Top 10 Pubs and Cafés
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1. Patisserie Valerie
A classic Soho café with a wide range of delicious cakes and pastries: the fresh croissants make it a good place for breakfast. Its Frenchness extends to the smoky atmosphere, but there is a no-smoking area downstairs.
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2. Maison Bertaux
This little corner of Paris in the heart of Soho attracts a faithful clientele, who love its delicious coffee and heavenly cakes.
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3. French House
A small, one-bar establishment where conversation flows freely among strangers, this Soho pub was once the haunt of the artist Francis Bacon (1909–92).
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4. Bar Italia
Sit at the bar or out on the heated pavement and enjoy the best Italian coffee in London. A huge screen at the back of the bar shows Italian football matches. Open 24 hours.
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5. The Coach and Horses
This pub has long attracted the artistic and the disreputable, including the late, infamously drunken columnist Jeffrey Barnard. His antics featured in the highly successful stage play,Jeffrey Barnard is Unwell .
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6. The Admiral Duncan
A small, lively bar in Old Compton Street – one of dozens in the area with a gay clientele.
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7. EAT
One of an excellent chain of sandwich bars with a selection of sandwiches, soups, sushi and salads.
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8. Beatroot
A small, bright vegetarian restaurant serving delicious salads and hot dishes, packed in boxes.
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9. The Cork and Bottle
A 1970s basement wine bar with vintage music, bistro food and a fine selection of wines.
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10. The Dog and Duck
Small, friendly pub with Victorian tiled walls and a choice of British beers.
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