Covent Garden

If your idea of welcoming in the weekend involves curling up with the papers quietly at home, then we're pretty sure that the new Joe Allen brunch won't be for you.

On the other hand, if you love the idea of someone belting out Defying Gravity or Luck Be A Lady while you knock back a Bloody Mary or two, then this is right up your street.

The piano brunch runs all weekend with a soundtrack of live show tunes to sharpen your appetite. Dishes are

It seems just about everyone is getting in on the animal-free thing lately, from Pret to KERB. Now, not one to be left out, Carluccio’s has just announced they’ll be

Theatreland stalwart Joe Allen has moved, but has it taken its legendary charm with it? We went to find out

The people behind the Palomar and The Barbary have opened a coffee shop with some pretty bad-ass cakes on offer. We pop down for a look. 

23/8/17 - Updated with opening details and the menu.

There's another new place from the people behind the ever-popular The Palomar and The Barbary, siblings Layo and Zoe Paskin. They're opening a new coffee shop called Jacob the Angel in Neal's Yard.

The menu has been put together by head chef Daniela Gattegno, who was sous chef at nearby The Barbary and before that Ottolenghi, Moro

15/8/17 - updated with opening date

What: Adam Handling opens in Covent Garden

In a nutshell: The Frog goes west

Summing it all up:Adam Handling is bringing his Frog concept from Spitalfields to Covent Garden.

Covent Garden gets a new coffee shop from a duo that started their business as an Old Street pop-up

There's a new wine bar in Covent Garden by the same people behind Encant. And it's all about the cheese and charcuterie too. We check it out. 

They're pretty huge in the States and now P.F. Chang's is coming to London with their new concept. Expect an Asian brunch and drinks from the people behind Worship St Whistling Shop. 

Covent Garden has got a hot new party venue as Flesh & Buns prepares to relaunch with a new look and menu

Double. Dipped. Magnum ice-creams. If that's music to your ears, is then you'll be wanting to make a beeline for Covent Garden during the next heatwave, where the hugely popular Magnum Pleasure Store pop-up is set to open for the summer.

If you can get over the 50 Shades-esque name, then head to Earlham Street in Seven Dials, where you'll be able to choose from 20 toppings and

Ollie Dabbous teams up with the Experimental Group for a match made in heaven

After a 10 month residency in South Kensington, the oyster experts have found a permanent home in Covent Garden to serve up the shellfish every which way, as well as heaps of British seafood, wine, champagne and a very attractive Happy Hour offer…

After wowing Londoners with his Catalan food at Encant and Bravas Tapas, Victor Garvey has teamed up with his dad to open another restaurant on Maiden Lane. This time, it’ll be a laid back wine and cheese bar, with tapas and plenty more to enjoy.

Petersham Nurseries is making the leap from Richmond to central London and they're not doing things by half. They're launching two restaurants, a lifestyle home and garden shop and a delicatessen with a wine cellar AND a florist.