213 Cool, Fun, Lively Restaurants near Covent Garden London

We found 213 Cool, Fun, Lively restaurants within 1 miles 1 miles of Covent Garden London

Covent Garden is a major attraction for both tourists and Londoners alike due to its West End location, fantastic shopping scene and beautiful architecture. Not to mention the vast number of places to eat that make it a haven for foodies. In fact, even if you were to narrow down your search to a mile radius, you would still find hundreds of restaurants in Covent Garden that cater for your every need, from fantastic fine dining to photo-ready restaurants and places that are perfect for a quick bite. So densely-packed are the places to eat in Covent Garden that you’re never too far from a high-quality steakhouse, some of the freshest seafood in town, classic French fare or whatever else you might fancy. If you crave it, Covent Garden has probably got a restaurant to satisfy.

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Cool, Fun, Lively Restaurants near Covent Garden London
Cool, Fun, Lively Restaurants near Covent Garden London
Cool, Fun, Lively Restaurants near Covent Garden London
Cool, Fun, Lively Restaurants near Covent Garden London
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Arcade Tottenham Court Road

Arcade Tottenham Court Road

Bloomsbury, WC1A 1DB
0.4 miles
Bronze £30 - £49BurgersFusionHalalIndianInternationalJapaneseMexicanMiddle EasternNepaleseSushi
What we think
"Strolling past the bouncer and checking in at the door with concierge, Arcade is a venue that offers everything you could possibly want, with a plethor ..." Read our full review
Speedboat Bar

Speedboat Bar

Soho, W1D 6DL
0.4 miles
Bronze BarsThaiUnder £30
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"There’s nothing shy about Luke Farrell’s second London restaurant. It’s a clanging, cart-wheeling cacophony of colour and it’s ..." Read our full review
Aqua Nueva

Aqua Nueva

Oxford Circus, W1B 3BR
0.8 miles
Bronze £30 - £49BarsInternationalSpanishTapas
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"Aqua's upmarket Spanish eatery is predictably sleek and glamorous, although the food is sufficiently accomplished to hold its own. Low-lit black tables ..." Read our full review
Hutong at The Shard

Hutong at The Shard

London Bridge, SE1 9RY
0.4 miles
Gold £50 - £79BarsChineseDim SumInternationalSzechuan
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"As the London flagship of the Hong Kong-based Aqua Group, this high-rise Chinese atop the Shard is nigh on impossible to beat for its beautiful carved- ..." Read our full review
Waeska at The Mandrake

Waeska at The Mandrake

Fitzrovia, W1T 1PG
0.7 miles
Gold £30 - £49BarsHotel Bars
Given the Mandrake root’s trippy herbal reputation, it’s fitting that the mind-bendingly exotic, sensual interior of this boho-deluxe boutique h ... Find out more
Capilungo

Capilungo

Covent Garden, WC2E 9LB
0.2 miles
£30 - £49Italian
A cafe by day and wine bar by night, Capilungo brings all the flavours and folkways of Lecce, a gorgeous city in the southern region of Apulia in Italy, to ... Find out more
The Queen Charlotte

The Queen Charlotte

Fitzrovia, W1T 1TA
0.7 miles
£30 - £49BarsPubs
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"For somewhere that takes everything it does so seriously, the Draft House is really rather a hoot. Beer drinkers can order third of a pint ‘sampl ..." Read our full review
Bocconcino Soho

Bocconcino Soho

Soho, W1F 7JY
0.6 miles
Bronze £50 - £79Italian
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"Bocconcino has wrapped its perfectly manicured claws around another central London location with this coveted spot on Great Marlborough Street. Famed f ..." Read our full review
Doughnation Pizza

Doughnation Pizza

Covent Garden, WC2E 8LU
0.0 miles
£30 - £49ItalianPizza
Doughnation is a pizza restaurant in Covent Garden that provides some of the most delicious pizzas that you can find across London. Using artisanal ingredie ... Find out more
Barrafina Dean Street

Barrafina Dean Street

Soho, W1D 3LL
0.4 miles
Gold £30 - £49SpanishTapas
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"London’s first Barrafina has sparked three offshoots with their own distinct personality (Drury Lane, Adelaide Street, Coal Drops Yard), but the ..." Read our full review
Inamo Soho
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Inamo Soho

Soho, W1F 8ZP
0.5 miles
Bronze £30 - £49Afternoon teaJapanesePan AsianSushi
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"‘Interactive oriental fusion’ is the deal at this futuristic, neon-lit restaurant, which has silenced those naysayers who claimed the &ldqu ..." Read our full review
El Ta'koy

El Ta'koy

Soho, WC2E 8LU
0.0 miles
Bronze £30 - £49Fusion
What we think
"Tucked away in the basement of 3 Henrietta Street (two floors down from Mark Greenaway’s excellent Pivot restaurant), El Ta’koy is very eas ..." Read our full review
Chotto Matte Soho

Chotto Matte Soho

Soho, W1D 4RB
0.4 miles
Silver £50 - £79JapanesePeruvian
What we think
"Light-hearted and fun, this Soho champion of Nikkei cuisine (a fusion of Japanese and Peruvian) pulls out all the stops. Chotto Matte is a large two-fl ..." Read our full review
Baranis

Baranis

Holborn, WC2A 1PP
0.5 miles
Bronze BarsFrenchMediterraneanModern EuropeanUnder £30
What we think
"We can't promise you a year in Provence, but a game of pétanque is certainly on the cards at Baranis – home to London's only indoor court. ..." Read our full review
Kebhouze

Kebhouze

Oxford Street, W1D 2JL
0.7 miles
BritishUnder £30
Global kebab chain Kebhouze has opened its first UK site with this London restaurant on Oxford Street. At the time of writing, it already boasts 24 sites ac ... Find out more
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This iconic area of London packs a lot into a fairly modest space. If you’re going for dinner in Covent Garden, almost every street in the area is crammed with highly-reviewed places to eat – it doesn’t matter if you’re hungry for a bowl of ramen or an elegant multi-course menu. Of course, at the centre of it all is the main piazza, which houses a stunning indoor market of boutique shops, cafes and more informal restaurants. But if you really want a meal that will blow you (and your party) away, then this list of the best restaurants in Covent Garden will do just that.

There are plenty more foodie pockets in this part of London to discover. One of the most picturesque has got to be Neal’s Yard, a colourful courtyard where a handful of restaurants, cafes and wine bars converge. And, if you’re craving a fluffy stack of pancakes or planning a bottomless birthday bash, there are loads of brunch spots in Covent Garden, too. Remember to use the filters on the left to narrow down your search and find a restaurant that perfectly matches your preferences.