Soho London bars

We recommend the best bars in Soho

Soho's diverse and colourful bars and pubs make the area a popular desination for nights out. Bar-hopping scenesters, often creating severe foot traffic in the evenings, might enjoy cocktail bars like Barrio Central, whilst those looking for a quiet drink will enjoy Mark's Bar. It doesn't take too much surface-scratching to separate the diamonds from the rough, though. Time Out presents a guide of Soho bars to bend an elbow.

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  • Mark's Bar

    Rating: 5/5 66-70 Brewer Street, Soho, W1F 9UP

    This basement bar has been overshadowed by the Mark Hix-operated restaurant upstairs since the two venues opened in 2009. However, it's a destination in its own right...
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  • Barrio Central

    Rating: 3/5 6 Poland St, Soho, W1F 8PS

    Occupying a two-floor space not too far from Milk & Honey, Barrio brings a Latin flavour to this weary Soho street...
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  • Academy a.k.a LAB

    Rating: 5/5 12 Old Compton Street, Soho, W1D 4TQ

    Editor's note: Due to new owners, LAB changed its name in summer 2010 to Academy. The review below refers to the bar before this change, though the management have...
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  • Milk & Honey

    Rating: 5/5 61 Poland Street, Soho, W1F 7NU

    You could walk past the door of this Soho speakeasy every day and never know it was there, and that's just how the owners like it. For most of the week, Milk & Honey is open...
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  • Experimental Cocktail Club

    Rating: 5/5 13A Gerrard Street , London, W1D 5PS

    Seemingly, the best way to deal with a downturn is to drink through it - in a debonair manner, of course...
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  • Amuse Bouche

    Rating: 4/5 21-22 Poland Street, London, W1F 8QG

    This Soho branch of the Parsons Green original carries on with the winning formula of quality champagne at low prices and has been shortlisted for the 2009 Time Out Eating...
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  • You have forgotten to mention Amuse Bouche Champagne Bar on 21 Poland Street. Brilliant champagne bar with good prices!

    Marianne Stromstedt Thu Aug 12 2010
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