Covent Garden

• Bar hop - down in the basement at Nomad for some Common Decency

   

  You may already know about Side Hustle - but the NoMad London in Covent Garden now has another pretty big new lounge bar in the basement. We paid it a visit.  

• Stereo, a new late-night dining and music venue, is coming to Covent Garden

  

  7/12/22 - updated with the opening date

  There’ll be a new reason to dance, dine and linger into the wee hours in Covent Garden soon. With the pandemic closure of Roadhouse, once one of the area’s oldest live-music venues, there’s been a gap in the market (actually, beneath Covent Garden Market) waiting to be filled. Step up, Stereo, the latest initiative from global hospitality brand Experimental

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• Spanish-Israeli restaurant Penelope’s is opening at Hotel Amano Covent Garden

  

  Dancing on tables could be behaviour from your past (or present, we’re not judging) but it’s the vibe that the new Hotel Amano are looking to bring to their restaurant Penelope’s when it opens. The hotel group want to recreate the monthly parties that are apparently of renown at its Berlin site, selling out in minutes and promising inventive food and cocktails.

  The

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• Covent Garden’s Royal Opera House opens its Piazza restaurant to all

  

  22/9/22 - Updated with photos of the restaurant

  If you’re looking for a restaurant rooftop view that your mates aren’t talking about yet, then plan a little cultural jaunt to Covent Garden’s Royal Opera House. But if culture is not your thing, worry not. For the first time, you won’t need to be in possession of opera or ballet tickets to gain access to the Piazza

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• Test Driving Sunda Kitchen - Covent Garden's new Southeast Asian winner

   

  Out of almost nowhere, an interesting new South East Asian restaurant has appeared in Covent Garden. Sunda Kitchen has some very impressive names behind it - and they've managed to create something that easily meets the high expectations we had for the place. 

• Test Driving Pivot Bar & Bistro - a dining room with a stellar London view

  

  Scottish chef Mark Greenaway has found a prime spot for his London restaurant, right on the piazza at Covent Garden. We booked a table with a great view to check it out. 

• South East Asian restaurant Sunda Kitchen arrives in Covent Garden

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  Wahlburgers was in Covent Garden for a fleeting moment, and ever since its closure we've been wondering who would be taking over that prime Covent Garden space. Now we have the answer - it's Sunda Kitchen. 

  Sunda Kitchen is a South East Asian restaurant and after a little digging, we've discovered it's got some very interesting people

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• Xi’an Biang Biang Noodles is coming to Covent Garden

  

  It looks like a new outpost for Whitechapel's Xi’an Biang Biang Noodles is on the horizon. As reported by industry newsletter Propel, they're looking to open in Covent Garden next, taking over from what used to be an On the Bab restaurant. 

  The original restaurant came from the people behind Highbury's Xi’an Impression and focused on their most-loved dish. Assuming it's the same

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• Pan Asian restaurant Gura Gura opening in The Yards

  

  Adding to its wide range of dining options, Covent Garden’s The Yards is soon to introduce a new Pan Asian restaurant Gura Gura from restaurateur Gobind Chona.

  Chona is no stranger to introducing diners to new cuisines, as his Delhi restaurant Tippling Street takes its inspiration from vintage London gastropubs as well as hosting a variety of live music. His experience of managing a restaurant in the lively district

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• Scotland's Makars Gourmet Mash Bar lands in Covent Garden

  

  Scottish expats pining for a taste of home outside of Burns Night now have a new place of pilgrimage. Edinburgh's Makars Gourmet Mash Bar has just opened its first spot outside Scotland, in Covent Garden.

  Founder John Stamp says the restaurant was inspired by his granny's food and it's all about using the best Scottish ingredients. To that end, all their meat and veg is sourced from local

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• Shuk serves up Tel Aviv street food at the Seven Dials Market in Covent Garden

  

  Fresh from the success of having won this year's Croquetas Challenge, the team at Tel Aviv street food spot Shuk are getting ready to open their second London location. This week seems them heading to Seven Dials Market where they'll be the only Middle Eastern trader at the popular Covent Garden spot.

  Obviously a new location means an opportunity to showcase new dishes in addition to their popular

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• Covent Garden has a new rooftop bar on top of the Amano hotel

  

  German boutique hotel group Amano has just had a very under-the-radar launch of its first UK hotel. The new opening is in the heart of Covent Garden with a restaurant, bar and - the important bit - a Skybar with great views over London.

  Mikey Lucombe (formerly at The Mandrake) is running the bar side of things at the hotel which includes a basement bar that aims to bring Berlin vibes to London. Up on the seventh floor

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• Buns From Home open in Covent Garden and the Royal Exchange

  

  It's been a busy old year so far for the folks at Buns From Home. Barely three months after opening their last place, the business which grew out of lockdown has flourished by opening a further two brand new bakeries, in the heart of the West End and the City of London.

  The first to throw open its doors was the Buns From Home in Covent Garden where you'll find their signature cinnamon and cardamon

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• Uncle Zorro is part café, part 70s bar in Covent Garden from the people behind Abuelo

  

  The people behind popular cafe Abuelo in Covent Garden are expanding. They'll be launching another cafe, Uncle Zorro, just around the corner and this one also features a basement bar. 

  The ground floor will be the cafe. There you'll find gourmet salads and hot sandwiches as well as the speciality coffee they currently serve up Abuelo. They'll be

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• The Patate bring French beef bourguignon burgers to Covent Garden

  

  They have restaurants north and south in Kentish Town and Battersea but now The Patate are bringing their French burgers to central London, opening in Covent Garden. 

  They're taking over a space that used to be a vegan cafe, so this is a bit of a change, for sure. If you're unfamiliar with them, the idea is to serve up burgers inspired by French cooking techniques. This is

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