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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Jan- 2020 -30 JanuaryComment
Dining with the stars: a definitive list of celebrity-owned haunts
WHO: Ed Sheeran WHAT: Bertie Blossoms WHERE: Notting Hill Last August, Ed Sheeran shocked his fans by announcing an 18-month hiatus from music. It seems the singer has found a new calling, because it was only a month later that he launched his very own restaurant, Bertie Blossoms. The eatery,…
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22 JanuaryAdvice
The 2020 trends that caterers should add to their menus
The annual trends survey conducted among New Covent Garden Market’s traders has predicted that 2020 will see flavoursome fruits, a focus on British and a new wave of meat alternatives become diners most sought after requests on menus across the country. According to Stan Gulas at market wholesaler Oui Chef,…
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7 JanuaryRestaurants
SushiDog to open first bricks and mortar site
Sushidog has announced the opening of its second site in Covent Garden, amid plans for future expansion across the capital. The 300 sq ft unit will be the first bricks and mortar site for the brand. SushiDog was founded in August 2017 by Greg Ilsen and Nick Goldstein, who later…
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Dec- 2019 -18 DecemberRestaurants
Mark Wahlberg’s Wahlburgers to relaunch as full service restaurant
Actor Mark Wahlberg’s Covent Garden restaurant Wahlbergers, which he launched with his chef brother Paul, is to relaunch as a full-service restaurant just six months after opening. Following feedback from customers over the first six months of operation and an internal review of additional growth opportunities, Wahlburgers is evolving its…
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4 DecemberRestaurants
Dishoom set to open in Birmingham next year
Indian restaurant Dishoom has announced it is set to open its new chain in Chamberlain Square in Birmingham in Spring 2020. The restaurant, which is part of Paradise development opened its first site in Covent Garden in 2010 and has opened more chains in London’s Kings Cross, Soho and Shoreditch.…
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2 DecemberRestaurants
Mercato Metropolitano announces closure of El Pastor’s Pastorcito
The Harts Group has announced that El Pastor’s Pastorcito has closed its doors at the Mercato Metropolitano. The group, behind restaurants which include the Barradina branch in Covent Garden, Kings Cross and Soho and El Pastor group, opened its site in August this year. El Pastor was developed by Sam…
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Nov- 2019 -8 NovemberRestaurants
Barbecue restaurant Pitt Cue Co. returns to London
Pitt Cue Co., the restaurant that specialises in “barbecue, bourbon, and beer,” is set to return to London after closing its doors in June this year. Jamie Berger, who co-founded the company alongside Tom Adams in 2011, has announced that he will relaunch the restaurant under original ownership, with plans…
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Oct- 2019 -24 OctoberCafes and Coffee Shops
% Arabica to make UK debut with double store openings in London
Lifestyle-orientated Japanese coffee brand % Arabica is to make its UK debut with two London outposts officially opening on 1 November 2019. The brand will open its flagship store in Broadway Market, East London, and Covent Garden will see its sister site situated on King Street, the latter of which…
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Aug- 2019 -14 AugustPeople
Aaron Potter joins Petersham Nurseries as head chef of La Goccia
Petersham Nurseries has announced that Aaron Potter has been appointed as head chef of La Goccia, the Italian-inspired restaurant at Petersham Nurseries Covent Garden. Petersham Nurseries said at only 27-years-old, Potter has a “huge wealth of experience in fine dining, with a strong philosophy of using sustainably farmed produce that…
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Jul- 2019 -31 JulyRestaurants
Fafa’s to debut in London in September
Fafa’s has announced it is set to open its London site this September on Monmouth Street, in Covent Garden’s Seven Dials. The company began serving Mediterranean street food from a small Finnish kiosk in Punavuori back in 2011, and core dishes include freshly filled pitas, salads and meze with everything…
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