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Dim sum on Gerrard Street to the counter seats on Dean Street.

Where to eat pizza in Soho, from slices to NeapolitanRestaurants

Where to eat pizza in Soho, from slices to Neapolitan

A slice on Berwick Street, a proper Neapolitan on Old Compton Street, and what to order at each door.

8 November 2026·3 min read
Blacklock Soho: what to order and when to goRestaurants

Blacklock Soho: what to order and when to go

A basement chop house on Great Windmill Street, with charcoal-grilled skinny chops, a Monday deal and jazz a short step away.

7 November 2026·3 min read
Kingly Court: what to order and when to goRestaurants

Kingly 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
How hot pot works in Chinatown, and what to orderRestaurants

How 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
Pre-theatre dinner in SohoRestaurants

Pre-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
Noodles and ramen in SohoRestaurants

Noodles 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
Where to eat steak in Soho, from the cheap set to the big nightRestaurants

Where 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
Late-night food in Soho: where to eat after 11Restaurants

Late-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
Ceviche Soho has closed: what's at 17 Frith Street nowRestaurants

Ceviche 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
Greek Street, Soho: where to eat, from the snail house to the cake shopRestaurants

Greek 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
Gerrard Street dim sum, dish by dishRestaurants

Gerrard 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
Dean Street, Soho: where to eat and drink, door by doorRestaurants

Dean Street, Soho: where to eat and drink, door by door

Tortilla at a counter that takes no bookings, half pints in the French House, Jeremy Lee's cooking where Marx wrote Das Kapital and a Sunday roast at the Townhouse: Dean Street, door by door.

26 September 2026·4 min read
Date night in Soho: where to goRestaurants

Date night in Soho: where to go

Candles in wine bottles on Lexington Street, a waiter at the piano on Greek Street, a button that summons champagne. Soho does romance better than anywhere in London.

24 September 2026·4 min read
The best counter seats in SohoRestaurants

The best counter seats in Soho

A marble bar for tortilla, a steel counter facing the kiln and an L-shaped sushi bar on Brewer Street. Soho eats best on a stool. Here is where to perch.

22 September 2026·4 min read
Soho on a Sunday: where to lunch and where to wanderRestaurants

Soho on a Sunday: where to lunch and where to wander

Sunday in Soho runs slower and the market is shut, but the roasts are serious and the square is free. Book ahead.

21 September 2026·3 min read
Chinatown beyond dim sum: bakeries, supermarkets and late noodlesRestaurants

Chinatown beyond dim sum: bakeries, supermarkets and late noodles

Bolo bao for breakfast, nasi lemak for lunch, a duck on the bone for dinner and noodles at 3am. The rest of Chinatown, street by street.

19 September 2026·4 min read
Cheap eats in SohoRestaurants

Cheap eats in Soho

Thalis for under a tenner, udon at the counter, jianbing on the pavement and a three-course French lunch for £19.75. Soho on a budget, done properly.

17 September 2026·4 min read
Bocca di Lupo on Archer Street: what to order and when to goRestaurants

Bocca di Lupo on Archer Street: what to order and when to go

Regional Italian at a marble counter on Archer Street, with gelato waiting across the road for afterwards.

14 September 2026·3 min read
The best restaurants in SohoRestaurants

The best restaurants in Soho

Twelve tables we would stand behind, from the new Egyptian grill on Dean Street to the dining room upstairs at the pub that serves halves.

10 September 2026·4 min read
Berwick Street Market and the street around it: where to eatRestaurants

Berwick Street Market and the street around it: where to eat

The market that sold London its first tomatoes, fed Elizabeth David and was saved by 37,000 signatures, plus a pub with dim sum, a matcha bakery and a new handroll bar: Berwick Street, eaten.

1 September 2026·4 min read
Nopi on Warwick Street: what to order and when to goRestaurants

Nopi on Warwick Street: what to order and when to go

Ottolenghi's full-service Soho restaurant on Warwick Street, with the plates to order, the hours to book and what a table costs.

26 August 2026·3 min read
Group dinners in Soho that don't go wrongRestaurants

Group dinners in Soho that don't go wrong

Four Soho restaurants that take a big table, with the numbers, the menus and the dish to order at each.

22 August 2026·3 min read
Where to eat a proper burger in Soho, and when to goRestaurants

Where to eat a proper burger in Soho, and when to go

Smash, dry-aged or lobster-topped: the Soho burgers worth a wait, what to order, and how to time your arrival.

20 August 2026·3 min read
Hoppers on Frith Street: what to order and when to goRestaurants

Hoppers on Frith Street: what to order and when to go

A small, loud Sri Lankan room on Frith Street where the hoppers are dinner-plate sized and the walk-in queue is a text message.

4 August 2026·3 min read