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Night 'Out' in Soho - Eat, Drink and be Merry Venue Information

Updated: Mar 11


PHOTORUN SUMMARY

Soho features a variety of dining, nightlife, and shopping options, with Greek, Dean, Frith, Beak, Wardour and Old Compton streets being its epicentre of activity - day and night.


This short 'Concierge styled' overview video is designed to give you a flavour of the area, whilst the rest of this blog is focused on providing you with guidance and a 'tasting menu'.



 

Location of the Photorun


Eat, drink and be Merry Maps of Soho


Restaurant Search



Pubs and Bars Listing



Things To Do Listings

Eat, Drink and be Merry Theme Suggestions


 

USEFUL RESOURCES WHEN DOING THE PHOTORUN


The Google map and the summary video are useful to have open when doing these Photoruns. They will help you remember what the route looks like and prevent you from getting lost.

There is also a Google map showing some of the places where you can get breakfast.



Photorun at Speed - (2 mins)

This short video gives a quick overview of the route and the sights and then shows you what the route would look like if you were running it at 25 mph.



 

SUPPORTING PHOTORUN INFORMATION

Food Links

Nothing brings people together like good food, so where do you go in this part of London that will cater to your taste and pocket and provide the ambience you want?


The art of finding and recommending the perfect place to eat can be tricky as there is so much variety in London, and tastes and budgets vaFindingand get around this, I have provided the most common links to help you find, select and book eating venues – just add the location into the search.


Open Table London – They pride themselves in bringing together people and the restaurants they love in the moments that matter, giving you dining options, experiences, and offers.

The Fork – This is a Tripadvisor company that relies as much on its communities of users as its communities of restaurateurs. You can search on price, cuisine, rating, and special offers.

Hardens – This is probably the UK's most comprehensive independent restaurant guide, with reviews written by its members. It ranks each place by its food, services and ambience and has extensive search capabilities.

Design My Night This site is designed to help you discover and unlock secret, new and unique city experiences, from events to bars and restaurants, but it is also a site to help plan and book online. It has categories for restaurants, bars, pubs, clubs, and 'what's on'.

Afternoon tea This is an Afternoon Tea guide to help you find the 'perfect venue for afternoon tea' in London and the UK. It provides descriptions, offers, booking facilities and an extensive search option.


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Drinking Locations


Google Maps





Pubs


Soho Charing Cross Road side

The Montagu Pyke was a cinema now a JD Wetherspoon – 105-107 Charing Cross Road

The Coach and Horses 2- Old Compton Street - Shepherd Neame

The Cambridge 93 Charing Cross Road

Spice of Life – Music in the basement – 6 Moor St - McMullen

The Three greyhounds 25 Greek Street

The Royal George – 133 Charing Cross Road

The Flying Horse (was the Tottenham) – 6 Oxford Street

The Coach and Horses Soho – 29 Greek Street Fullers

The Royal George 133 Charing Cross road

The Dog and Duck 18 Bateman Street

The Crown and two Chairmen – 31-32 Dean Street

The Toucan – Guinness – 19 Carlisle Street

Nellie Dean 89 Dean Street

The French House – 49 Dean Street – serves beers in half pints

Golden Lion. 51 Dean Street

The Ship 116 Wardour Street - Fullers – music

The George 1 D'arblay Street (upper Wardour St)


Admiral Duncan 54 Old Compton Street - Gay pub

Compton's 51-53 Old Compton Street Gay Pub

Duke of Wellington 77 Wardour St Gay Pub



West Wardour St – Regent Street

Blue post – 22 Berwick Street

Brewdog Soho 21 Poland Street

White Horse 45 Rupert Street - No-frills corner pub – Sams Smiths No website

Star and Garter 62 Poland Street – Traditional pub – no website

John Snow – 39 Broadwick Street - Yorkshire Ales – no website – cholera epidemic

Duke of Argyll – 37 Brewer Street – no website Old school pub

The Lyric Soho 37 Great Windmill Street – little Victorian pub

St James Tavern 45 Great Windmill Street

The Queen's Head Piccadilly – 15 Denman SSohot

The Glasshouse Stores – 55 Brewer Street- compact classic pub - No website

Son and 13 Canton Soho – 21 Great Pulteney Street – (nr Beak Street ) - Fullers

Old Coffee House 49 Beak Street – traditional family-run pub – no website

The Crown – 64 Brewer Street

The White Horse 16 Newburgh Street near Carnaby Street

The Argyll Arms – 18 Argyll Street near Owebsitereet

O'Neill'S neat Carnaby Street 37-38 Great Marlborough Street

The Clachan – 34 Kingly Street

The Shakespeare's Head – 29 Great Marlborough Street & Carnaby Street

Ganton Arms – 18-20 Ganton Street – modern British pub

The Shaston Arms 4-6 Ganton Street near Carnaby Street

The Red Lion – 14 Kingly Streett Traditional pub no website

Leicester Arms – 44 Glasshouse Street

Glassblower 40-42 Glassbower Street



BARS


East Soho Area

Simmons Bar 17 Manette Street (near TCR station)

Bar Termini 7 Old Compton Street ( near Charing cross rd) specialise in Negroni's

Swift Soho – 12 Old Compton Street (upstairs and downstairs bar) and whisky


Greek Street

21 Soho – Comedy coffee cocktails – 21 Soho Square

Wun's Tea Rooms and Bar – Asian dishes and cocktails 23 Greek Street

Soho Zebrano 18 Greek Street – (Clubby)

