Kensington restaurant Clarke’s catches Taylor Swift’s eye ahead of UK Eras tour

For decades, chef and restarateur Sally Clarke has entertained the great and good in art, music, fashion and film at her restaurant in Kensington, London.

Sitting quietly on Kensington Church St with its signature green awning, Clarke’s counts among its fans the artist David Hockney, rock stars Bono and Bryan Ferry, and supermodel Kate Moss, all of whom appreciate the eatery’s understated charm, tranquil atmosphere, and excellent food.

Another of its most famous patrons was the late artist Lucian Freud, who ate breakfast and lunch there almost every day, and asked Clarke to sit for him on several occasions.

“What he ate for breakfast with us changed over the years, but it was Earl Grey tea in the beginning with milk and a huge pain aux raisins – the size of a saucer – which h