Soho is bordered by Oxford Street, Regent Street, Leicester Square and Charing Cross Road. An Irish bar through and through, the place is small, often rammed and bloody good fun.The man that showed the world that cholera was carried and spread via water, Dr John Snow wasn’t just a fan of pubs, but science.
Outside the John Snow is a replica of the water pump that was actually the source of a huge cholera epidemic in Soho way back when. This place is one good egg!Salon64 is the salon and ‘social hub’ of the future. Classy it’s not – let’s face it the place started out life as a porn cinema, but today the cinema screens a good mix of blockbusters and arthouse films with lots of all-nighters and double bills. Try the Yuzukara Ramen with wood ear mushrooms in a green tonkotsu broth. From the ‘steamed’ section get the Fragrant Chilli Pork Baozi in Beetroot Juice Dough, and the Ruby Prawn Dumplings in Beetroot Pastry. They’ve been making fresh pasta on the site for over 70 … You’ll still have room for some sides, so don’t sleep on the cheesy corn!Whilst there are Indo-Chinese restaurants on the outskirts of London, this style of food is still not very well represented in Central, which is what Fatt Pundit is trying to change. The pub itself is a beaut, a traditional beast with dark wood panelling and a big focus on ales. And it’s cheap as CHIPS, like seriously get their £10 yearly membership and catch a £1 film every single week and at least £2.50 off every other ticket!Every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, rain or shine, street food traders take over Rupert Street and there is no better place to grab lunch.
Oh and they do some bloody good Indian inspired cocktails too, so make a night of it and eat until you can’t eat anymore…Berenjak is a tiny, pretty uncomfortable, Iranian-inspired kebab restaurant smack bang in the middle of Soho. Also on the menu are their ‘cocktails for a fiver’ – what else could you ask for?Evelyn’s Table is a 15-seat affair in the basement of Soho pub The Blue Posts. Bancone’s head chef Louis Korovilas worked at Michelin-starred Locanda Locatelli for five years so it’s no surprise that the dishes such as silk handkerchiefs covered in walnut butter and an egg yolk; the cacio e pepe; and the ravioli filled with beef shin ‘ossobuco’ and covered in saffron butter are all knock-out good.Lina Stores, which has been supplying Londoners with the best Italian ingredients for over 75 years, is a Soho institution, has a pasta restaurant on Greek Street just around the corner from the Brewer Street deli, as well as a site in Coal Drops Yard, King’s Cross. It’s some of the best pasta around, oh and they do some mighty fine coffee too!It’s no secret that Yauatcha is one of our fave restaurants in London and we could eat Dim Sum all day long, so we suggest diving straight in to their Taste of Yauatcha set menu. Magazines and Visitor Guides are also available in Malta, Time Out's street map of the coolest places in SohoTime Out's map of Soho plots our picks for Soho's Residential, edgy, touristy, intellectual and historically complex.
They also have very comprehensive vegetarian and vegan menus. Across the board, the dumplings are well made, fresh, and delicious so you can’t really go wrong… but we do have some top tips. Inside you can expect to find clothes from Eagle’s own label, alongside designers KÉJI Denim, Le Kilt, Vita Kin and Courrèges. The staff have nailed the art of relaxed service and diners are more than happy to talk across tables – it’s a small restaurant but you don’t actually mind being sat close together. The interiors clearly haven’t been touched for a good 40 years and it’s all the better for it with creaky old furniture, frayed carpets and a solid wooden bar. It’s short but varied and lacking crazy mark-ups – you can get glasses under a fiver, which feels like a steal. Rest your head with Time Out's guide to the swanky and budget-friendly hotels in Soho. With a solid wine list and buzzy atmosphere, it’s always a good night at Bocca Di Lupo.Famous for their exceptionally well poured and tasty Guinness, the Toucan is definitely the place to come for the black stuff. It gives you a good flavour of the place and includes THOSE Baked Venison Puffs – but whatever you do save room for those Macarons!To cut right to the chase, BaoziInn has some of the best dim sum in London.
From the sexed-up Sanctum Hotel to the brilliantly located Piccadilly Backpackers. As an all-women team of housewives run the kitchens get ready to taste home-style food, cooked with passion to nourish your body and soul. Soho Highlights. Pasta is the star of the show here – it’s all handmade daily in the deli, just like it has been since 1944, and head chef Masha Rener has created a menu that features Lina Stores classics as well as regional Italian specialities.
It’s a classic boozer the likes of which you don’t find in central London too much any more – it even has piano singalongs on Wednesdays and Saturdays which are a lot of fun. Soho Map - England - Mapcarta Europe Don’t expect music, TVs or mobile phones here, just half pints of beer (they refuse to serve pints) and wine by the glass (or bubbles if you’re feeling extra fabulous!).
Best of all is Berenjak’s tribute to the late night kebab shop: thin slices of shawarma on chips covered in garlic and chilli sauce.