Food Guides
Feeling Festive? Indulge in our guide to Festive Treats in Covent Garden this Christmas! Be sure to pick up one (or more!) of these delicious holiday treats.
From Lisbon with Love: You’ll find London’s BEST Pasteis de Nata (Portugese Egg Tarts) made fresh daily, Oozy Custard Doughnuts, and Hot Chocolate to keep you and your loved ones warm this Christmas!
Co-founder Francisco Oliveira, whose family have been baking since 1900 (and currently own seven successful bakeries in Portugal), told us that the brand takes its name from Lisbon’s parish of Santa Maria de Belém where the Pastel de Nata were invented in the 18th century by Catholic monks.
The tarts are handmade daily by the Portuguese master pastry chef and his team in full view of customers - and a bell is rung every time a fresh batch of pastries comes out of the oven!
100% Vegan Stuffed Cookies - favourites include Black Forest Cookie, Pecan Pie, Triple Chocolate, Chocolate Peppermint Cookie, Peanut Butter & Jam + Cinnamon Crunch. Find their bakery in the basement of the Covent Garden Market Building.
Created by Pastry Chef Kimberly Lin, Floozie Cookies are handmade vegan cookies with a delicious stuffed centre. All eight cookie flavours are 100% vegan and plant-based. Floozie Cookies can also be delivered nationwide. They are best enjoyed straight away at room temperature or slightly warmed in a preheated oven at 160C or 20 seconds in a microwave.
Originally founded in Taiwan as a small dumpling shop, with delectable signatures including Xiao Long Baos and Steamed Chicken Soup, the Din Tai Fung brand has since grown globally, winning numerous awards, including the prestigious one Michelin star, and enjoys an international celebrity following.
Not only will you find some of the best dumplings in town (made fresh to order), Din Tai Fung in Covent Garden are now serving up limited edition Festive Cocktails and Chocolate Lava Buns filled with oozy molten chocolate filling. Make sure you try them soon!
Maison Ladurée Festive Macarons - you will find limited edition flavours available by their store right next to Covent Garden’s Christmas Tree - including: Christmas Brioche, Fir Tree & Roasted Hazelnuts plus the classic favourites such as Salted Caramel, Pistachio, Rose, and Chocolate of course!
Ladurée was founded in 1862 by Louis-Ernest Ladurée. The company’s first shop was located on rue Royale in Paris. In 1871, Ladurée opened a second location on the Champs-Élysées.
Ladurée’s iconic Covent Garden store serves all day dishes, afternoon tea, pastries, cakes, special teats and macaron gift boxes from the shop.
