A hip clientele and a cultured menu makes Asia de Cuba a high-energy and popular pitstop at the Starck-designed St. Martin’s Lane hotel in London’s West End. Blending elements of Asian and Cuban cuisine, the food is served sharing-style under the bare bulbs of the contemporary white interior. Its famously generous portions have also been adapted for bento boxes aimed at the lunch and pre-theatre crowd.
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Buzzy and convivial Bedford & Strand is an upbeat Covent Garden bar and eatery with a back-to-basics menu of bistro-style comfort food and a wine list that will delight even the pickiest oenophile. Shelves groan with bottles in the cosy basement setting, amidst candlelit tables, bentwood chairs and a chic zinc-topped bar. Food is served all day, with a laid-back bar menu of open sandwiches and deli dishes alongside British-led classics from crispy fish cakes to braised ox cheek and horseradish mash, plus hearty daily specials. 
Nestled in the heart of Covent Garden, this Floral Street branch of Bertorelli serves up stylish modern Italian food to hungry diners from its busy ground-floor restaurant. Signature à la carte dishes include veal chop in breadcrumbs and parmesan and roasted salmon with a poppy seed crust, with two and three-course set menus for diners pushed for time or money. A smaller bar occupies the lower ground floor. Fantastic situation opposite the Royal Opera House. 
With culinary maestro Albert Roux behind the menu, Brasserie Roux is an elegantly chic bistro serving classic French brasserie dishes. Grand arched windows look out onto the busy central London streets beyond, while the clubby interior lends itself to a relaxed and informal feel. Children get their own dishes and the pre-theatre set menu offers great value for money. 
Step into Chez Gérard on the South Bank for a touch of French style amidst the sights of central London. The reputation of its steak-frites is unassailable, but this chic brasserie also offers great-value set menus for diners taking a break in its panelled booths from riverside attractions such as the London Eye and opposite neighbour the Royal Festival Hall. This site is particularly suited to parties, with two well-appointed private dining rooms which can seat up to 60 guests. 
Chez Gérard is a busy 1930s-style conservatory restaurant with a beautiful open air terrace overlooking the Covent Garden Piazza. Priding itself on ‘the best steak-frites this side of Paris’, made from the finest pasture-reared Angus and Herefordshire beef, the brasserie menu samples French influences from Morocco to Montreal. Open all day, seven days a week, this location is perfect for pre- or post-theatre dining or just sitting back and enjoying the buzz of Covent Garden market. Families and children welcome. 
Beautiful Clos Maggiore is a lovers’ retreat from the hustle and bustle of London’s West End. The dining area is understatedly stylish, with an intimate courtyard decorated with blossom-laden branches and an unobtrusive fire in the colder months. The restaurant menu alludes to the cuisine of the country inns of Provence and Tuscany, while an award-winning wine list offers over a choice of over 30 by the glass alone. 
The unpretentious Covent Garden Grill serves its crowd of regulars and tourists a great range of steaks and other cuts, chargrilled to order from an inventive menu. Diners loll on the comfy sofas with friends, or hide away in one of the restaurant’s private booths for a romantic rendezvous or a business get-together. There’s a theatre menu for playgoers, and prices are surprisingly reasonable for the heart of the West End. 
Fire & Stone takes pizza to a whole new level with over 25 unique topped, wood-fired, stone-baked varieties of pizza on its menu! All are freshly made to order with ingredients as diverse as barrel-aged Greek feta, roasted rosemary potatoes, black pudding and pears (dessert pizza), although there is also a great choice for the less adventurous. Non-pizza lovers get a choice of salads and other main courses. Set over two floors, this sleek and chic contemporary Covent Garden restaurant is perfectly suited for a range of dining occasions, from a first date to a meal with family or friends. 
Originally a small oyster bar, J Sheekey preserves an unstuffy and intimate air which has made it a West End favourite for over 100 years. Cosy up in a dark corner in one of this fish restaurant’s wood-panelled interconnecting rooms and try not to gawp at the high-profile clientele. The seafood is fresh and delivered with flair, and there’s an imaginative vegetarian menu, plus a few meat dishes for non-fish lovers. An unrivalled destination for London theatre-goers.