Soho

A club, bar, and restaurant. Good choices if you are strapped for cash.

Cafe Valentino

A small cafe, primarily notable for its very late opening hours.

The Dining Plaice

Decent fish and chip shop in the heart of Soho. Handy for Berwick Street market.

Andrew Edmunds

Top quality restaurant, great romantic spot. Bookings recommended.

Almost a Soho institution, this 24 hour eatery in the heart of the gay village offers a wide range of British and world cuisine in a stylish atmosphere. Has now gone international with branches in Miami, but the original Old Compton Street Balans is still be best, attracting clientele as diverse as TV presenter Dale Winton and politician and former mayor Ken Livingstone among its regulars.

Busaba Eathai

One of the best choices on a street with any number of fantastic restaurants. You will find a laid back atmosphere with big low wooden tables expect to share if your party is small. The menu features among other dishes a fine butternut squash curry.

In a city which was once the capital of India it makes sense that one can find a decent to good Indian restaurant on just about every corner. Once in a while you find one though that does things in an interesting enough way to be worth talking about. Chowki is like that, with dishes from around India that do not conform to the standard Bengali/Kashmiri/Punjabi fare, but surprise and please the pallet with unexpected overtones of Africa, or Italy, or Greece.

This has been the landmark Indian restaurant in Soho since it opened in 1983. It was badly damaged during the Dean St fire in July 2009 and is currently closed for renovation. No doubt it will be back and serving the same high quality Indian food soon. Vegetarian options are especially good.

St Moritz

A slice of the Swiss Alps in central London, offering Fondue, Raclette and other winter comfort foods amongst giant alpine horns and cowbells.

This French restaurant has been serving up refined cuisine to the Soho faithful since 1927 and is currently owned and run by celebrity chef Marco Pierre White. The brasserie downstairs is slightly less formal than the Michelin-starred upper level.

Bit of a Soho institution formerly owned by Marco Pierre White. Now under new management but little has changed. Top notch British grill style food in a very smart environment.

Umbrian food prepared with the very best ingredients by chef Vasco. All the pasta is freshly made on the premises. The calve's liver is especially famous. Has been in business here for 40 years.

Maison Bertaux

Slightly tatty but utterly and deliciously French, since 1871. Take away or sit at one of their sidewalk tables.

The original location of this highly successful business locally nicknamed as "Pat Vals" which has expanded across London with numerous outlets now around the West End. Wonderful French cakes and pastries. Breakfast here is notably good. Has a large seating area upstairs.