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Formerly the capital of beatnik counterculture, Soho has evolved into a multicultural tourist hotspot that offers visitors everything from swanky restaurants and cozy cafés to great live music and gritty sex shops.

During the day, the main thoroughfare of Old Compton Street doesn’t hide from the fact that it’s the center of London’s gay community, with tons of restaurants, bars, and live theaters pulsing with patrons ready to spend their “pink pounds.”

Although the live music scene may be a shadow of its former self – the careers of The Rolling Stones, The Sex Pistols, and Eric Clapton were all launched here – the beat lives on at stalwart DJ-driven clubs like The Roxy, as well as in the odd jazz joint like Ronnie Scott's, which has survived Soho’s transformation.

Nearby Covent Garden had much more placid origins as the one-time home to London’s largest fruit and vegetable market, but this district has become even more tourist-driven than Soho in recent years. Home to the Royal Opera House and the majestic St. Paul’s church, the area is best known as the home to London’s theater district. Most of the city’s grandest live performance venues surround the Covent Garden Piazza, a famous market hall and entertainment center that routinely fills with street performers, professional actors, and hordes of tourists, allowing visitors to catch everything from experimental one-woman shows to mainstream musical hits.

The streets of Covent Garden and Soho may be bustling with out-of-towners, but it’s for a good reason – from dining to dancing, shopping to sightseeing, this is one area of London that no visitor should miss.

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What to Do in Covent Garden / Soho

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Art Gallery / Gin Bar

Party Earth Review It’s hard to tell which “graphic” Graphic is referring to when patrons first enter this too-cool-for-school gin bar on Golden Square. Ever-rotating art makes ... more

4 Golden Square
London W1F 9HT

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The Phoenix Artist Club

Bar / Members Club

Party Earth Review The Phoenix Artist Club is kind of like a high school theater club, if that club was located in the basement of a West End theater, served lots of booze, and was populated by the ... more

1 Phoenix Street
London WC2H 8BU

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Candy Bar

Bar / Gay Club

Party Earth Review Launched in 1996 – and revamped in 2011 after being taken over by gay bar magnate Gary Henshaw – Candy Bar is a buzzing, late-night destination for the double-X chromosome ... more

4 Carlisle Street
London W1D 3BJ

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The French House

Bar / Pub / Restaurant

Party Earth Review Draped with British and French flags and cheerful blue canopies that welcome visitors, The French House is a sophisticated establishment with a small bar on the street level where an ... more

49 Dean Street
Soho, London W1D 5BG

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Carom at Meza

Bar / Indian Restaurant

Party Earth Review With curry fast replacing fish and chips as the UK’s national dish, London’s Indian food scene is becoming trendy and even gourmet, a fact that is very evident at Soho ... more

100 Wardour Street
London W1F 0TN

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Strawberry Moons

Bar / Club

15-17 Heddon Street
London W1B 4BF

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Liberty London

Mall / Shopping Area

Party Earth Review An iconic shopping destination that has been part of the haughty London scene for over a century, Liberty London, despite its name, is a refuge for slaves of fashion. Founded in 1875 ... more

Regent Street
London W1B 5AH

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Los Locos

Club / Restaurant

Party Earth Review Located right off of Covent Garden Piazza, Los Locos is a vibrant late-night venue that offers all the fun of a London nightclub without the red tape and hassle. A traditional menu ... more

24-26 Russell Street
London WC2B 5

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The O Bar

Bar

Party Earth Review With three floors offering three different vibes, The O Bar is perfect for dancing, singing along with the music, or just lounging with a cocktail, and attracts an energetic clientele ... more

83-85 Wardour Street
Soho, London W1D 6QD

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Guanabara

Club / Restaurant

Party Earth Review Rio comes to London via Guanabara, a trendy, festive club and restaurant in which two spacious bars serving tasty fruit mojitos and caipirinhas overlook a dining area that transforms ... more

Parker Street
London WC2B 5PW

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Café des Amis

French Restaurant / Lounge

Party Earth Review An elegant retreat for French-fusion cuisine and bubbling flutes of champagne, Café des Amis is a smart little restaurant and lounge in the heart of London’s theater district. Just ... more

11-14 Hanover Place
London WC2E 9JP

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Soho Comedy Club

Comedy Club

Reviewed by Tara R.

"My Take: At first, it’s easy to mistake Soho Comedy Club for a Persian nightclub. The line’s not mine – I stole it from one of the comics I saw here – ..." more

5-6 Leicester Street
London, WC2H 7NA

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June 2013

Jun 2 Sun	SoHo Flea Market 2013 Flea Market / Live Music / Shopping Event / Live Music / Shopping 12:00pm	Add to Calendar
Jun 15 Sat	Dirty Dozen Brass Band Concert / Funk / Jazz / R&B 6:00pm Ronnie Scott's The Dirty Dozen Brass Band, The Ronnie Scott's All Stars	Add to Calendar
Jun 17 Mon	Curtis Stigers Concert / Jazz / Vocal 6:00pm Ronnie Scott's Curtis Stigers, The Ronnie Scott's All Stars	Add to Calendar
Jun 22 Sat	Robert Randolph and the Family Band Concert / Jazz / Pop / Rock 6:00pm Ronnie Scott's Robert Randolph & The Family Band, The Ronnie Scott's All Stars	Add to Calendar