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The Best Restaurants In Covent Garden
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The Best Restaurants In Covent Garden
Burmese noodle soups, an OTT trattoria, some of London's best tapas, and more.
Piazza
There’s a European-leaning menu at Piazza, on the rooftop of the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, but it’s so tranquil up here that it’s a pleasant spot just for a glass of wine.
Hawksmoor Seven Dials
The Covent Garden location of steakhouse mini-chain Hawksmoor is a big, moody basement complete with a bar that's perfect for big groups and blowout meals.
Hash Hut
Hash Hut is a takeaway stall in Covent Garden where you can get hash browns topped with a bunch of tasty toppings.
Coach & Horses
The Coach & Horses is an unpretentious Covent Garden pub that’s as welcoming to old boys having solo pints on rickety stools, as it is loud gaggles of friends who probably don’t need another pint.
The Best Restaurants In The West End
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Lanzhou Lamian Noodle Bar
It doesn’t look promising from the outside, but Lanzhou Lamian Noodle Bar near Leicester Square makes excellent Chinese hand-pulled noodles.
Bibi's Kitchen
Bibi’s Kitchen is a cupboard-sized, weekday-only cafe in Covent Garden serving some of the area's best salads.
The Cross Keys
The Cross Keys is a go-to old-school pub in Covent Garden to hunker down in come winter and drink outside in summer.
Xi’an Biang Biang Noodles Covent Garden
Quick service and perfectly satisfying food make Xi’an Biang Biang Noodles a go-to in Covent Garden for a casual meal.
Donutelier
Donutelier is an OTT doughnut shop in Covent Garden with desserts that are too pretty to eat.
Vasiniko
A cheerful Italian spot in Covent Garden serving Neapolitan-style pizzas, Vasiniko will have you searching ticket prices to Naples.
Chequers
Chequers is a takeaway lunch spot in Covent Garden serving the kind of hefty sandwiches that'll keep you full until dinner.
Stereo
Stereo, a moody bar and live music venue, is worth dodging Covent Garden's tourists, street performers, and swarms of pigeons.
The Ivy Restaurant
The Ivy in Covent Garden was once renowned for Kate Moss sightings and best-in-class treatment, but it’s now somewhere that primarily survives on reputation.
Blacklock Covent Garden
Head to Blacklock in Covent Garden for quality steak alongside some quality cocktail fun.
Din Tai Fung
Din Tai Fung in Covent Garden serves excellent xiao long bao and fluffy pork buns. It’s great for a snappy lunch or solo visit.
Mon Plaisir
Enter Mon Plaisir, in the heart of Covent Garden, and prepare to be swept away by the charm of this old-school French spot.
Clos Maggiore
Clos Maggiore in Covent Garden is supposedly London’s most romantic restaurant, but the tweezer-plated French food and suited-and-booted service make it feel a little serious.
Common Decency
It’s impossible to feel anything less than fabulous at Common Decency, the art deco-inspired cocktail bar underneath Covent Garden’s NoMad hotel.
Hoa Sen
Hoa Sen feels like a neighbourhood Vietnamese restaurant but it is smack bang in the middle of Covent Garden.
Ave Mario
A big boozy smile-inducing Italian restaurant, Ave Mario is the place to be if you’re looking to let your hair down in Covent Garden.