Best restaurants in Covent Garden
The single best place in Covent Garden for each of 17 categories, picked from our London rankings.
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- Best Italian restaurants in Covent GardenCovent Garden · 2 Floral Court, Floral Street, WC2E 9FB#9 on Best Italian Restaurants in London →A big, buzzy trattoria from Trullo's team, serving strozzapreti, duck and porcini ragù and tiramisu doughnuts.
- Best Indian restaurants in Covent GardenCovent Garden · Multiple locations#13 on Best Indian Restaurants in London →Bombay-cafe-inspired institution with queues to match, known for its bacon naan, smoky black dal and lamb salli boti.
- Best bottomless brunch in Covent GardenCovent Garden · Multiple locations#14 on Best Bottomless Brunch in London →Izakaya-style brunch of steamed buns and sharing plates with free-flowing drinks.
- Best breakfast in Covent GardenCovent Garden · Multiple locations#9 on Best Breakfast in London →Bombay café-style favourite famed for its bacon naan roll and chai.
- Best steak in Covent GardenCovent Garden · Multiple locations#1 on Best Steak in London →The British steakhouse benchmark, selling UK-reared beef by weight in buzzy dining rooms, with a bargain lunch deal.
- Best fish & chips in Covent GardenCovent Garden · 47 Endell Street, WC2H 9AJ#5 on Best Fish & Chips in London →London's oldest chippy, open since 1871, with green-and-white tiles and enormous chips that outclass the tourist-trap look.
- Best afternoon tea in Covent GardenCovent Garden · Catherine Street, WC2B 5JF#10 on Best Afternoon Tea in London →Theatrical tea served in two acts, savoury then sweet, presented on a board made from the restored stage floor.
- Best Chinese restaurants in Covent GardenCovent Garden · 33 Cranbourn Street, WC2H 7AD#15 on Best Chinese Restaurants in London →
- Best ramen in Covent GardenCovent Garden · Multiple locations#2 on Best Ramen in London →First UK outpost of the Japanese ramen-ya, known for intensely creamy, umami-packed tonkotsu and springy noodles.
- Best dim sum in Covent GardenCovent Garden · Multiple locations#2 on Best Dim Sum in London →The Taiwanese dumpling giant's London outpost, famous for delicate hand-pleated xiao long bao and crispy pork wontons.
- Best Korean restaurants in Covent GardenCovent Garden · 176 Drury Lane, WC2B 5QF#14 on Best Korean Restaurants in London →Walk-in-only pocha beloved by Korean students for cheap, generous plates and a restorative pork-bone soup.
- Best vegan restaurants in Covent GardenCovent Garden · Multiple locations#7 on Best Vegan Restaurants in London →Long-running plant-based favourite with colourful global comfort food across several central London sites.
- Best seafood restaurants in Covent GardenCovent Garden · 28-32 St Martin's Court, WC2N 4AL#1 on Best Seafood Restaurants in London →Elegant, old-school Theatreland seafood institution with romantic low lighting, oysters and polished service.
- Best Greek restaurants in Covent GardenCovent Garden · 6 Bedford Street, WC2E 9HJ#7 on Best Greek Restaurants in London →Warm, family-feel newcomer where every dish is packed with herbs, from dips to melting lamb kleftiko.
- Best French restaurants in Covent GardenCovent Garden · 19-21 Monmouth Street, WC2H 9DD#15 on Best French Restaurants in London →One of London's oldest French restaurants, all Parisian bonhomie, nostalgia and garlicky escargots.
- Best bakeries in Covent GardenCovent Garden · Multiple locations#8 on Best Bakeries in London →French-Asian bakery whose honey butter toast and egg custard tarts draw queues.
- Best ice cream in Covent GardenCovent Garden · Multiple locations#10 on Best Ice Cream in London →Covent Garden gelato maker with inventive natural flavours and further sites around London.
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