The Covent Garden & Holborn Guide | London Neighbourhood Guides

Your guide to the very best of Covent Garden & Holborn, from top-notch restaurants to hidden spots for a nightcap; plus things to do and unusual activities in this – may we say, rather delightful – part of London.

Covent Garden & Holborn Guide

The Best Restaurants in Holborn A collection of excellent – and incidentally, extremely good-looking – eateries around Holborn.

London Transport Museum A museum dedicated to the history of movement in London over the last 200 years.

Balthazar London A carbon copy of the NYC original, with marble clad pillars, an all-day brasserie menu, and excellent cocktails….

The 10 Cases A small but constantly changing menu of European fare in a friendly and intimate wine bar.

J Sheekey An elegant, old-school seafood restaurant in the heart of Leicester Square, with romantic low lighting.

Clos Maggiore Voted London’s Most Romantic Restaurant over and over again….

The Delaunay One of London’s most cherished eateries; an all-day spot inspired by the Grand Cafés of old Vienna.

Flat Iron Covent Garden One of London’s best-loved steak spots… with a gelato counter for hand-churned soft serve.

Gordon’s Wine Bar An intimate crepuscular cellar bar along the Embankment.

Bounce Farringdon 17 ping pong tables; a 40 foot bar and a DJ booth….

Flesh and Buns A subterranean izakaya with build-your-own bao and toasting s’mores.

The Ivy Market Grill All the glamour of The Ivy, with a slightly friendlier bill.

Mr Fogg’s Tavern An eccentric, theatrical pub and cocktail joint in the heart of theatre-land.

Kanada-Ya Extremely good ramen – plus sake and Japanese whiskies – to wash it down with, in clean, minimalist surroundings.

The American Bar at the Savoy The city’s oldest cocktail bar, serving iconic drinks with a dinner-jacketed pianist every night.

Big Easy Covent Garden A Southern crabshack & pit BBQ spot that has somehow washed up in Chelsea.

Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels Whether you’re a wine lover or looking for a new aperitif spot, this will not disappoint….

Hawksmoor Seven Dials A top-quality steakhouse set in a spacious, temple-like dining room dedicated to beef….

Noble Rot A laidback wine bar and restaurant, with a wine list tirelessly devised over the course of two years.

Flat Iron Tottenham Court Road Great steak, at affordable prices, in an exposed-brick eatery on a quiet stretch of Soho.

The Black Penny We don’t usually write about coffee shops. Because most of them don’t have food like this….

Rules You might know Rules as the (self-proclaimed) oldest restaurant in London.

Circus All the world’s a stage… especially here, where the stage is also your table.

Ladurée Covent Garden A patisserie parlour that looks like Marie Antoinette’s attic.