Cora Pearl, Covent Garden

Cora Pearl, the second restaurant from the team behind Kitty Fisher's, takes its name from the infamous 19th-century French courtesan, drawing inspiration from her status as the ‘party queen of Paris’ and involvement in the London culinary scene. No one was more simultaneously glamorous and rebellious than Cora Pearl, and this new Covent Garden restaurant has been 'designed to encapsulate her slightly decadent era', explains head chef George Barson.

Housed in a historic, Grade II listed building, Cora Pearl seats 60 people. In the restaurant upstairs, interior decor is risqué with sensual art garnishing the walls, and the menu, consisting of both French and British inspired cuisine, is simple but delicious: cheese and ham toasties, fish stew, and chocolate ganache are all on offer.

Downstairs, a late license cocktail bar serves Martinis and French Pearls, as well as a few bespoke cocktails you will never have heard of including, the gin-based 'Chaine d'Or', named after the men who made Cora Pearl famous.