Shaftesbury Avenue theatres, from the Lyric to the Sondheim
27 October 2026·3 min read
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CafésFlat 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.
23 October 2026·3 min read
NightlifeChristmas 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.
22 October 2026·4 min read
HistoryWhy 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.
20 October 2026·4 min read
ShoppingLiberty: the Tudor store made from two ships
A 1924 Tudor-style store with ships' timbers, a Mayflower weather vane and a print studio: how to do Liberty well.
19 October 2026·4 min read
Theatre & FilmSoho's theatres and cinemas: from Beetlejuice to a 70mm print
A 1930 theatre on Old Compton Street, Harry Potter at Cambridge Circus, a singalong cinema off Leicester Square and new writing on Dean Street: the stages and screens of Soho.
18 October 2026·4 min read
HistorySoho Square: the lawn at lunchtime, and 350 years of history
Laid out in the 1680s as King Square, given a statue that left for Harrow Weald and came back, and home to a hut that is really a tool shed: Soho Square, and where to eat on the lawn.
17 October 2026·4 min read
RestaurantsKingly Court: what to order and when to go
Three floors of restaurants round an open courtyard behind Carnaby Street: how to find it, what to order and when to arrive.
16 October 2026·3 min read
HistoryA Soho history walk: Mozart, Marx, Blake and the pump that stopped the cholera
One hour, a dozen addresses: where Mozart lodged at nine, where Marx wrote in poverty, where Blake was born, where television was first shown and where a doctor took the handle off a pump.
15 October 2026·4 min read
RestaurantsHow hot pot works in Chinatown, and what to order
Pick a broth, mix a sauce, cook it yourself: a guide to hot pot in and around Gerrard Street, and what to put in the pot.
14 October 2026·3 min read
RestaurantsPre-theatre dinner in Soho
Three courses for £19.75 under Piccadilly, a set menu on Archer Street and tortilla at five on Dean Street. Dinner before the curtain, without the clock-watching.
13 October 2026·4 min read
NightlifeOld Compton Street after eleven: LGBTQ+ Soho, bar by bar
From the Grande Dame of Old Compton Street to a 3am dance floor on Wardour Street: the LGBTQ+ bars that matter in Soho, what time they close and where to start.
11 October 2026·4 min read
RestaurantsNoodles and ramen in Soho
Udon in walnut miso, wonton soup in twenty minutes, dan dan with a kick and beef noodles at 4am. Soho's best bowls, one slurp at a time.
10 October 2026·4 min read
CafésPastries on Greek Street since 1871: Maison Bertaux and Soho's best bakeries
A Communard's tea room on Greek Street, a Dorchester pastry chef on Dean Street and a purple yam pastry on Hopkins Street. Soho's pastries, one bite at a time.
8 October 2026·4 min read
RestaurantsWhere to eat steak in Soho, from the cheap set to the big night
Soho steak runs from a single-cut bargain on Beak Street to fire-pit counters and Argentine charcoal, and timing matters.
7 October 2026·3 min read
RestaurantsLate-night food in Soho: where to eat after 11
Soup dumplings at 1am, beef noodles at 4am and an espresso at Bar Italia to end it. Soho after the kitchens close, door by door.
6 October 2026·4 min read
RestaurantsCeviche Soho has closed: what's at 17 Frith Street now
Ceviche Soho shut in December 2023 after 13 years. Tangra now fills 17 Frith Street, and here is what to order.
5 October 2026·3 min read
MusicJazz in a basement, since 1959: where to hear jazz in Soho
Ronnie Scott's at 3am, the PizzaExpress cellar on Dean Street, a Sunday jam at Cambridge Circus and live blues every night on Kingly Street: Soho jazz, set by set.
4 October 2026·4 min read
ShoppingSoho's independent shops: coffee since 1887, pasta since 1944, suits since 1960
A coffee merchant on its original site since 1887, a pasta counter from 1944, a spirits shop with every bottle you cannot find elsewhere and Soho's oldest tailor: where to shop independent.
3 October 2026·4 min read
RestaurantsGreek Street, Soho: where to eat, from the snail house to the cake shop
London's oldest French restaurant, a pasta room from a 1944 deli, a wine bar from a magazine, cakes since 1871 and a whisky bar behind a bookcase: Greek Street, top to bottom.
1 October 2026·4 min read
Theatre & Film@sohoplace: where to sit, what to drink, when to go
A 602-seat theatre in the round above Tottenham Court Road station, and how to get the most from an evening there.
30 September 2026·3 min read
RestaurantsGerrard Street dim sum, dish by dish
Cheung fun at Plum Valley, turnip cake in XO at Golden Phoenix, soup dumplings until 2am. The Chinatown dim sum order, one basket at a time.
29 September 2026·4 min read
BarsDisrepute: what to order and when to go
A red staircase, crushed velvet and a scandalous past: the basement bar under Kingly Court, and how to do it properly.
28 September 2026·3 min read
NightlifeFrith Street, from 7pm to 3am: one street, eight hours, the order to do it in
Sri Lankan hoppers at seven, a headliner at Ronnie Scott's at nine, Mozart's lodgings on the way, the Late Late Show after midnight and a double espresso at Bar Italia: Frith Street, start to finish.
27 September 2026·4 min read