a bespoke paper candelabra, white tiles, aluminium candleholders and raw canvas.
Speaking about the new opening, Irina said “Spitalfields feels like a natural next step for Holy Carrot. Its strong food heritage makes it an inspiring place for us to evolve the menu while staying true to what matters most to us: good produce, solid technique, and food people genuinely want to come back for. Plants remain at the core of what we do, with dairy and eggs introduced thoughtfully at our new Spitalfields site.”
Key Information
Opening date | Fri 13th March 2026
Address | 61-63 Brushfield Street, London, E1 6AA
For more information | holycarrot.co.uk
