Covent Garden
- Fatt Pundit head to Covent Garden with their Indo-Chinese dishes and cocktails
If fusion food is your chilli jam, then you might be interested to know that Fatt Pundit are heading to Covent Garden. The Indo-Chinese restaurant first opened in Soho two years ago, building up a fanbase for its food inspired by Canton and Guangdong immigrants who settled in Kolkata and Mumbai.
Now they're opening a second restaurant, this time on Maiden Lane on the old Polpo site. And while they'll
... - Curtain’s up on Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new venue The Lane
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber can put aside his Cinderella opening night woes, with the happy news that his newest venture, a complete restoration of Covent Garden’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane has launched without a hitch. Two years and £60 million in the making, The Lane will host four different drink and dining venues: The Garden, The Rotunda Bar, Cecil Beaton
... - Test Driving J Sheekey - a London institution celebrating its 125th birthday
Truly a London institution, Sheekey's celebrates a landmark birthday this year. We revisted the Covent Garden restaurant to see how they're looking at 125 years young.
- Test Driving Ave Mario - Big Mamma have another winner on their hands
Big Mamma have already had huge hits with Gloria and Circolo Popolare. We take a look at Ave Mario in Covent Garden to see how their third London restaurant measures up.
- Ave Mario in Covent Garden is the huge new restaurant from Big Mamma
The folk responsible for huge London hits Gloria and Circolo Popolare are behind this new Florence-inspired restaurant and bar in the heart of Covent Garden.
- Test Driving NoMad London - Covent Garden gets a jaw-droppingly impressive looking restaurant
Originally from New York, the newest NoMad hotel has landed in London, with a jaw dropping dining room. We went to gawk at that and check out the food too.
- J.Sheekey is reopening with a weatherproofed year-round terrace
It was one of the last places we visited before the Christmas lockdown, but fans of Covent Garden restaurant J. Sheekey will be aware that the restaurant had yet to reopen its doors this summer. Turns out a 125 year old restaurant needs a bit of work done to look its best, so they've been spending that time giving it a bit of a refurb.
To that end, Sheekeys is getting ready to open again this month and probably the biggest
... - New York's NoMad hotel is coming to London, landing in Covent Garden
Updated 19/5/21 with menu details
Boutique hotel chain NoMad are taking over the Bow Street Magistrates Court in Covent Garden, a 19th Century listed building that should look pretty damned impressive once kitted out.
If you're unfamiliar with the original hotel, one of the best reasons to visit the NoMad in New York is the restaurant that was
... - Manakish & Naanza bring flatbreads to Covent Garden
Coming to Covent Garden this summer is a new restaurant that's all about two types of flatbread: manakish or naan.
They're taking over an old Starbucks (we're noticing a trend of chain coffee shops being replaced by independent ventures which we're all for) and you'll be able to choose either bread (all baked to order) as a base for all the toppings you desire. The restaurant is a
... - Test Driving Darjeeling Express - Asma Khan moves onward and upward to Covent Garden
Asma Khan's restaurant finally gets to open the doors of its much larger new space - we went along to try one of their tasting menus.
- Floozie Cookie pops up in Covent Garden from ex-Claridge's pastry chef
If there's one thing we know makes 2020 better, it's baked goods. So news of a three-month cookie popup in Covent Garden is already making up happy.
Floozie Cookie is a passion project by pastry chef Kimberly Lin who's worked everywhere from Claridge’s and The Savoy to Dominique Ansel Bakery. "The way you hold a cookie before that first bite, the variety of texture, the temperature, it can bring such joy,” explains
... - The original Covent Garden Dishoom is about to get a lot bigger
26/11/20 - updated with new soft launch details
As it reaches its 10th anniversary, Dishoom is going back to the beginning, with a big change to its original Covent Garden restaurant. The smallest of the group, it's about to get a lot bigger as they've taken over the space left behind by the
... - Darjeeling Express heads to Covent Garden for a larger restaurant and deli
After huge success with the original restaurant in Carnaby, Asma Khan is relocating Darjeeling Express to Covent Garden. As well as a bigger space, there will also be a deli and a new incubator programme.
- Arôme bakery is opening its first permanent spot in Covent Garden
Fans of patisserie Arôme, which popped up for a while in Soho, will be pleased to hear that the artisan bakery is about to get its first permanent spot.
They'll be opening next month in The Yards development in Covent Garden. The huge new 2,000 sq ft store on Mercer street will have a glass wall into its open kitchen, showing you the patisserie chefs at work.
On the menu you'll find their signature cakes and pastries,
... - Sycamore Vino Cucina in Covent Garden is an all day Italian with a destination bar
This new Covent Garden Italian sees top chef Paul Robinson inspired by Northern Italy from the nduja pizzas for breakfast through to hand-rolled pasta for dinner.