Covent Garden

Big Kid Ice Cream, which launched in 2022, has quickly become one of the best places for ice cream in London. Now, perfectly timed for the summer season, they're taking things one step further with Whippies, their new soft-serve outlet in Seven Dials Market. 

Behind it all will be their new Vanilla Whippy, a signature serve made with organic milk, brown butter and real Madagascan vanilla, which already sounds great on its own. That's then being used in an array of fabulous sundaes, including:

• Solero Knickerbocker - Peaches, mango

Be the first to try the brand-new menu at this relaxed dining spot inside the Guinness Open Gate Brewery London, and save 50% on your food bill.

Offer: 50% off the food bill

Where: 28 Shelton St, London WC2H 9JE

When: 16 July to 16 August 2026

Levan has been a Peckham mainstay since 2018, with Bar Levan joining it next door in 2023. But if you haven't made it into the Peckham restaurant yet, the team behind it, Mark Gurney and Matt Bushnall, are about to open a place in the middle of town.

Cassette is opening in Covent Garden (taking over the Maiden Lane space from Grind). While its sibling restaurant in Peckham has a wider European menu, Cassette will be centred around French food, with a particular Parisian bistro influence. They've brought in Essa Fakhry as head chef (previously founder of Note in Dublin

Just a few weeks ago, chef Will Devlin opened the London outpost of his restaurant Birchwood at The Conduit in Covent Garden. But that was only part of his London plans, as the rooftop at The Conduit was also up for a revamp. Now we know what it's going to be, as the chef is opening Nettle up there. 

It'll be a different approach to the ground floor, with ever-popular fire-led cooking being the focus up on the roof. They're building a custom-made

Covent Garden has improved hugely as a food destination so much that there's almost too much choice. With that in mind, here are the very best restaurants in Covent Garden to focus on

Back in May, one of London's best bars, Tayēr + Elementary, was forced to close because of a fire. The bar will reopen once the fire damage is repaired, but that's not stopping owners Alex Kratena and Monica Berg. Instead, they'll be heading into Covent Garden, taking over the basement of a relatively new bar, Cato, for six weeks. 

The bar pop-up is called Casual by Tayēr, and they're planning a series of cocktails that they say "merge the distinctive style of Tayēr with the technique and precision of Elementary". Exactly what the drinks list will be is yet to be

Scotland's Craigellachie Hotel has a summer alfresco pop-up called Spey Shack and until now, you've only been able to try it by heading up to Speyside when the weather's decent. But now, the same team are bringing that all the way down to Covent Garden. 

They'll be popping up at 3 Henrietta Street for eight weeks over summer, and they'll have the same focus on lobster rolls and burgers. Yes, that is a little similar to a certain other restaurant, but there's a focus on Scottish produce here. The lobster is caught natively in Scotland 12 miles from the hotel and the beef

28/6/26 - Updated with the opening date

It took a bit longer than we expected, particularly as they were such a big deal in NYC, but London really is getting into the slice shop trend right now. And the latest to get in on the action is Carmy's.

If that name seems familiar, it's because it happens to come from the same people behind Carmela's in Islington. That's Phil Chaykin (who's also behind Ugly Dumpling) as well as Gerry del Guercio and Paul Delany, best known as the Bite Twice social-media food duo. The latter put their money where their mouths were when

Be the first in to try this brand-new menu at Masala Zone, traversing the Indian sub-continent, and save 25% on your total bill (food and drink!).

Offer: 25% off the total bill

Where: Soho, Piccadilly Circus, Covent Garden, Earl’s Court

When: 29 June to 26 July 2026.

It's opened as part of Arcade Covent Garden, but Zylia is a separate mixed Greek and Cypriot taverna, co-run by an ex-Kiln head chef who also happens to be a co-owner of Singburi. We went down to see what it brings to the growing Greek (and Cypriot) scenes in London. 

17/6/26 - updated with more details and an opening date

Earlier this year, The Crusting Pipe, a mainstay of Covent Garden for over 45 years, closed. It was sad to see it go but, in fairness, the last time we were in the area, it was almost empty. 

And now its replacement, Mr Fogg's Market Tavern, is nearly upon us. Mr Fogg's is a group that has taken over quite a few difficult sites and made a success of them, so perhaps they're the ones who can bring

Covent Garden institution Le Garrick has announced a one-day only treat for diners: to celebrate its 40th birthday, the French restaurant is turning back the clock to 1986 and adjusting its prices accordingly.

Whether you wish to don fluorescent legwarmers, dust off the lace gloves and tease your hair to gravity-defying proportions is entirely up to you, but the year 1986 certainly brings on fond memories for many. For Le Garrick, 1986 is the year it emerged as a little pocket of Paris in London’s West End. It’s still an independently run business (no mean feat in this part of

It's been just over a year since they opened in King's Cross and now Bubala is getting ready to open their fourth restaurant, this time in Covent Garden. They're taking over the space that used to be Lima Cantina for their biggest restaurant yet. 

If you haven't managed to make it along to any of the other Bubalas, here's what you need to know.

They first opened in Spitalfields in 2019, and serve up Middle Eastern-inspired food that's also all vegetarian. They have a few signatures, like the confit potato latkes with toum (a must-have), as well as

Last year, an olive oil pop-up arrived in Notting Hill and proved to be a big hit. So much so that it's back for another year, but this time heading to central London, popping up at Covent Garden. 

Coming once again from Citizens of Soil, The Olive Oil bar will be a month-long pop-up devoted to all things olive oil. There will be walk-in tastings at all times, where you can try all their olive oils, but if you're more organised, you can book one of their masterclasses. On offer will be 90-minute masterclasses (starting at £15), which will cover everything from cooking with the

7/5/26 - updated with more details and an opening date.

Chef Jody Williams is taking another crack at London with New York-originated restaurant Buvette (which also has opened in Paris, Tokyo and Seoul). 

The self-style "gastrotheque" will be opening an 80-seater site, taking over what was the old St John Bakery in Neal's Yard (that recently moved across the way). If you've ever visited that space and are wondering just how they're going to fit 80 seats in there, a