Story Cellar

Story Cellar at 17 Neal's Yard in Covent Garden WC2 is a spin-off from chef Tom Sellers' acclaimed Story restaurant in Bermondsey, housed in an intimate cellar space in the charming pedestrianised courtyard of Neal's Yard. Hot Dinners describes it as "a Parisian-influenced restaurant with a rotisserie chicken as its centrepiece alongside riffs on French classics." The menu includes snail bolognese, soufflé, French onion soup and other bistro classics reimagined with Sellers' technical skill. A strong wine list of mostly French and natural bottles. Neal's Yard is one of London's most distinctive small spaces: a cobbled courtyard of brightly coloured buildings behind Covent Garden, home to the Neal's Yard Remedies herbal shop and surrounded by independent food businesses including Neal's Yard Dairy — arguably London's most important specialist cheese shop.

Available for dine-in at 17 Neal's Yard, Covent Garden WC2H. Phone 020 7101 8102. Own website: restaurantstory.co.uk/cellar. Book ahead.