 The Covent Garden area has long been associated with both entertainment and shopping , and this continues . Covent Garden has 13 theatres , and over 60 pubs and bars , with most south of Long Acre , around the main shopping area of the old market . The Seven Dials area in the north of Covent Garden was home to the punk rock club The Roxy in 1977 , and the area remains focused on young people with its trendy mid @-@ market retail outlets . 
