The 10 Cases is a bistrot and wine bar on Endell Street in Covent Garden, with modern Franco-European menus and one of London's best-value wine lists. The idea behind The 10 Cases is that any wine is only available until ten cases are gone – as the team don’t ever order any more than that. Split between the main Bistrot a Vin dining area and the more informal Cave a Vin (reserved for walk-ins), you'll find the menu here changes just as fast, so there's always something new to try.
As a guide to what you might expect, The 10 Cases Bistrot a Vin menu has featured opening snacks such as padron peppers with chilli and fennel salt and Spenwood custard gougeres with pickled walnut ketchup, alongside fritto misto of anchovies, olives and kale. Starters, meanwhile, have included Jerusalem artichoke soup with black truffle creme fraiche and hazelnuts, pan-fried cod cheeks with sweetcorn puree and pine nut salsa, and a terrine maison served with cornichons.
Bigger plates range from wild mushrooms with potato and celeriac rosti to a braised lamb shoulder with cannellini beans, capers, anchovy and parsley, along with fan-favourite steak frites comes with a classic peppercorn sauce. Sides such as butter-roasted ratte potatoes and roast hispi cabbage with Café de Paris butter are easily shared, before desserts including a brown butter almond sponge with roasted fig, or a chocolate and Pedro Ximénez tart.
Cave a Vin functions as a more relaxed and informal space within The 10 Cases, where guests can drop by for a few affordably priced glasses of wine enjoyed with charcuterie and cheese or order from the main bistrot menu. And, with every bottle on the Bistrot a Vin list poured by the glass, carafe or bottle and swapped out once its ten cases run dry, you're guaranteed a broad, adventurous spread running from Portuguese sparkling wine and English Bacchus to Mosel Riesling and Barossa Valley Shiraz.