Pre-theatre dinner in Soho
13 October 2026·4 min read
Restaurants
Dim sum on Gerrard Street to the counter seats on Dean Street.
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
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
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
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
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.
26 September 2026·4 min read
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.
24 September 2026·4 min read
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.
22 September 2026·4 min read
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.
19 September 2026·4 min read
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.
17 September 2026·4 min read
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.
10 September 2026·4 min read
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.
1 September 2026·4 min read
RestaurantsBerenjak on Romilly Street: what to order and when to go
A tiny Persian kabab house on Romilly Street in Soho, with a Michelin Bib Gourmand and a counter worth queuing for.
5 July 2026·3 min read
RestaurantsThe Palomar on Rupert Street: what to order and when to go
A zinc counter, warm kubaneh and Jerusalem-style polenta: how to do The Palomar, 34 Rupert Street, properly.
27 June 2026·3 min read
RestaurantsVegetarian and vegan in Soho: where to book and what to order
One fully vegan townhouse, one old favourite, one vegetarian sharing room and one curry house with a proper vegan menu.
19 June 2026·4 min read
RestaurantsBarrafina Dean Street: what to order and when to go
A walk-in Spanish counter on Dean Street in Soho, where the cooking is the theatre and the stool is the prize.
7 June 2026·3 min read
RestaurantsBancone Golden Square: silk handkerchiefs and a counter seat
Handmade pasta at the counter on Lower James Street, with an olive tree in the middle and a silk handkerchief dish worth the trip.
5 June 2026·3 min read
RestaurantsWhere to eat in Carnaby and Kingly, and what to order
Pasta, Filipino cooking, Japanese small plates and Dishoom, all within a few steps of Carnaby Street.
24 May 2026·3 min read
RestaurantsBao Soho on Lexington Street: what to order and when to go
The original Bao is a small counter room on Lexington Street, walk-ins only, and worth timing properly.
6 May 2026·3 min read
RestaurantsWhere to eat on and around Soho Square
Few restaurants sit on Soho Square itself, but the streets running off it are rich: here is where to go and what to order.
4 May 2026·3 min read
RestaurantsPrivate dining rooms in Soho for 8 to 40, and what they cost
Soho's private rooms are priced by minimum spend, not hire fee. Here is what each room holds, what it costs and what to order.
30 April 2026·3 min read
RestaurantsWhere to book a Sunday roast in Soho, and when to go
Five Soho tables worth booking for a Sunday roast, what to order at each and the hour to turn up.
20 April 2026·3 min read
RestaurantsKricket Soho: what to order and when to go
A Bib Gourmand Indian sharing-plates room on Denman Street, with a marble counter, a downstairs communal table and a cocktail bar next door.
18 April 2026·3 min read
RestaurantsRandall & Aubin on Brewer Street: what to order and when to go
A white-tiled Edwardian butcher's shop turned seafood brasserie on Brewer Street, with oysters at the counter and a disco ball overhead.
16 April 2026·3 min read