Shaftesbury Capital diversifies Covent Garden’s dining line-up with signing of Kricket

Shaftesbury Capital has announced that modern Indian restaurant Kricket has signed for a new site in

Covent Garden. The restaurant is set to open in the heart of Covent Garden’s Seven Dials, in the iconic Neal’s Yard, complementing its unique selection of F&B concepts and adding further diversity to the wider destination’s dynamic premium dining scene.

Opening later this year, Kricket will bring its all-day Kafé, Bar and Restaurant concept to Neal’s Yard. Offering a vibrant blend of modern, Indian-inspired flavours, the new space will have room for over 130 diners across 4,000 sq ft. 

Kricket will join Neal's Yard's hub of notable restaurants including Story Cellar, The Barbary and La Compagnie, as well as specialist concepts, Neal’s Yard Dairy and St. JOHN Bakery. The signing reemphasises Seven Dials and Covent Garden’s position as an acclaimed dining destination, bolstering its world-class offer that includes the likes of Balthazar, SUSHISAMBA, and Ave Mario.

Emma Matus, Head of Restaurant Leasing at Shaftesbury Capital commented: “Covent Garden is already home to the city’s best dining concepts, and the addition of Kricket, with their take on Indian cuisine that blends Indian flavours with London’s culinary creativity, will complement this line-up. The signing is among the first of many new dining options set to be introduced to the destination this year, as we get ready to bolster Covent Garden’s high calibre offer with new, unique and diverse concepts.”

This announcement follows the news that French-Japanese fusion brand, Café Kitsuné, is to open in Covent Garden’s Seven Dials neighbourhood this Spring at 55 Monmouth Street, an opening that will be the operator’s second-ever UK location.