Bancone Covent Garden is the original restaurant from a London pasta group that began on William IV Street in 2018. The dining room is buzzy and informal, while the kitchen takes inspiration from Italy, London and wider Europe to create fresh pasta by hand every day.
Antipasti introduce the menu through olives, freshly baked bread, fried snacks, seasonal vegetables, cured meats and cheese. The signature silk handkerchief pasta with walnut butter and confit egg yolk reflects Bancone’s approach, pairing precise pasta making with rich but carefully balanced sauces.
Other pasta dishes move between classic Italian ideas and more contemporary combinations. Spaghetti, tagliatelle, gnocchi, filled pasta and regional shapes may be paired with tomato, cheese, seafood, slow cooked meat, herbs or vegetables as the menu changes through the seasons.
Desserts continue the Italian influence through choices such as cannoli, while a focused wine list is joined by cocktails and signature Negronis. A private dining room gives the Covent Garden location space for group occasions as well as everyday lunch and dinner.
Address: 39 William IV Street, Covent Garden, London WC2N 4DD, United Kingdom
Bancone Covent Garden Menu
Antipasti
Nocellara olives vg
Potato sourdough, Ligurian olive oil vg
Endive, carrot, Calabrian chilli yoghurt, pecorino
Fried artichoke, romesco, roasted nuts vg
Coppa Sarda, caper berry
Tuna tartare, chilli oil, pasta fritta, lemon
Burrata, crispy confit tomato ravioli, wild garlic
Pasta – add summer truffle
Pasta
Chilli, garlic, parsley, spaghetti ‘alla chitarra’ vg
Silk handkerchiefs, walnut butter, confit egg yolk
Bucatini cacio e pepe
Anchovy cream, jalapeño, martini olive & mafalde
Wild mushrooms, dashi broth, tagliolini, chilli vg
Gnocchi, roasted tomato, smoked stracciatella
Spicy pork & nduja ragù, tagliatelle
Herdwick hogget, pappardelle, soy, Thai basil, chilli
Silk handkerchiefs ‘carbonara’
Rare breed beef caramelle, marrowbone, crispy cavolo nero, Barolo
Dessert
Pistachio cannolo, candied orange
Crème caramello, coffee, buckwheat vg
Fior di latte, fig leaf olive oil, rosemary, sea salt
Chocolate tart, mascarpone, lime
The Feasting Menu
£49 per person
Nocellara olives from southwest Sicily vg
Potato sourdough, Ligurian olive oil vg
Tuna tartare, chilli oil, pasta fritta, lemon
Fried artichoke, romesco, roasted nuts vg
Burrata, crispy confit tomato ravioli, wild garlic
Silk handkerchiefs, walnut butter & confit egg yolk
Anchovy cream, jalapeño, martini olive & mafalde
Spicy pork & nduja ragù, tagliatelle
Seasonal greens, garlic, chilli vg
Pistachio cannolo, candied orange
Sparkling
Prosecco Extra Dry, Fiol Veneto NV
Prosecco Rose, Fiol Veneto NV
Leonia Brut, Frescobaldi 2022 Tuscany
FIZZ
125ml/500ml/bottle
Alie Rosé Ammiraglia, Frescobaldi 2024 Tuscany
SIGNATURE NEGRONIS
WHITE – Beefeater gin, suze, lillet blanc
CLASSIC – Beefeater gin, campari, sweet vermouth
CHIANTI – Beefeater gin, Chianti, campari, punt e mes, raspberry
ORANGE BLOSSOM – Beefeater gin, orange blossom, dry vermouth, campari
HOUSE DRINKS
APERITIVO BANCONE
Campari, verjus, peach, sparkling orange, prosecco
BANCONE MARGARITA
Olmeca silver tequila, lime, apricot, mezcal
ITALICUS SPRITZ
Italicus rosolio di bergamotto, prosecco
BANCONE DIRTY MARTINI
Manguin olive vodka, dry vermouth, olive brine
COCKTAILS
MILANO TOKYO
Yuzu sake, campari, sweet vermouth
GIN & BASIL SMASH
Beefeater gin, lemon, sugar, fresh Italian basil
CLEMENTINE OLD FASHIONED
Toki whisky, chinotto, manguin clementine, chocolate bitters
LONG DRINKS
CHERRY AMERICANO
Beefeater gin, double cherry, lemon bitters, cherry soda
GOLDEN DAISY
Galliano vanilla, amaro nonino, verjus, cedrata, soda
MELON HI-BALL
Sauv blanc, midori, verjus, melonade, soda
WHITE
125ml/500ml/bottle
Cortese Amonte, Volpi 2024 Piedmont
Guadalmare Vermentino, Castellani 2024 Tuscany
Anima Umbra Grechetto, Caprai 2024 Umbria
Puiattino Pinot Grigio, Giovanni Puiatti 2024 Friuli-Venezia Giulia
La Segreta Grillo Organic Sicilia, Planeta 2024 Sicily
Legami Verdeca, Frisino 2024 Puglia
Fruilano, Cantina Puiatti 2024 Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Serra Lupini Roero Arneis, Angelo Negro 2024 Piedmont
San Vincenzo Super Soave, Anselmi 2024 Veneto
Pinot Bianco Cora, Colterenzio 2024 Alto Adige
Gavi di Gavi, La Minaia, Nicola Bergaglio 2024 Piedmont
Hermes Diactoros II Viognier Blend, Omina Romana 2023 Lazio
Pomino Bianco Chardonnay, Frescobaldi 2024 Tuscany
La Foa Sauvignon Blanc, Colterenzio 2023 Alto Adige
Benefizio Pomino Riserva Chardonnay, Frescobaldi 2023 Tuscany
RED
125ml/500ml/bottle
Primitivo Salento, Boheme 2024 Puglia
Biferno Rosso, Palladino 2019 Molise
Negroamaro Primitivo Salento, Baccanera 2024 Puglia
L’Appassione Rosso Trevenezie, Sartori 2023 Veneto
Malvasia Nera del Salento, Varvaglione 2023 Puglia
Perricone, Tenute Orestiadi 2023 Sicily
Pinot Nero, Cantina Puiatti 2024 Fruili-Venezia Giulia
Rosso di Montepulciano Organic, Poliziano 2024 Tuscany
Valpolicella, Bertani 2024 Veneto
Morellino di Scansano, Barbi 2022 Tuscany
Chianti Classico Tenuta Perano, Frescobaldi 2022 Tuscany
Langhe Nebbiolo San Giacomo, Ascheri 2024 Piedmont
Dolcetto d’Alba Organic, E.Pira 2024 Piedmont
No.2 Organic Cabernet Sauvignon, Brancaia (Super Tuscan) 2023 Tuscany
CELLAR WHITE
750ml