A rainy afternoon in Soho, all of it under cover
Records, a matinee, a proper lunch and a warm corner: Soho has a whole wet afternoon laid on indoors.
Eight streets, eight different nights
Soho by streetWhere we’d go
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The French House
49 Dean Street, Dean & Frith
Ronnie Scott's
47 Frith Street, Dean & Frith
Quo Vadis
26-29 Dean Street, Dean & Frith
Maison Bertaux
28 Greek Street, Greek Street
Soho Theatre
21 Dean Street, Dean & Frith
Admiral Duncan
54 Old Compton Street, Old Compton StreetMore from Soho
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Carnaby Street in the sixties: John Stephen and the mod shops
A shabby Soho backstreet, a Glasgow-born tailor's assistant and a Time magazine cover story: how Carnaby Street became the sound and look of the sixties.
The Lyric on Great Windmill Street: what to order and when to go
A tiny Victorian pub at the Piccadilly end of Soho, with a long tap list, a ceiling of beer mats and a history that includes being boarded up.
Shaftesbury Avenue theatres, from the Lyric to the Sondheim
Four theatres on Soho's southern edge, built between 1888 and 1907: when each opened and what to know before you take your seat.
Flat White on Berwick Street: what to order and when to go
A small, often crowded café at 17 Berwick Street that has been pouring flat whites since 2005. Order the coffee, then the banana bread.
Christmas in Soho 2026: the lights, Chinatown, late nights and where to eat
Carnaby lights up on Wednesday 4 November, the duck replaces the turkey on Berwick Street, the Muppets sing on Leicester Place and Bar Italia keeps the espresso going until 4am: Soho's Christmas, with dates we could confirm.
Why is Soho called Soho? The hunting cry, checked
Everyone knows Soho is named after a hunting cry. Fewer know which year it was first written down, why the Duke of Monmouth gets the credit, or what it has to do with a 1641 threat to burn some cottages.
A shout from Soho, every Friday.
A shout from Soho: what’s opened, what’s on and where to be this weekend. Free, and easy to leave.