okay ladies and gentlemen welcome back to london today i fancy a burger so i thought we'd head up
to one of london's best and most conveniently located burger spots get a burger there's one
right on the edge of covent garden so then we can head into covent garden take a look around
maybe watch a west end show west end show might be a bit of an exaggeration for what i've got in mind
i can definitely watch a show on the streets of the west end so let's head up to covent garden
okay going to get a burger from here five guys and then we're heading to
covent garden it's a nice day out today let's get a burger and find somewhere outside sit and enjoy it
okay burger and fries from
five guys here in the edge of covent garden let's head into covent garden
and dig in
so the design of london's covent garden is modeled on an italian piazza
and at the heart of the piazza is a church St. Paul's church which has a phenomenal garden it's
one of covent gardens hidden gems probably one of london's hidden gems it's a great spot to
step out of the hustle and bustle of this very busy part of town and it's completely enclosed
by building so unless you know it's there you'd never stumble across it normally like the church
it's open to the public for free donations are welcomed unless there's an important service or
an event a ticketed event and then it's closed and unfortunately today's one of those days
so we'll have to find somewhere amongst the hoi paoloi of covent garden to enjoy our burger
so one of the things covent garden is renowned for is street performance it's believed the first
punch and jJudy puppet show was on the street near here in 1662 so it's safe to say Covent Gardens
been a destination to watch street performance for centuries i love them they're amazing
there's something for everyone circus style shows magicians singers comedians and it's a cheap date
okay the main the main shows usually here in front of the church
that's enough though it's a very quick trick
quick trick with a couple of rings i'm gonna do this look at the size of that
it could look like one ring goes through another ring like that but it doesn't actually happen it's
just a little optical illusion of a ring going through a ring because you can't put a solid metal
ring for a solid ring there solid metal rings and we'll do it up close you can see
it can't happen how you doing kid some of y'all me appreciate and agree this show is worth a twenty pound note
let's face it if you do have it that would be beautiful
stay watch the end of the show but at the
end of the show please do not come forward or send children
and for you this show is free just come forward at the end and say thank you i enjoyed your show
so if you're looking for something slightly more at market than the crowds and circus of
the street performers in the main piazza of covent garden it is surrounded by world-renowned theatres
hosting critically acclaimed shows there's even a royal opera house if you want a really fancy
evening out however with the increased production cost comes a significantly increased cost of entry
i've made entire videos about visiting west end shows and the tkts booth in leicester square
where you can buy genuinely occasionally you can buy genuinely discounted theater tickets
however it's a completely different story and a whole different video
so all we need to do now is find somewhere here in the Covent Garden piazza to sit down and enjoy
our five guys burger and fries it's gonna be harder than it sounds because there are
people sat around eating drinking and watching a show absolutely everywhere
okay let's try it five guys burger and fries
I got a standard hamburger ketchup mustard tomatoes onions
chips pretty good cooked in peanut oil
Is five guys the best burger in london not anymore
people thought it was when it was new and cool i remember going there ten years ago in
new york it was on every best burger list in town because in new york in manhattan along
with shake shack because they were new and they were cool but now they're big corporate giant
well they shake shack was always a big corporate giant pretending not to be the cabin in the park
burgers are still as good as they ever were i think to be considered the best burger in
london you need to it needs to be cool i mean selling it out selling your burgers i have a
shack or a burger man a car park or park in a cool part of town not in a very expensive restaurant in Covent Garden
but they're still delicious even if they're not cool
definitely recommend a trip to five guys if you're in this part of town right i'm gonna enjoy this
and the fries put some peanut off and then we'll take a little look around around covent garden
luxury location
again if you're looking for something slightly more at market than eating a
burger on the curb you're in luck in covent garden it's not just a destination for the
theater it's a destination for eating and drinking the main piazza and all
the surrounding streets are lined with restaurants bars cafes pub serving food
and fancy shops selling all of life's little luxuries you could possibly need or want
okay the biggest street performances are normally right here in front of
the church in the Covent Garden piazza the best spot to watch them is up here
this balcony bar Punch and Judy's so lets head up there get a beer watch the show
okay quick beer
in Punch and Judy's bar here in Covent Garden
its a great spot to watch the shows
okay ladies and gentlemen hope you enjoyed this visit this trip to london's covent garden
the burger from five guys was delicious the fries cooked in peanut oil are
peanut oil gives them an interesting flavor super salty still taste the salt now
a little bit of vinegar they've they'd give chip shop chips a run for their money the bar
Punch and Judy's bar overlooking the piazza it's a great spot for a beer and uh to watch a show
one thing I've noticed over the last few weeks now I started filming again I've lived
in london my whole life it's always been a busy place busy city there's always been
herds of slow-moving tourists to get in your way it's never it's never been a problem now
i've noticed over the last few weeks is the crowds are back to their normal levels and now you've got
herds of brits i can tell by the accent it's like a zombie apocalypse it's like they're here
they don't know why they're here or where they're going wandering around aimlessly
i was wondering if it was just me but um however everyone had just had a
drink because the sun was out but it's definitely becoming a an issue because
i've read somewhere online that chanel who i was set outside earlier and actually the situation's
got so bad they've actually had to start opening private invitation only boutiques because there
are queues outside every store but people are just there because they don't know what else to do
themselves they're not actually shopping they're just well they're just trying things on and
generally killing time so it's getting in the way of their actual customers spending money
so they've had to open an invitation they're rolling out invitation only boutiques
private boutiques that they cuss their actual customers
will actually be able to get into without queuing down the street
a bunch of people just window shopping so yeah
i don't know how the how this is gonna pan out oh yeah walking walking along
people used to see me coming i've got fist extended right now you would see me coming
kind of move out the way but right now it is like a zombie apocalypse they don't
look straight through me in fact they kind of seem hypnotized and walk straight towards me
anyway enough ranting i hope you enjoyed this uh
this trip to Covent Garden burger and a beer and see you in the next one no idea where it'll be
but it'll be phenomenal epic all right see you next time toodles
people queuing up for a soup kitchen
that's the queue for burgers it's the longest queue i've seen in a long time
maybe that's the best burger in town the coolest