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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
Cahoots in Kingly Court: what to order and when to goBars

Cahoots 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.

25 September 2026·3 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
Milroy's of Soho: what to order and when to goShopping

Milroy'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.

23 September 2026·3 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
Comedy and cabaret in Soho: where to laugh, sing along and stay up lateNightlife

Comedy 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.

20 September 2026·4 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
The Blue Posts on Berwick Street: what to order and when to goBars

The 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.

18 September 2026·3 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
Agent Provocateur on Broadwick Street: history, windows and when to goShopping

Agent 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.

16 September 2026·3 min read
Carnaby Street and Kingly Court: shop first, then the courtyardShopping

Carnaby 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.

15 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
Brunch in SohoCafés

Brunch 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.

13 September 2026·4 min read
The best wine bars in SohoBars

The 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.

12 September 2026·4 min read
How Chinatown came to Gerrard StreetHistory

How 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.

11 September 2026·5 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
The best pubs in SohoBars

The 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.

8 September 2026·4 min read
Golden Square: the quiet corner of Soho and where to eatHistory

Golden 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.

7 September 2026·3 min read
The best coffee in Soho, from Bar Italia onCafés

The 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.

6 September 2026·4 min read
The best cocktail bars in SohoBars

The 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.

5 September 2026·4 min read
When Mozart lived on Frith StreetHistory

When 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.

4 September 2026·4 min read
Berwick Street, record shop by record shopMusic

Berwick 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.

3 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
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