Food Guides
Love is in the Covent Garden air and we've got your top date night destinations to make your occasion oh so special. Dress to impress and enjoy great food and even better company with our Top Romantic Restaurants Guide.
Ave Mario is the latest - and grandest - Italian trattoria style restaurant to open in Covent Garden. From the team behind the ever popular Gloria & Circolo Popolare - Ave Mario brings fun energy, beautifully bold plates and freshly made pizza and pasta to the heart of Covent Garden.
You may have even spotted the restaurant’s striking interiors (and brigade of Italian chefs) featured in the latest Kylie x Jessie Ware disco themed music video.
For a memorable and flamboyant date night to impress the other half, we suggest ordering the fun (and slightly naughty) cocktails, giant plates of pasta and outrageous desserts. Highly recommend booking ahead to avoid disappointment.
SUSHISAMBA is a high energy restaurant bringing Japanese and Latin American vibes to the heart of London.
For the perfect date night - start with a drink at the bar and admire the ‘living ceiling’ - under an abundance of green foliage.
Signature dishes include the wagyu gyoza, lobster taquitos, and tiger prawn rolls. The miso black cod and classic sushi selection is also an absolute must!
The Oystermen Bar & Kitchen is one of my favourite places for a romantic date night or quick pre-theatre dinner.
You can sit at the counter and choose from the daily blackboard specials and native oyster list. The fried whitebait and tempura oysters are also a popular choice.
The Dorset brown crab and bay leaf chips are incredible too. All washed down with glass (or a few) of fizz of course!
The latest member of the Restaurant Story family, Story Cellar has joined the selection of fine restaurants in Seven Dials. Inspired by the brasseries of Paris but with a distinct London identity, Story Cellar offers classic plates, counter dining and fine wines.
All dishes are curated by two-time Michelin star-rated chef, Tom Sellers, ensuring you have a delicious meal on every visit. A dining experience at Story Cellar evokes memories to last a lifetime, the perfect Valentine's Day or regular date night venue.
Tucked away in Covent Garden's little pocket of colour, Neal's Yard, La Compagnie wine bar provides an idyllic setting for a pre-theatre drink and some light bites. Favourites are the Posh Madame and Chiprones - an epic duo of plates to share between two, alongside a bottle of Bordeaux.
Gaucho reflects the passion, people, lifestyle, culture and rich food and wine offering of Modern Argentina. Serving carbon-neutral steak, fine wines and classic cocktails, the artistically designed Covent Garden restaurant is the perfect place for a romance filled evening.
Offering a stunning, contemporary take on modern European cuisine, the decor and atmosphere of Clos Maggiore was inspired by the sophisticated country inns of the South of France and Tuscany. Drink and dine below the shimmering canopy of white blossom and twinkling fairy lights, beside an open, crackling fire.
The French menu is a culinary work of art, serving uses local and seasonal products throughout the year to create perfectly balanced menus, blending contemporary flavours and just the right amount of indulgence.
