Radio Rooftop is Covent Garden’s exclusive rooftop cocktail bar – but is it worth the hype? After all, a bar that bills itself as an exclusive hideaway and which is renowned for being one of the best rooftop bars in London, not to mention one of the best bars in Covent Garden has a lot …
It’s been quite a while since London started going gaga over Temper – even now the hype is real. At first the three restaurants, Soho, City and Covent Garden took separate riffs on the wood-fired concept but have gradually aligned to serve up what the city has come to love: hearty dishes packed with flavour, …
Ensconced down a small side street off of The Strand near Covent Garden, Carting Lane is home to one of the 19th century’s most bizarre inventions. On the face of it, it looks like the other gas lamps dotted around the area, but the Patent Sewer Ventilating Lamp is anything but. To understand the lamp, …
Walk up the stairs from London’s oldest restaurant in the heart of Covent Garden and you will find one of the best-kept secrets in town. Expertly-made drinks in a beautiful setting: the bar at Rules is one of the city’s best cocktail bars. Rules is one of the stalwarts of London’s dining scene – unsurprising …
Stumbling from the bright lights and constant bustle of Covent Garden into the quiet environs of Goodwin’s Court is like stepping into the pages of a Dickens (or Harry Potter) novel. Gone are the crowds and the street performers, replaced instead with a sombre solitude and a terrace of near-perfectly preserved Georgian houses. This is …
The Escapologist is a fun cocktail bar in Seven Dials – big on personality yet wallet-friendly enough to make it a viable option for a casual drink. Quirky might well be The Escapologist’s middle name. After all, how many cocktail bars do you find that have been named after a Victorian vagabond who escaped a …
CellarDoor is one of London’s quirkiest bars – a secret hideout tucked away in what used to be a public lavatory. Swing by for an appetizing tipple in one of London’s most unusual drinking locations. You’ll need to keep a sharp eye to find it. Surrounded by hotspots in the heart of Theatreland (Somerset House …
An air of exclusivity practically oozes out of Blind Spot, the hidden speakeasy in upmarket St Martin’s Lane hotel. It’s hard to believe that this is only a few paces away from the hustle and bustle of Trafalgar Square and Covent Garden – the hushed bar, live jazz and well-balanced cocktails create a pleasant escape …
Frenchie is Gregory Marchand’s stellar restaurant in Covent Garden. Go, and prepare to be impressed. High end French cuisine doesn’t sound like anything new. It’s not – that is until Gregory Marchand tweaks a few things here, a couple of things there and serves you a dish that feels both familiar and brand new. Marchand, …
London’s Balthazar is a poor imitation of its New York counterpart – and certainly not worth the high prices it commands. Londoners were getting excited about Balthazar well before it opened in Covent Garden in 2013. One of New York’s most distinguished restaurants was finally making its way to British soil, bringing its particular brand …
