The Guide by Vana

Where to eat in Soho

15 places to eat in Soho, each one on the Guide on merit.

1. 

   Bilmonte

   Gelato · European

   A tiny Soho counter doing pistachio gelato made fresh each day. Every scoop comes crowned with a baby cone of melted chocolate.

   Get the pistachio, and say yes to the chocolate baby cone.

2. 

   Bubala

   Vegetarian Middle Eastern · Middle Eastern

   Vegetable-led Middle Eastern mezze so good the meat is never missed. Critically adored and a reliably brilliant date.

   Order the oyster mushroom skewers and the confit potato, and let them keep the small plates coming.

3. 

   Donia

   Filipino · Asian

   A small modern-Filipino room recreating sweet-and-sour flavours with British produce. The lamb pie and ube choux belt.

   Book ahead as the dining room is small, and anchor an order around the lechon and the ube choux.

4. 

   Evelyn's Table

   Fine Dining restaurant · European

   A 12-seat counter downstairs from The Blue Posts, where the chefs cook, plate and serve in front of you. Seamus Sam has run the kitchen since 2024: British produce, Japanese and Scandinavian technique, a menu that keeps changing. Two evening sittings, plus Saturday lunch.

5. 

   Imad's Syrian Kitchen

   Syrian · Middle Eastern

   Imad Alarnab's Syrian home cooking, carried from Damascus to a warm Kingly Court room. The story is moving and the food more so.

   Let them feed you the set menu and try the muhammara.

6. 

   Impala

   North African grill · African

   Meedu Saad (ex-Kiln) turns a 1960s Soho room into a charcoal-grill love letter to North Africa. The ftira, a fried-dough disc with a molten egg, is the one.

   Ask for a table near the open grill in the middle of the room.

7. 

   Kumori

   Japanese handroll counter · Asian

   Thirty seats, one counter, and each temaki placed straight into your palm to be eaten where you sit. The whole point is the four seconds between the chef's hand and your mouth. Nori that still cracks.

   Eat each roll the second it hits your hand. The nori is made bespoke for crispness and it starts softening almost immediately.

8. 

   Marjorie's

   French · European

   A Parisian bar a vins off Carnaby, with sauce-led cooking to match the all-French list.

   Come for a glass and charcuterie and let it slide into a proper dinner, which is the point.

9. 

   Miokuru

   Japanese · Asian

   Twenty seats, British seafood, Japanese technique, and handrolls made in front of you. The quietest room in Soho for the money.

10. 

    Mountain

    Wood grill · European

    Tomos Parry's follow-up to Brat, all wood fire and northern Spanish-Balearic cooking. The hard table to get in Soho, and worth the effort.

    The lobster caldereta needs three or four of you and a bit of warning, so call ahead and bring a crowd.

11. 

    Panadera

    Bakery

    A creative Filipino bakery: ube pan suisse, pandesal, a longanisa sausage roll.

    Go early; the viral sandos sell out and the queue is real.

12. 

    Rita's

    Modern American · North American

    A decade of pop-ups finally settled into a Soho room of red booths and an enclosed garden. American comfort done with intent.

    Ask for the secret garden terrace out back when you book.

13. 

    Sucre

    Argentine · Caribbean & Latin

    Open-fire Argentine cooking in a dramatic former concert hall, all wood smoke and low light. A grown-up, date-perfect room for a night out.

    Order from the grill and the provoleta to start.

14. 

    Tagine & Grill

    Moroccan

    Yassir Chair cooking modern Moroccan over charcoal in the back of a proper Soho pub. Weekly seasonal tagine, and the kofta is the thing.

15. 

    William Curley

    Chocolatier

    Four-time Best British Chocolatier; Michelin-level squares and a Soho counter, no excess sugar.

    Tiny space, so it is grab-and-go rather than sit-down; go for the patisserie counter.