The John Snow Pub

A Samuel smiths pub tucked on to what mod would assume is one of the quieter roads of Soho with its cobbled streets and back alley location but the john snow is pretty packed. This two floor independent has a confusing layout on the ground floor built around a bar which is so [...]

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Bar and Club 101

For a bar and club so close to the west-end it seems strange that one should only spot the entrance when walking past and there not be neon signs or more blatant marketing to pull in the drinkers and dancers but then this place has a reputation of its very own. Bar [...]

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The Red Lion Pub

This pub is in fact exactly what this part of Soho needs. A nice traditional pub that escapes the high price racket that similar local bars appear to be involved in. Actually the problem with the red lion is that it doesn’t exactly advertise its presence and from afar its a little hard [...]

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Sugar Reef Bar

From the outside sugar reef looks a pretty exclusive venue with its ornate frontage and its straight faced bouncers. Within it is a large and noisy room with a scattering of round tables all occupied with a bar at the end of the room. To be honest it feels much like wading through [...]

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Be at One - B@1

Larger than its covent garden counterpart this wooden floored, more up-market version of be st one is s bar that lives for its happy hour. It gets noisy quickly in the early evening and the bar staff let out shrieks every now and then, offering specialised twists on the vast cocktail [...]

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Zebrano Bar

From outside the venue looks like just another soho bar which thankfully works in its favour. The bar which is visible at street level - the upstairs bar is a small room with a well stocked but small bar catering well for what appears to be an uncomfortable audience. Downstairs is where the secrets [...]

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The Vinyl Factory Club

The Vinyl factory is a very well hidden studio-like venue which can be moulded to the requirements of whoever is holding an event there. Basically a white-washed wall garage with open spaces, waiting staff that bring over drinks and en-trays on wide platters. The crowd suits the purpose of the evening, I arrive attending the summer party of a very [...]

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Kaslik Shisha Bar

At last, a place in Soho where you can legally smoke shisha. This tiny bar/Lebanese restaurant sits quietly on Greek Street minding its own business with one or two comfortable stools and tin tables out front where you can purchase cocktails (from the rather short list) and smoke a shisha in the London [...]

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Bar Red

Bar Red demands a few things from its punters, these include fine attire, guest-list inclusion, wealth and smiles. The prize for approaching the bar with these attributes is two floors of chairs with red leather furnishings, entrances front and back for use by smokers and much of an after-work suited crowd. The plight and [...]

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Sirocco Sports Bar

On one of the more popular strips for London nightlife, shaftesbury avenue plays host to top notch theatre venues, tourist style restaurants and one or two clubs. Sirocco is a sports bar with a dark interior, built on two floors with a bar at one end. The venue charges for entry after about [...]

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