Caffè Concerto Covent Garden Piazza

You'll find yourself perched on the piazza side of Covent Garden Market, watching the theatre crowds and street performers drift past whilst nursing an excellent cappuccino. Caffè Concerto does the Italian basics right—proper espresso, decent pasta, antipasti that don't pretend to be anything fancier than they are. It's the kind of place where locals duck in for a quick lunch between meetings, but tourists also clock it as the real deal rather than the chain spots dotting the square. The vibe is properly continental without feeling precious about it.