Be at One – 17 Greek Street

Martinez ( members cocktail club) 49 Greek Street

Simmons bar Soho 2 Bateman Street

Thirst – late night cocktail 53 Greek Street

The little Scarlet Door. 12-13 Greek Street

Belate-nightreek Street

Simmons bar Greek St – 7 Greek Street

Milroy’s of Soho – Whiskies 3 Greek Street

Louche Soho 5 Greek Street – Music and Cocktails


Frith Street

Negroni’s – 15 Frith St - Specialist in negroni

Circa Soho. – 62 Frith Street – Soho Gay bar

Garlic and Shots 14 Frith Street

Ronnie Scott'sMilroy's 47 Frith St Jazz club

Bar Soho 23-25 old Compton st

She Soho LGBT Women. 23a Old Compton St

G-A-Y 30 Old Compton St

Zima Karaoke and Bar – Russian -45 Frith St


Dean Street

Soho Theatre Bar – Soho Theatre – Dean Street

The Piano Bar Soho Hotel – 16 Carlisle Street (live Jazz music)

The London Gin Club 22 Great Chapel Street


Wardour St

Soho Residence 83-85 Wardour Street

Amici 187b Wardour Street

Simmons Bar Oxford Street – 203 Wardour Street

The Den 100 Wardour Street


Village Soho (Gay bar) 81 Wardour Street

Rupert Street bar – 50 Rupert Street - gay bar

Freedom Bar – 60-66 Wardour Street - gay bar

Yard Bar – 57 Rupert Street


West of Wardour st – Regent st

Nq64 – Arcade Bar 53 Berwick Street

Barrio Soho 6 Poland Street Latino flavour

Violets – 19 Berwick Street

Archer Street. 3-4 Archer Street - team are all talented professional performers from West End shows, song & dance

Lucky Voice – 52 Poland Street – Karaoke

The Thin White Duke – 22b Great Windmill Street – Coffee and cocktails

Be at One Piccadilly Circus – 20 Great Windmill Street

Jack Solomons Club – 41 Great Windmill Street – site of an old boxing gym - speakeasy

Abajo 47b Great Marlborough Street - bar with live music

Bar Americain part of Zedel - 20 Sherwood Street - art deco American bar

Green Bar – Hotel Café Royal 15 Glasshouse Street

Simmons Bar Piccadilly – 4 Golden Square

Nightjar Kingly Court – 49-51 Carnaby Street - Jamaican Rum and Jazz

Antidote Wine Bar & Shop 12a Newburgh Street – near Carnaby Street

Aqua Spirit – 5th Floor 240 Regent St (30 Argyll Street)

Flare C]arnaby – 14-16 Ganton Street - near Carnaby Street

Ain't nothing like the Blues bar – 20 Kingly Street near Carnaby Street – Blues band and bar

Bar Crispin – 19 Kingly Street - all-day natural wine bar and restaurant

Cahoots Ticket Hall and Control room – 5 Kingly Street – Carnaby

Be at One – Regent Street 10 Beak Street


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Things to do


Soho Theatres

Dominion Theatre 268-269 Tottenham Court Road

@sohoplace – 4 Soho Street

Soho Theatre 21 Dean Street

Phoenix Theatre – Charing Cross Road

Prince Edward Theatre Old Compton Street

Palace Theatre 113 Shaftesbury Avenue


Nearby Theatres

Leicester Square Theatre 6 Leicester Place

Sondheim Theatre 51 Shaftesbury Avenue

The Gielgud Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue

The Apollo Theatre Shaftesbury Avenue

Lyric Theatre 29 Shaftesbury Avenue

Piccadilly Theatre 16 Denman Street

Criterion Theatre 218 -223 Piccadilly

The Price of Wales Theatre Coventry Street

The Harold Pinter Theatre – Panton Street


Other Things To Do Around Soho

The Photographers' Gallery Turner house 16-18 Ramillies Street

Berwick Street Market – Berwick Street is a traditional market with stalls selling foods and fashions alongside independent shops and pubs open 8:00 -18:00 except Sunday

The Crystal Maze Live Experience – 22-32 Shaftesbury Avenue

The London Palladium 8 Argyll Street

The Comedy Store 5 Great Newport Street

BODY WORLDS London 1 Piccadilly Circus


Casinos south of Soho

Empire Casino 5-6 Leicester Square

The Hippodrome Casino Cranbourn Street

Grosvenor Casino – The Rialto – 3-4 Coventry Street



Cinema near Soho

Cineworld Leicester Square – 5-6 Leicester Square

Vue Cinema London 3 Cranbourn Street Leicester Square

ODEON Luxe – 24-26 Leicester Square

ODEON Luxe West End – 38a Leicester Square

The Prince Charles Cinema – 7 Leicester Place

Picturehouse Central – Corner of Shaftesbury Avenue and Windmill street

Curzon Soho 99 Shaftesbury Avenue



Soho Churches

St Anne's Church 55 Dean Street - 17th century Soho Parish Church

St Patrick's Catholic Church 21a Soho Square

French protestant Church of London 8-9 Soho Square

Our lady of the Assumption & St Gregory The presbytery, 10 Warwick Street

Church of Notre Dame de France RC 5 Leicester Place

Chinese Church in London – 166a Shaftesbury Ave

St Martin-in-the-Fields. Trafalgar Square



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