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Story Cellar Introducing Covent Garden's summer serves, discover a curated line-up of refreshing sips and sweet treats, perfect for getting you through the London heatwave.
The summer’s heatwave is hitting London (finally!), and where better to stay cool than in Covent Garden. Whether you are spending your sunny days discovering the West End or shopping for your summer holiday, take a break, cool off and enjoy a curated selection of frozen cocktails and mocktails, gelatos, iced matcha and coffees, soft serves and seasonal shakes.
📍Floral Court: enter via King Street or Floral Street
🗓14th June - 11th September
Nestled in the cosy Floral Court, Roseblood is bringing the heart of Provence to Covent Garden with their beautiful summer wine terrace. Renowned for their rosé wine from Château d'Estoublon in the heart of Provence, France, the Roseblood pop up is the place to be to enjoy a chilled glass of rosé, perfect for a sunlit afternoon with friends.
Founded by Mama Anita herself almost 20 years ago, Anita Gelato serves up a range of 100% hand-made frozen treats, including frozen yogurt, sorbets and more - and each new flavour still gets the Mama Anita's stamp of approval! Pause your day of shopping for a gelato scoop, froyo, affagato - the perfect heatwave treat!
Serving up classic popcorn flavours (and some not-so-classic) including their famous caramel corn, cheddar cheese corn, buttered corn and salted-to-perfection corn, Godfrey's Popcorn are always cooking up something new.
For a totally unique heatwave treat, Godfrey’s Caramel Popcorn Sundae is a must-have. Made with homemade caramel corn layered over cereal milk soft-serve and finished with toasted cornflakes and a drizzle of rich caramel sauce this gourmet treat offers a delightful balance of textures and flavours for a truly unforgettable experience.
Made in Italy and using all natural ingredients, Venchi has been leading the way in authentic gelato since 1878! Stop by the Market Building parlour to try a full line-up of Italian gelato flavours, perfect for a sunny day. Fancy something a little different? Try one of Venchi's new GelatoShakes, from flavours including Creamy Strawberry and Crunchy Caramel.
Famous for their artisanal gelato, Morelli's Gelato in the Market Building offers a delicious selection of iced coffee, milkshakes, gelato and sorbet scoops, as well as soft gelato.
Open daily from 12pm-8pm, The Summer House is a Mediterranean-inspired pop-up bar in the heart of Covent Garden. Serving cool cocktails and frozen desserts, sip on frozen margaritas and passionfruit martinis, alongside sorbets and frozen chocolate-dipped cheesecake.
From Monday 23rd - Friday 27th LIMA CANTINA will be offering a special summer pairing of our Ceviche Clasico and a glass of Estival by Pablo Fallabrino, both for only £15. An engagingly aromatic Uruguayan wine; blend of Gewürztraminer, Chardonnay and Moscato Bianco. Make sure to quote ‘Cevicheweek’ when booking any day next week from Monday to Friday.
The second most important day in Peru celebrates an iconic national dish with a millennia-long history. The restaurant will be serving their classic Ceviche on the house all day, prepared with the freshest sea bream, marinated in ‘leche de tigre’ / Tigers’ Milk and served à la minute. Simply book on Saturday 28th and quote 'Cevicheday' as part of a booking for lunch or dinner.
You can also enjoy refreshing pints for just £5 and empanadas for £1!
This summer SUSHISAMBA's Piazza terrace has been transformed into an enchanting summer retreat. In collaboration with Veuve Clicquot, say hello to sunshine, sorbets and champagne at the new terrace, a lush oasis of golden blooms and greenery. It is the perfect spot to indulge in specially curated Veuve Clicquot cocktails, refreshing champagne sorbets and a spot of al-fresco this summer.
Choose between two mouth-watering champagne sorbets, including Yuzu with Yellow Label and Strawberry with Brut Rosé, alongside cocktails like the Solaris and Pandan Spritz
📍East Piazza
🗓 20th June - 13th July
This summer, Covent Garden presents Summer on the Big Screen - the ultimate series of live screenings showing the biggest events of the summer. From the best of the West End with a live steam of West End Live, to the biggest artists performing at Glastonbury Festival and more, be a part of the action on the Covent Garden Piazza.
Keep cool with sweet and savoury treats including:
Available from 20th June, din Tai Fung has launched their Summer Drinks Passport 2.0, a limited-edition collection of four globally inspired drinks, including two cocktails and two non-alcoholic serves. Explore sweet, sour, bitter, and spicy flavours including the Chilli Oil Margarita, Mango Sago Colada, Oatly Matcha Bubble Tea and Goji Passionfruit Iced Tea.
Din Tai Fung has also introduced a refreshed Bubble Tea line-up, perfect for takeaway and quality flavours on-the-go. Try new flavours with the Lychee Black Tea – Fragrant black tea with lychee cordial and coconut jelly, and Caramel Milk Tea – Classic comfort with rich black tea, caramel, and tapioca pearls
HENRI terrace has been transformed into a Venetian paradise just in time for the longer days this summer. Head over to Henrietta Street to enjoy an al-fresco summer with delicious cocktails made with SELECT, the original aperitivo born in Venice.
Tucked away under Covent Garden Market, STEREO is the neighbourhood's iconic live music venue and cocktail bar. Inspired by the vibrant late-night cultures of New York and London, complete with undertones of Parisian chic, it's go-to place to keep the party going.
STEREO offers a trio of late-night summer serves, perfect for cooling after a day in the sun. The Smooth Operator is light and laid-back with a tropical edge, while Face the Music brings a deeper, duskier profile with mellow fruit and a touch of spice. STEREO also serves delicious alcohol-free concoctions including the Running Man, a crisp, citrusy and botanical.
Celebrate Pride month with a brand new limited-edition flavour, available until 6th July. Introducing the White Chocolate with Colourful Cereal - crunchy, bright and delicious!
The iconic Pride Shake has returned, blending creamy vanilla frozen custard with crushed shortbread and rainbow sprinkles, topped off with a swirl of whipped cream and strawberry glaze. Even better, for every shake sold, Shake Shack donate £1 to support LGBTQIA+ charities.
Sweet tooth? The Union Shack from Shake Shack is the ultimate combination of Chocolate custard, fudge sauce, ST JOHN chocolate hazelnut brownie, Pump Street chocolate chunks, and chocolate sprinkles. 5% of sales from the Union Shack concrete supports The Dragon Hall Trust charity, a forward-thinking charitable organisation supporting young people, residents, business and community groups in Covent Garden.
Shake Shack also serves a menu of refreshing drinks including freshly brewed ice teas, lemonades, beers and exclusive ShackMeister Ale, a smooth Pale Ale brewed in partnership with Brooklyn Brewery.
Renowned for their authentic Portuguese custard tarts, Santa Nata is offering up a delicious menu of extra creamy soft serve, customisable with toppings of your choice, alongside their signature iced coffees.
For something chilled and a little unexpected, head to Delamina Townhouse for their refreshing Irish cream parfait, served with macadamia nuts and rose petals, the perfect cool-down with a floral twist.
