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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Aug- 2018 -3 AugustProduct Releases
Avocado based pop-up restaurant becomes permanent
An avocado based pop-up restaurant has announced it is opening a permanent restaurant in London’s Covent Garden. Avobar, features only avocado based dishes and has been described as “London’s first all-avo casual dining concept”. The new restaurant based Henrietta Street will have an all avocado menu featuring ‘Avo Bun’ burgers…
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May- 2018 -4 MayRestaurants
Hollywood’s Mark Wahlberg to bring burger chain to London
Mark Wahlberg and his brothers Paul and Donnie will be debuting their burger eatery in London’s Covent Garden. Wahlburger, founded in 2011, currently has 22 chains across America. The new outlet will be at 8-9 James Street. The first UK site will be a 6,000 sqft, two-storey building and will…
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Apr- 2018 -12 AprilPeople
TGI Fridays hit with first ever strike over tips and minimum wage
TGI Fridays staff members are to be balloted by trade union Unite for strike action over tips and minimum wage. In the first of a series of strikes over the coming months, waiting staff from the chain’s Milton Keynes and Covent Garden restaurants will be balloted from 18 April to…
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Mar- 2018 -19 MarchPeople
Former Locanda Locatelli chef enlisted for new Italian restaurant
Louis Korovilas, a former chef at London’s Michelin-starred Locanda Locatelli, has taken on the head chef role at a new Italian restaurant in Covent Garden. Korovilas has also previously worked at the Michelin-starred French restaurant Pied à Terre. The new eatery, called Bancone, will focus on fresh pasta and is…
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16 MarchRestaurants
Vegan, alcohol-free restaurant launches crowdfunding campaign
London-based vegan, wheat and alcohol-free restaurant Redemption Bar has launched a £300,000 crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to open two new outlets. Developed by former brand director of Virgin, Catherine Salway and New Zealand restaurateur and raw vegan chef, Andrea Waters, the company already has two restaurants in Shoreditch and Notting…
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