Lenny’s New Haven Pizza Returns to Covent Garden This Autumn
Founder Max Lewis is teaming with MJMK Restaurants to serve tomato pie and a hybrid 'Lenny' pizza at the new venue.
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Background
The pop-up ran at The Bedford Tavern in Finsbury Park and earned praise from Time Out London for its crispy and chewy base with a proper, loud bite. The venue closed last year after a brief run.
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Details of the new restaurant
Founder Max Lewis is working with MJMK Restaurants to open the permanent site in Covent Garden this autumn. The restaurant will serve a tomato pie and a hybrid 'Lenny' pizza that combines tomato, garlic, pecorino on one half with mozzarella on the other.
“love letter to New Haven apizza”
Max Lewis, as reported by Time Out London
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Jake Kasumov said, as reported by Time Out London, that trying Max Lewis’s pizza at a north London pub 18 months ago felt like fate and that he considers Lewis an absolute legend.
What happens next
Time Out London reported that the restaurant is scheduled to open this autumn, with further menu details to be announced nearer the launch date.
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+Who is behind the new Covent Garden pizza restaurant?
Max Lewis, founder of Lenny’s New Haven-style pizza, is partnering with MJMK Restaurants to open the permanent venue in Covent Garden this autumn. This collaboration brings his acclaimed tomato pie and hybrid 'Lenny' pizza to a new audience in central London.
+What pizzas will be served at the new restaurant?
The menu will feature a classic tomato pie and a hybrid 'Lenny' pizza split between two halves: one topped with tomato, garlic, and pecorino, and the other with mozzarella. These reflect Lenny’s signature New Haven-style apizza, praised for its distinctive base and bold flavours.
+When will Lenny’s new Covent Garden restaurant open?
The restaurant is scheduled to open this autumn, though exact dates and further menu details are yet to be announced. The team is working to finalise plans, with more information expected closer to the launch.
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