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Warm restaurant modelled on a Venetian
bacaro
. Small plates from £3 - try grilled fen-
nel with white anchovy,
pizzette
or any of the
polpette
(meatballs). Reservations for
lunch only.
ROCK & SOLE PLAICE
47 Endell St Covent Garden 020 7836 3785.Daily noon-10.30pm.
MAP
No-nonsense fish-and-chip shop, where they do all the staples just right; you eat in or at
one of the pavement tables.
SARASTRO
126 Drury Lane Covent Garden 020 7836 0101.Mon-Fri 12.30-10.30pm, Sat 12.30-11pm, Sun
12.30-4pm & 6-10pm.
MAP
Theatrically over-the-top, gloriously kitsch restaurant that's also a great place to hear
young opera stars perform live (Mon & Sun), while enjoying food from the eastern Med.
Mains £10-27; set menus from £28.95.
TONKOTSU
63 Dean St Tottenham Court Road 020 7437 0071.Mon-Fri noon-3pm & 5-10.30pm, Sat
noon-10.30pm, Sun noon-10pm.
MAP
Slurpable, silky home-made ramen noodles in rich, savoury stocks, with pork belly,
smoked haddock or veggie options. Prices from £9.
YAUATCHA
15 Broadwick St Piccadilly Circus 020 7494 8888.Mon-Sat noon-11.30pm, Sun
noon-10.30pm.
MAP
Very popular, minimalist Chinese teahouse-restaurant serving up dim sum (£4.50-12) all
day long.
