"Here’s a fun story. Two weeks into this job I fractured my ankle and quickly discovered that most restaurant bathrooms in Covent Garden require enough steps to make even a Sherpa weep. Enter my port-in-the-storm, or rather, pasta-spot-in-the-storm, La Goccia. An Italian-inspired small plates restaurant that looks like a deluxe spa designed by the Queen of the Fairies, an evening here is very Midsummer Night’s Dream meets spaghetti vongole. On top of all the foliage indoors, they also have a quaint little courtyard that’s perfect for al fresco dining." - heidi lauth beasley