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Soho area guide
• Take in some comedy, music or theatre and enjoy the best pubs, clubs and bars
• Check out the heart of London's gay community or wander around Chinatown
• Use our map of Soho London to discover what there is to see and do in W1
Soho London overview
Soho is a hard place to pin down. The district – and its southern subsection Chinatown – teems with tourists going to West End shows, media professionals marching to work, hungry patrons sampling some of London's best restaurants and people looking to have a long night out at one (or several) of the area's clubs, bars and pubs. But Soho was also home to many historical figures, including Mozart, Karl Marx and The Sex Pistols. Many Londoners still think it’s all about sex, but the fact is, Soho should be as notable for its history and culture as it is for the sleaze.
Things to do in Soho
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Things to do
Explore Soho staples such as jazz at Ronnie Scott's, comedy acts at Soho Theatre or shopping down...
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Gay Soho
Soho is officially London's gay mecca, having replaced Earl's Court as the heart of homo life in ...
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Soho sights
See the sights of Soho - where Londoners have partied for centuries
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Soho's seediest streets walk
Join Time Out on a walking tour of Soho's darker side
Soho London restaurants
Soho is the place to be for any food lover, with an assortment of restaurants in every price bracket to satisfy any craving. From fine dining establishments such as Gauthier Soho, to Alan Yau's chic cheap eatery Busaba Ethai, there's never any need to eat so-so in Soho.
Soho London nightlife
Soho draws hedonists from across London and beyond and it's diverse enough to accommodate the lot. Barflies swarm at the door of Soho speakeasy Milk & Honey while London's gay scene is anchored on Old Compton Street. Celebrities favour Punk nightclub and the lavish Café de Paris provides dancefloors for those wishing to shake a stylish tail feather.
What's on in Soho today
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Long Day's Journey Into Night
Until Sat Aug 18, Apollo Shaftesbury
This superb revival of Eugene O'Neill's masterpiece has everything you could ask for in a drama: powerhouse performan...
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Juan Muñoz: An Inaccessible Moment
Until Wed Jun 20, Frith Street Gallery
A black and white oil-stick drawing of a man peering under a heavy curtain sits at the heart of this exhibition. Taki...
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Singin' in the Rain
Until Feb 23 2013, Palace Theatre
Jonathan Church's exuberant production looks back to Stanley Donen and Gene Kelly's 1952 film, which itself looks bac...
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Les Miserables
Until Sat Oct 27, Queen's Theatre
Cameron Mackintosh's 'little girl' has shaken off that 1980s synth vibe and finally woken up to the organic twenty-fi...
Special offer: Was £75 Now £55
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Burtynsky: Oil
Until Sun Jul 1, Photographers' Gallery
The Photographer's Gallery's refurbished venue opens with colour images from respected Canadian photographer Edward ...
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Foxcroft & Ginger A Great little food emporium, run by a dynamic husband and wife team, founded upon the principals of great British food, with locally-sourced ingredients and given an original twist. With a seasonally changing menu, from hearty/recovery breakfasts to daily special sandwiches made on their own sourdough. All bread, pastries, muffins, cakes and muesli are all made and baked in the premises.
Also opening on 3 December 2011, Foxcroft & Ginger in Shoreditch, 42-43 Boxpark Mall, 2 Bethnal Green Rod, Shoreditch, E1 6JY.
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