Where to eat pasta in Soho, from Greek Street to Archer Street
Fresh pasta counters, a late-night bar and a long-standing Archer Street favourite, with the dish to order at each.
By Only Soho Editorial
Soho has been feeding people pasta for a long time, and the best of it still comes from rooms where you can see someone working the dough. Four doors are worth your evening. Here they are, with the order and the hour.
Greek Street: Lina Stores
51 Greek Street. This is the restaurant offshoot of the Brewer Street deli, and the pastel frontage is the same. Its own site says the pasta is fresh and handmade, served over two floors. Hot Dinners notes that counter dining on the ground floor lets you watch the pasta being made, so that is the seat to ask for.
The Infatuation describes small portions, with prices starting at £6 in its review, so you can order several and share. Its picks are the agnolotti with truffle and ricotta, and the pici with mushroom and sausage. If you want a starter, there is 'nduja with ricotta, and gnudi with burro e salvia.
Hours per the restaurant's own site: Monday to Thursday, midday to quarter past two and five until eleven; Friday to Sunday, midday until eleven. Last seating is at ten. Check the site before you go, as menus and prices move.
The deli on Brewer Street
18 Brewer Street. The deli dates from 1944 and sells fresh pasta, panini, cured meats, cheeses and antipasti. The Nudge reports that the pasta for the Greek Street restaurant is handmade daily here. Come in the daytime, buy a portion of fresh pasta to take home, and you have the source of the whole story.
Old Compton Street: 27 Old Compton Street
27 Old Compton Street. A casual pasta bar from restaurateur Nima Safaei, open since March 2025 and listed by OpenTable as late-night, until one in the morning. That makes it the answer when the theatre has let out and nobody has eaten.
OpenTable lists the cacio e pepe at £13.90, the mafalda with beef ragu at £15.90 and the conchiglie with octopus ragu at £16.90. Hot Dinners recommends the bucatini cacio e pepe and the mushroom and truffle lasagne. Order the cacio e pepe first, then decide how greedy you feel. See the OpenTable listing for the current menu.
Carnaby: Pastaio
19 Ganton Street, just off Carnaby Street. A Stevie Parle venture that Hot Dinners calls fast, casual and good value for the area. Ideal Magazine says it has been serving fresh pasta on Ganton Street since 2017. Tripadvisor, quoting the venue, says it is open seven days a week from midday until midnight, with a full vegan menu and gluten-free pasta.
Hot Dinners' pick is the tagliatelle with a bolognese of regenerative-farmed beef and Ukrainian porcini. The same outlet says the Prosecco slushies are a must, and OpenTable's summary praises the lobster linguine and the tiramisu. Go in the early evening before a show, when a quick plate suits the clock.
Archer Street: Bocca di Lupo
12 Archer Street. The Infatuation calls it a Soho institution since it opened in 2008. The pasta is made in-house and comes in small or large sizes, according to Hot Dinners, which means you can taste your way through several. Harden's says the counter at the front is the best seat, though the room can be loud and crowded.
The Infatuation recommends a plate of orecchiette at the counter, followed by a scoop from the sibling gelateria opposite. That is the order, and it is a good one. Tripadvisor credits chef Jacob Kenedy and general manager Victor Hugo as the founders.
How to choose
- Watching the pasta being made: the ground floor counter at Lina Stores, 51 Greek Street.
- After the show: 27 Old Compton Street, cacio e pepe.
- Quick and cheerful: Pastaio, 19 Ganton Street, tagliatelle bolognese.
- A proper sit-down: Bocca di Lupo, 12 Archer Street, orecchiette at the counter.
Prices and menus change, so check each venue's own site before you book or queue. Soho rewards a little timing: go early for the counters, and late for Old Compton Street.
