Restaurants, Bars and Hotels at the Royal Opera House
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You can eat and drink inside the Royal Opera House without a ticket, and the picks below are all within six minutes of the door.
Eating and drinking inside the building
- Cicoria and Bar Cicoria, on the fifth floor, with a rooftop terrace over the Piazza. Italian food from the Michelin-starred chef Angela Hartnett, and an all-day bar with small plates. Open to everyone, walk-ins welcome, Monday to Saturday 12pm to 11pm and Sunday 12pm to 9pm.
- The café on the ground floor and the Paul Hamlyn Hall bar, both open to everyone.
- The Crush Room and the Balconies Restaurant are for ticket holders, from two hours before the performance until the end of the last interval. Book through the Royal Opera House's own website.
Restaurants near the Royal Opera House
- Balthazar, Russell Street, 2 min: a big, buzzy French brasserie across from the Royal Opera House, the easy choice for a proper sit-down meal before the show.
- Opera Tavern, Catherine Street, 3 min: Spanish and Italian small plates, quick enough to share a few before curtain up.
- Ivy Market Grill, Henrietta Street, 3 min: on the Piazza, cheaper and easier to book than the original Ivy, and it'll take a group.
- The Delaunay, Aldwych, 5 min: a Viennese-style café-restaurant with a set menu timed for the theatre.
Pubs and bars near the Royal Opera House
- The Coal Hole, the Strand, 5 min: an ornate Victorian pub built into the Savoy buildings. It fills up before curtain up, so go early.
- American Bar at the Savoy, the Strand, 6 min: one of London's best-known cocktail bars, for a drink that makes the evening an occasion.
- CellarDoor, Zero Aldwych, 5 min: a tiny bar in an old Victorian public toilet, with cabaret most nights, so it's one for after the show.
Hotels near the Royal Opera House
- The NoMad London, Bow Street, 1 min: directly opposite, in the old Bow Street Magistrates' Court, and the closest hotel to the Royal Opera House.
- One Aldwych, Aldwych, 4 min: five stars and a basement pool, for when the hotel is part of the treat.
- Travelodge London Covent Garden, Drury Lane, 6 min: the budget choice, basic rooms a short walk from the door.