SM Exclusive: First-look pictures of Duende, Covent Garden

We're on tapa the world today with these exclusive first-look pictures of Duende, the Spanish tapas restaurant from Victor Garvey opening in Covent Garden this Friday. 

We're a big fan of Bravas Tapas here (purveyor of sophisticated Spanish food in chain-heavy St Katharine Docks), so the news that co-founder Victor Garvey is going it alone on Maiden Lane is happy indeed. 

We’re told to expect a modern Spanish tapas restaurant, with a menu including cured salmon rulada with red onion escabeche and wasabi alioli, and foie gras crema Catalana. There will also be Ibérico pork belly in a piquillo pepper glaze as well as an all-Spanish wine list, all available by the glass and bottle. 

If Bravas Tapas is anything to go by, expect deft execution from the kitchen team too. 

You can also check out our exclusive interview with Victor Garvey from December and take a look at what other restaurants are coming soon

Images by Paul Winch-Furness

This article was published 2 March 2016