ITALIAN RESTAURANT IN COVENT GARDEN
Osteria by Bocconcino is an Italian restaurant in Covent Garden, on the Strand, serving handmade pasta, grilled seafood and seasonal Italian dishes from an open kitchen. We sit a few minutes from the piazza, the Royal Opera House and the Savoy, in the heart of London’s theatre district. The room is warm, the kitchen is fast, and the menu is rooted in the regions of Italy. Among the places to eat in Covent Garden, this is one for diners who want authentic Italian food in a setting built around an open kitchen rather than a takeaway counter.
Whether you are booking pre-theatre, settling in for a Sunday seafood buffet, hosting a private event in the dedicated dining room, or after one of the better Italian restaurants in the Covent Garden area with private dining London diners can rely on for groups, the kitchen runs to the same standard. Italian dining built for long lunches and lively dinners, served in the heart of central London. La dolce vita, served from twelve.
A Covent Garden Italian restaurant on the Strand
Of the Italian restaurants on the Strand and across Covent Garden, Osteria by Bocconcino sits in the middle of the theatre district at 366 Strand. The room is built around an open kitchen, with pasta on the pass, fish from the grill, and the bar mixing Negronis and spritzes through the evening. Interiors lean into Italian warmth with wood, soft lighting and terracotta accents, with the energy of a working dining room.
Handmade pasta and grilled seafood from the open kitchen
The a la carte menu celebrates Italian culinary traditions with a focus on handmade pastas and flame-grilled dishes. Tagliatelle with rich beef ragu, saffron ossobuco risotto, and tagliatelle al tartufo lead the pasta side. From the grill, prime cuts and seafood include sirloin steak, whole butterfly sea bass with salsa verde, and seasonal market fish.
Bottomless brunch, set menus and the Sunday seafood buffet
Saturdays and Sundays bring bottomless brunch with grilled lobster, free-flowing drinks, antipasti and pasta. Sundays add the Italian seafood buffet with lobster, oysters, prawns and crab, plus handmade pasta, antipasti and desserts. Monday to Friday, lunch and pre-theatre set menus run through the day for West End diners.
Live jazz, private dining and special occasions
Live jazz evenings pair with cocktails and Italian dining, while private dining hosts birthdays, corporate events, weddings and celebrations. The private dining room seats up to twenty-six guests, with full venue hire available for larger events.
How to book a table at Osteria by Bocconcino
Reserve online through the booking page or call 020 7499 4510. The restaurant is at 366 Strand, London, WC2R 0JF, in the heart of Covent Garden.
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