Cô Thành to make UK debut in Covent Garden

Shaftesbury Capital has announced that Hong Kong-based Vietnamese concept Cô Thành has signed for its UK debut in Covent Garden. 

Situated in the centre of the neighbourhood dining hub at 16 Henrietta Street, Cô Thành is set to add the flavours of Vietnam to the destination's culinary line-up. 

Founded by Brian Woo, Cô Thành is grounded in the scenes of Ho Chi Minh City. It is a celebration of regional Vietnamese cuisine and a tribute to the late Nguyễn Thị Thanh, whose street-side noodle soups earned her a devoted following. 

After training under Nguyễn's guidance for three years and running Cô Thành's Hong Kong restaurant since 2017, Woo is now bringing her legacy to London. 

Dining at Cô Thành

The Covent Garden menu will centre around the herb-filled dishes of southern Vietnam, bringing together dishes from the Hong Kong restaurant with London-only specials. Highlights will include the Bún Thai, a Vietnamese take on the sweet, salty, sour and spicy flavours of Thai cooking; and Bún Mắm, a vermicelli noodle soup made with fermented fish and shrimp paste broth.

A range of Vietnamese desserts will also feature, alongside a beverage list focusing on natural wines, cocktails and traditional Vietnamese smoothies, juices and coffee. 

"London has always been a city I've admired for its creativity and diversity when it comes to food, so it's a real honour to be joining that community," says Woo. 

"Everything I learned from Nguyễn Thị Thanh – the care she took with each dish, the pride in her ingredients, the way she connected with people through food – has stayed with me, and Cô Thành is my way of continuing her legacy. I'm excited to share her recipes and the bold, vibrant flavours of Vietnam with a new audience, and hopefully create the same sense of warmth and connection she inspired in me."

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