DO/EAT/DRINK: AN EVENING IN SOHO

PENS DOWN IT’S FRIDAY! Let me help you to kick off your shoes, hit the tiles, go out on the razz and paint the town red, you little party animals. Off we go.

Wardour Street. Hungry? How about

Pho: vietnamese street food for the cultured among you

Brgr. Co: classy fast food and killer milkshakes

Gail’s Artisan Bakery: displays Soho-inspired artwork on the walls, open till 10pm for late-night carb devourers (not me, you understand). Pastries, fresh bread & homemade dips. Heaven.

Inamo: ‘interactive’ pan-asian food where your table= your computer. Browse the menu, order and grab the bill at the swipe of a finger. Use the screens to find out about the area and even order taxis home! Perfect way to splash the cash on delicious sushi and noodle dishes.

Hummingbird Bakery: you know the drill.

(oh, and if you happen to get lost and find yourself on Charlotte St with a slightly more impressive budget, then head to ROKA for incredible sushi, or Wahaca for wonderful mexican market food and Hibiscus mojitos)

Right then. Full yet? Let’s have a drink.

Barrio Central: underground (well, there’s a ground floor too but ‘ground floor bar’ doesn’t sound as impressive) Latin-themed cocktail bar with the best fruity cocktails, candlelit shacks and wonderful live music. We stayed for 4 hours and got the whole place dancing. Plus, you really can’t argue with 3-8pm happy hour on weekdays and all day till 7pm weekends. 

Rum Shack @ Floriditas: Be quick- this pop up bar won’t be around for long. Enjoy the classy booths of the downstairs Jazz bar with live music, or cosy up in the makeshift Carribbean shack (complete with fake palm trees) and drink fruity cocktails. And just LOOK at what they’ve got on for V-day:

By this stage my research assistant and I were fairly intoxicated and therefore unable to provide sound and credible establishment analysis. If you are still going by this point, I take my hat off to you. Enjoy!