Covent Garden
This covers all our reporting from Covent Garden, a central London destination where hospitality, retail, and tourism intersect. We spotlight restaurant and bar openings, chef residencies, brand activations, and operational strategies from both independents and high-profile groups. With footfall-driven trading dynamics and premium positioning, Covent Garden serves as a strategic reference point for restaurateurs, bar managers, and F&B executives analysing consumer behaviour, site performance, and experiential dining in flagship urban settings.
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Sep- 2021 -22 SeptemberRestaurants
Miscusi to make UK debut this autumn
Miscusi has announced that it will debut its first UK restaurant outside of Italy at The Yards, Covent Garden, this autumn. With 12 restaurants currently across seven Italian cities, the restaurant group said it has signed for a 4,190 sq ft unit at 23 Slingsby Place committing to the first…
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9 SeptemberRestaurants
Tredwells to shut its doors after seven years
Tredwells, which is owned by chef Chantelle Nicholson, has announced the closure of the restaurant after seven years on Friday, 24 September 2021. Founded in the heart of Covent Garden, Tredwells delivers seasonal menus with an emphasis on locally sourced produce, plant-based eating and sustainable methods of production. The restaurant…
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8 SeptemberRestaurants
Five Guys to open new site in Livingston
Five Guys is set to open its latest location at The Centre, Livingston, having agreed a lease for a new 3,787 sq ft store at the shopping centre. The new site is due to open on 13 September following a full refurbishment of the unit. Five Guys will join a…
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7 SeptemberRestaurants
Pitaya opens debut UK restaurant
Fast-casual restaurant group Pitaya has entered the UK with the opening of its debut London restaurant in Covent Garden. Founded in Bordeaux, the group provides Thai street food to over 150 locations across seven European countries, including Belgium, Spain, and Switzerland. Comprising 108 covers inside, Pitaya Covent Garden also features…
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Aug- 2021 -16 AugustNews
Taiwanese ’bubble tea’ franchise opens fifth UK site
A tea drink franchise headquartered in Kaohsiung, Taiwan has announced plans to open its fifth ‘bubble tea’ site in the UK, at London’s Covent Garden. Entitled Gong Cha, the 27-year-old brand, will open the 65sq. metre cafe at 3 Garrick Street, WC2. Over 40 bubble tea variations will be available…
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4 AugustRestaurants
Fatt Pundit opens second London site
Fatt Pundit, an Indo-Chinese inspired dining concept, has announced the opening of its second restaurant in Covent Garden this August. The new restaurant on Maiden Lane will be an “evolution” of its original Soho site, with the group hoping to bring the “unique influence” of India’s Chinese community and culture…
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Jul- 2021 -27 JulyRestaurants
Adam Handling Chelsea to close in October
The Adam Handling Restaurant Group has announced that it will close its Cadogan Hotel Chelsea restaurant. Operations at the Belmond-owned hotel will continue as normal for Adam Handling Chelsea until the group’s consultancy contract ends on 14 October. As a result of the mutual agreement, Adam Handling will turn his…
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8 JulyRestaurants
Gino D’Acampo opens new London restaurant
Gino D’Acampo has announced the opening of ‘Luciano’, a new restaurant located in London on 26 July. The new restaurant will be located at the ME London hotel, and is named after the celebrity chef’s 18-year old son Luciano. To support kitchen operations, Lorenzo Minini has been appointed as executive…
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May- 2021 -28 MayRestaurants
Post-pandemic recovery to enable Fulham Shore portfolio expansion
Fulham Shore, the owner of Franco Manca and The Real Greek, has announced a continuation of its opening pipeline due to a strong trading performance since the reopening of indoor hospitality. In a trading update on the London Stock Exchange, the restaurant group revealed that group revenues from 17 to…
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24 MayRestaurants
Riviera Restaurants and Luxury launches third London site
Riviera Restaurants and Luxury group has launched its third ‘Wine Workshop and Kitchen’ in London. 28°- 50° Wine Workshop and Kitchen Chelsea on King’s Road, London, will serve a European, brasserie-style menu alongside a diverse wine selection, offering both old and new world wines plus a small, unique range from…
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