Heard Burgers opens largest London site in Covent Garden this November

# What's opening and where Heard Burgers, one of Time Out's recommended burger spots in London, will open its largest site yet in Covent Garden this November. The new restaurant takes over the former Byron premises at 33–35 Wellington Street (WC2E 7BN). It will be Heard's third London outpost, joining existing locations in Soho and Borough.

# What the new site offers The Covent Garden venue spans two floors and introduces a basement described as a "dessert and cocktail speakeasy." The basement menu will list pudding and drink-focused items such as hot apple pie, brûlée cheesecake, milk soft serve, ice cream sandwiches and sundaes. The main floors will serve Heard's regular burger menu and its rotating collaboration items.

# Food and production approach Chef Jordan Bailey founded Heard after working at Maaemo in Oslo and running Aimsir in Ireland. Heard's food approach emphasizes high-quality ingredients and careful execution while keeping burgers simple rather than trying to convert them into fine dining. Signature components mentioned in coverage include aged British beef, British cheese, and roast potato buns toasted in butter.

The house special is The Heard: a double smash patty burger topped with jalapeño hot honey, Ogleshield cheese, white onion and burger sauce.

# Collaborations and rotating items Heard regularly collaborates with notable UK restaurants and chefs. At the time of the report, two collaboration burgers are available at Borough and Soho locations: Pataka Burger (with Aktar Islam of Opheem) and Oudh 1722, the latter available until October 11. Past collaborations have included work with Michelin-starred restaurants such as Akoko.

# What the chef has said Jordan Bailey framed the Heard concept as an exercise in improving a familiar format rather than elevating burgers into fine dining. He described the Covent Garden opening as the first time they've had enough space "to really build a world around Heard."

# Practical details

• Address: 33–35 Wellington Street, Covent Garden, London WC2E 7BN.
• Opening timeframe: November (no specific date provided in the report).
• Other London sites: Soho and Borough.

# Why this matters for diners in London If you follow London burger openings or chef-led casual concepts, Heard's Covent Garden site is notable because it expands a chef-driven burger brand into a flagship-sized space with a distinct dessert-and-cocktail basement offering. For visitors it means a new central-London option that combines Heard's established burger menu with late-night dessert-and-drink opportunities in a dedicated speakeasy area.

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