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The latest features, guides, and stories from Soho
BarsCahoots in Kingly Court: what to order and when to go
A pretend tube station under Kingly Court, with a newspaper menu, drinks in milk bottles and a carriage worth asking for.
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.
ShoppingMilroy's of Soho: what to order and when to go
A whisky shop since 1964, a bar with hundreds of bottles open and a cellar behind a bookcase, all at 3 Greek Street.
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.
NightlifeComedy and cabaret in Soho: where to laugh, sing along and stay up late
Six shows a night on Dean Street, Sondheim in an art deco room, showtunes until late off Charing Cross Road and a midnight cabaret on Walker's Court: comedy and cabaret in Soho.
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.
BarsThe Blue Posts on Berwick Street: what to order and when to go
A tiled corner pub at the top of Berwick Street Market, with red velvet banquettes, cask ales and a crowd that runs from market traders to streetwear fans.
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.
ShoppingAgent Provocateur on Broadwick Street: history, windows and when to go
The original Agent Provocateur shop sits on Broadwick Street, a short walk from Berwick Street, and it has been dressing Soho's windows since 1994.
ShoppingCarnaby Street and Kingly Court: shop first, then the courtyard
A street named after a 1683 house, made famous by 1960s boutiques and still dressing London: shop Carnaby in the afternoon, then climb Kingly Court for Syrian mezze or a Filipino feast.
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.
CafésBrunch in Soho
A full English at Dean Street Townhouse, a Japanese breakfast set on Frith Street, pita French toast at the weekend. Soho, before noon and slightly after.
BarsThe best wine bars in Soho
A sommelier's basement on Frith Street, low-intervention Loire on Kingly Street and a £5 vermouth on Manette Street. Soho's wine bars, glass by glass.
HistoryHow Chinatown came to Gerrard Street
From the docks of Limehouse to a pedestrianised Soho street, with a paifang gate and two stone lions to prove it.
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.
BarsThe best pubs in Soho
Halves only on Dean Street, the rudest landlord's old bar on Greek Street, Orwell's upstairs room and the Guinness everyone queues for. Soho's pubs, with the right glass in each.
HistoryGolden Square: the quiet corner of Soho and where to eat
Golden Square sits at Soho's western edge: grazing land turned gentry address turned office square, with a few good tables close by.
CafésThe best coffee in Soho, from Bar Italia on
An espresso at the counter of Bar Italia, a £1.20 shot from a shop open since 1887, and a coffee frozen to minus 86. Soho by the cup.
BarsThe best cocktail bars in Soho
A negroni poured to the brim, a martini at the Swift bar, chai sours until 3am. Soho has eight bars on the UK top fifty. These are the ones we would walk to.
HistoryWhen Mozart lived on Frith Street
A boy of eight, a watchful father and a house on Frith Street that is long gone. Here is where it stood and what happened inside.
MusicBerwick Street, record shop by record shop
Berwick Street was the Golden Mile of Vinyl. Two of its record shops are still trading, with more just round the corner: here is the dig, in walking order.
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.
