Hong Kong-based restaurant to make UK debut in Covent Garden

A Hong Kong-based Vietnamese restaurant concept is to open its first site in the UK within Shaftesbury Capital’s Covent Garden estate in London.

Opening at 16 Henrietta Street, Cô Thành at Covent Garden will draw on its culinary roots in Ho Chi Minh City, focusing on dishes from Southern Vietnam.

The restaurant will offer dishes from the Hong Kong restaurant alongside London-only specials, as well as a range of Vietnamese desserts alongside beverages including wines, cocktails, and smoothies, juices, and coffee.

Cô Thành will join Covent Garden’s existing roster of dining operators, including Ave Mario, Din Tai Fung, GAUCHO, SUSHISAMBA, and The Ivy Market Grill.

Emma Matus, head of restaurant leasing at Shaftesbury Capital, said: “Covent Garden’s dining offer continues to grow at pace, with Cô Thành the latest in a host of new F&B signings. Marking yet another UK debut and highly unique world-class concept, Cô Thành will complement the neighbourhood’s line-up perfectly, adding yet more diversity and tapping into the city’s love for first-rate Vietnamese food.”

The signing of Cô Thành follows the recent announcement that Italian restaurant brand Harry’s has signed for a flagship site in Covent Garden. Both signings are the latest in a flurry of new F&B operators joining the destination, following the likes of Sri Lankan street food concept ADOH!, French-Japanese brand Café Kitsuné, and the Indian-inspired Kricket.