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Covent Garden
- Test Driving Adam Handling's Hame - chicken butter, cheese doughnuts and a whole lot more
Adam Handling's Hame delivery service includes some of his much-loved signature dishes (yes, there is chicken butter). We give it a try.
- Din Tai Fung returns to Covent Garden, delivering dumplings, noodles and more...
We are seeing rather a lot of restaurants making their return to London right now. And next up are the hugely popular Din Tai Fung in Covent Garden.
It's delivery only, of course, so you won't be able to see the artists at work creating the xiao long bao dumplings (it's so soothing - we could watch that for ages) and indeed, it doesn't seem that the soup dumplings available at
... - Adam Handling launches Hame - his home delivery service and yes, the cheese doughnuts are included
The Adam Handling restaurants may be closed, but the chef has just launched his new "at home" service called "Hame" in case you're suffering from chicken butter withdrawal symptoms (we love his chicken butter - you can see it above).
it won't be served hot - but everything will be fully prepared and ready to cook, with full instructions (including videos) on how to finish
... - The Oystermen have launched a shop that delivers across London
We've already seen that many restaurants are becoming shops during the current lockdown, and the latest to join them is The Oystermen. They may be based right in the heart of London in Covent Garden - but they're delivering across the capital too.
And it's quite the offering. There's a large range of fish, meat veg and quite the impressive deli and grocery range which includes everything from a harissa nut mix to their
... - Test Driving Gizzi Erskine's The Nitery - bringing louche fun to St Martin's Lane
Gizzi Erskine's latest fun project is a three-month popup taking over the old Asia de Cuba site at the St Martin's Lane hotel. Here's what she's serving up.
- Test Driving Dominique Ansel Treehouse - pies. pithiviers and pasta but no Cronut in this Covent Garden restaurant
The famed pastry chef goes cronut-free in Covent Garden, with pies, pithiviers and puddings on the menu. We take a look.
- Dominique Ansel Treehouse is the chef's Cronut-free bistro and bakery in Covent Garden
The next opening from Dominique Ansel won't be all about the Cronut - but there will be a lot of pastry involved (and a more traditional bakery downstairs). - Apple Butter Café brings a Middle-Eastern inspired cafe to Seven Dials
This new all-day cafe in Seven Dials aims to be an "east meets west fusion café". - A new 28:50 wine bar has arrived in Covent Garden
9/12/19 - updated with opening details
A brand new 28:50 has quietly launched in Covent Garden. The wine bar group started off in Fetter Lane and grew to three different sites over the years, but right now only the Marylebone wine bar remains. The bar was previously launched by Xavier Rousset, but he left to open Blandford Comptoir and Comptoir Cafe.
The original venture focuses on 30 wines by the glass,
... - Korean barbecue restaurant Yori to open in Covent Garden
It’s farewell to the Covent Garden outlet of Jidori and in its place is the third branch of Korean barbecue restaurant Yori. - Test Driving Volta do Mar - a restaurant using Portugal as its culinary springboard
Having sharpened Londoners' appetites for Spanish and Italian food with the Salt Yard Group, the former founder is now hoping his new opening Volta do Mar will do the same for Portuguese food.
- High-end Japanese coffee % Arabica comes to London, opening in Covent Garden and Broadway market
Following the launch of Omotesando in Fitzrovia, another high-end coffee shop % Arabica (not to be confused with the Levantine restaurant) has come to London. They're going one better than Omotesando, launching two stores almost simultaneously, in Covent Garden and Broadway Market.
It has to be said, the coffee shops look very stylish indeed - a very paired back, clean look with their signature coffee
... - The very Christmassy Miracle is popping up again at the Henrietta Hotel
Ready or not, we're starting to gear up for Christmas (and once 5 November is passed, be prepared for a deluge of Christmas fare). One very popular event that's back is also one of the kitschiest - the Miracle pop-up bar is coming back to the Henrietta Hotel in Covent Garden.
They're popular across the States, but once again, The Henrietta is hosting the only UK pop-up. So you can expect a LOT
... - Test Driving Pick and Cheese - the world's first cheese conveyor belt restaurant
You may have seen loads of videos of this new place by The Cheese Bar folk on your Insta feed, but how does it actually work? We went to find out.
- Volta do Mar sees ex-Salt Yard Group founder take on Portuguese food
The ex-Salt Yard Group founder returns to the fray with a Portuguese restaurant that'll start with custard tarts in the morning and move through to larger dishes in the evening.
