Covent Garden

• Shake Shack and Hoppers team up for the one-off Lankan burger

  

  They already have truffle burgers as their Christmas special, but Shake Shack also have something else pretty special planned for December. Mark Rosati of Shake Shack and Karan Gokani of Hoppers are teaming up for a special Hoppers/Shake Shack burger - but

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• Test Driving The Barbary Next Door - this mini off-shoot is Covent Garden's must-visit bar

  

  The Barbary has expanded next door with a mini version of itself (and a brand new menu). We head down to Covent Garden to try it out. 

• Italian sustainable pasta chain Miscusi picks Covent Garden for its first UK opening

  

  27/10/21 - Updated with the opening date

  Back in Italy, it's got a cult following with queues around the block at each restaurant opening. Now the Miscusi pasta chain is coming to London.

  Their first UK opening will be in The Yards in Covent Garden where Arome bakery and Dishoom are. As you might expect, it's all about fresh pasta - you can either pick your own pasta and sauce combos or opt for their

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• Test Driving the new Joe's Bar and menu at Joe Allen - theatreland's great bargain treat

  

  With the introduction of a new bar AND a new chef, it was time to make a return visit to Joe Allen in Covent Garden. 

• Warehouse in Covent Garden sees ex-Silo chef open The Conduit Club's first public restaurant

  

  Sustainability is such an easy buzzword for London restaurants to bandy about, but when it's used by a chef who used to head up the kitchen at Silo, you can feel pretty confident he knows what he's talking about.

• 3 Henrietta Street is a 4-in-1 building with Pivot, Lilly's, El Ta'Koy and Gentlemen Baristas all taking up residence

  

  14/10/21 - updated with a look inside

  Gearing up to open in Covent Garden is 3 Henrietta Street. It's a Grade II listed building, built in 1780, that's getting a big makeover, fitting in two new cafes and two new restaurants. Look to the right of the Ivy Brasserie and it's that long thin building next door.

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• The Barbary Next door opens in real life, taking over from Jacob The Angel

   

  We gave their delivery kit a Test Drive late last year and now The Barbary Next Door is actually becoming a real life restaurant. 

  It's taking over what was Jacob The Angel, which is of course right next door to The Barbary. As opposed to the

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• Relaunched Joe Allen is reopening with Russell Norman and ex-Ivy chef Gary Lee taking over

  

  It's been closed since the first lockdown but now the longstanding Covent Garden restaurant Joe Allen is making a comeback - this time with a little help from Russell Norman (also busy opening his own restaurant) and ex-Ivy Executive Head Chef Gary

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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