Restaurants
Dim sum on Gerrard Street to the counter seats on Dean Street.
RestaurantsBlacklock 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
RestaurantsDean 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.
RestaurantsDate 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.
RestaurantsThe 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.
RestaurantsSoho 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.
RestaurantsChinatown 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.
RestaurantsCheap 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.
RestaurantsBocca 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.
RestaurantsThe 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.
RestaurantsBerwick 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.
RestaurantsNopi 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.
RestaurantsGroup 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.
RestaurantsWhere 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.
RestaurantsHoppers 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.
