Bars
Disrepute: what to order and when to go
A red staircase, crushed velvet and a scandalous past: the basement bar under Kingly Court, and how to do it properly.
28 September 2026 · 3 minTag
Cocktails
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Bars
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
Restaurants
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
Bars
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
Nightlife
Freedom Bar on Wardour Street: what to order and when to go
A cocktail bar upstairs, a mirrorball basement below, and a week of cabaret and dancing at 66 Wardour Street.
8 August 2026 · 3 min
Bars
Swift Soho: what to order and when to go
Two floors, two moods and one Irish coffee worth the detour: how to use Swift on Old Compton Street.
6 August 2026 · 3 min
Bars
Bar Américain at Zédel: what to order and when to go
An art deco basement bar under Piccadilly's edge of Soho, with a cocktail menu that reads like a history lesson. Go early, order by the decade.
7 July 2026 · 3 min
Bars
Where to have a drink before a Shaftesbury Avenue show
Four Soho doors worth your pre-curtain drink: a walk-in cocktail bar, a beer hall, an all-day Italian and a Dean Street wine pub.
23 June 2026 · 3 min
Bars
Where to drink in Wardour Street, pub by bar
From a Fuller's pub with rock history to a three-floor Irish barn, here is what each Wardour Street door is good for.
3 June 2026 · 3 min
Bars
Where to drink in Carnaby and Kingly: four doors worth knowing
Two proper pubs, one flatshare cocktail bar and a late-night hideaway: what each Kingly Street door is good for.
4 April 2026 · 3 min