Hovarda London

Hovarda sits on Rupert Street, a five-minute walk from Piccadilly Circus. The menu focuses on Mediterranean and Greek seafood. The room runs smart and elegant, leaning into a polish that separates it from the quick-turn eateries crowding this stretch of Soho.

Most kitchens in this part of town rely on the volume of passing tourists to stay busy, but Hovarda works as a purposeful table. It is a more considered room than the rowdier spots near Regent Street or the cramped bistros lining the backstreets of the West End. You go here for a lingering dinner rather than a pre-theatre bite, turning the proximity to major landmarks into a backdrop rather than a distraction.