Covent Garden is to unveil a new al fresco dining scheme across the estate this spring, featuring over 500 additiona lnew seats across more than 25 restaurants, as restaurants reopen for outdoor dining from 12th April onwards.
The new al fresco seating will span 7 streets as well as the Piazza, with the majority of covers providing weatherproof drinking and dining options for visitors, with heaters, large parasols and windbreak screens.
Additional streets are being pedestrianised to allow for extended al fresco dining, including: Henrietta Street, Floral Street, Maiden Lane and Southampton Street which join the already pedestrianised Piazza, King Street and James Street.
This initiative will sit alongside a new outdoor picnic and garden dining area on the estate’s East Piazza which will open from 29th March for takeaway dining from Covent Garden’s cafes and restaurants.
Michelle McGrath, executive director, Capco commented: “Our new al fresco experience transforms Covent Garden into London’s leading outdoor dining destination, offering an unrivalled choice of cafes and restaurants on beautiful pedestrianised streets. The strength in bookings observed ahead of reopening on 12 April reflects the underlying demand for experience-le
