Soho Archive

  • Tweet The credit crunch was meant to spell doom and annihilation for our restaurants; people would no longer have any money to dine out and we would apparently be resigned...

    Bistro du Vin, W1 & EC1

    Tweet The credit crunch was meant to spell doom and annihilation for our restaurants; people would no longer have any money to dine out and we would apparently be resigned...

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  • Tweet Vouchers and deals have become a massively influential part of our dining decisions.  Even the higher-end of the food chain has had to succumb; should you be free to...

    Arbutus, W1

    Tweet Vouchers and deals have become a massively influential part of our dining decisions.  Even the higher-end of the food chain has had to succumb; should you be free to...

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  • Tweet Mention Mexican food, and most people think of rubbery, cheesy tortillas and over-seasoned chicken fajitas – so much potential, completely destroyed by Mexi-Brit chain restaurants.  But then came along...

    Wahaca, Various

    Tweet Mention Mexican food, and most people think of rubbery, cheesy tortillas and over-seasoned chicken fajitas – so much potential, completely destroyed by Mexi-Brit chain restaurants.  But then came along...

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  • Tweet Vibrant restaurant and bar el cantara has opened to bring a Spanish/Moroccan influenced dining experience to the heart of Soho.  With a surfeit of European, Oriental and Indian restaurants...

    el cantara, W1

    Tweet Vibrant restaurant and bar el cantara has opened to bring a Spanish/Moroccan influenced dining experience to the heart of Soho.  With a surfeit of European, Oriental and Indian restaurants...

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  • Tweet Our love affair with Thailand and their fine cuisine is clear to see, with Thai restaurants becoming almost as common as Chinese and Indian on our high streets.  One...

    Patara, Various locations

    Tweet Our love affair with Thailand and their fine cuisine is clear to see, with Thai restaurants becoming almost as common as Chinese and Indian on our high streets.  One...

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  • Tweet Japanese food… it’s just raw fish and soupy noodles isn’t it? Not quite. Because our palettes have become largely attuned to the culinary ‘delights’ originally championed by the likes...

    Bincho Yakitori, W1

    Tweet Japanese food… it’s just raw fish and soupy noodles isn’t it? Not quite. Because our palettes have become largely attuned to the culinary ‘delights’ originally championed by the likes...

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  • Tweet As if computers didn’t have a strong enough grip on our lives already, it appears that they want control of our dining experience too. Inamo places a computer at...

    Inamo, W1

    Tweet As if computers didn’t have a strong enough grip on our lives already, it appears that they want control of our dining experience too. Inamo places a computer at...

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  • Tweet So it’s early December and London is well into the swing of the festive season.  For Greedy Glancy and I, an evening full of Christmas parties await.  Not wanting...

    Mooli’s, W1

    Tweet So it’s early December and London is well into the swing of the festive season.  For Greedy Glancy and I, an evening full of Christmas parties await.  Not wanting...

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  • Tweet Whilst most of the bars and restaurants of Soho continue to compete with each other for wackiest concept and shouty décor to attract the local über-cool media crowd, Quo...

    Quo Vadis, W1

    Tweet Whilst most of the bars and restaurants of Soho continue to compete with each other for wackiest concept and shouty décor to attract the local über-cool media crowd, Quo...

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  • Tweet I love the Soho Hotel. I’ve had many a relaxed discussion there over contracts, and am sure the décor and service helped clinch numerous deals.  But other than being...

    Soho Hotel, W1

    Tweet I love the Soho Hotel. I’ve had many a relaxed discussion there over contracts, and am sure the décor and service helped clinch numerous deals.  But other than being...

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