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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

Ronnie Scott's

30s / 40s / All Types / Burgers / Jazz

Party Earth Review Ronnie Scott’s, London’s oldest jazz venue and a Soho institution, has hosted legends like Jimi Hendrix and continues the tradition by booking the best acts in the world. Low lighting ... more

47 Frith Street
Soho London W1D 4HT

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Strawberry Moons

Beer / Club Kids / Clubwear / Dance

Reviewed by Tara R.

"My take: There are plenty of these bar-clubs in Central London with wicked Happy Hours and less-than-amazing everything else. Along with other central ..." more

15-17 Heddon Street
London W1B 4BF

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Candy Bar

80s Music / Bar / Casual / Comedy / DJ

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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Roadhouse

20s / 30s / Bar / Burgers / Club / Dance

Party Earth Review As the name implies, Roadhouse is a recreated highway truck stop whose bright neon sign adds unexpected flair to London’s historical Covent Garden square. The rough roadside vibe is ... more

Jubilee Hall, 35 The Piazza
London WC2E 8BE

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The Cross Keys

30s / 40s / After Work / Ambient / Pop

Party Earth Review A long-time neighborhood favorite, The Cross Keys is an easy go-to joint for a wealth of Covent Garden workers – a place where beer and banter unite under a cornucopia of British bric ... more

31 Endell Street
London WC2H 9BA

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Covent Garden

All Ages / All Types / Bars / Cafés

Party Earth Review Rimmed by St. Martin's Lane on the east and Drury Lane on the west, Covent Garden is a vibrant shopping and entertainment district that has been drawing shoppers, theatergoers, and ... more

Covent Garden
London WC2E 9DA

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The Toucan

30s / 40s / Beer / Beer Lovers / Jeans

Party Earth Review Despite bearing the name of a South American bird, The Toucan is a treasured Soho dive that serves as a testament to all things Guinness. Entering the venue is like stepping ... more

19 Carlisle Street
London W1D 3BY

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Jewel Covent Garden

20s / 30s / Bar / Champagne / Club / DJ

Party Earth Review A welcome addition to the charming Maiden Lane a few blocks south of Covent Garden Piazza, Jewel Covent Garden is indeed a jewel of a venue whose four different bars each offers a unique ... more

29-30 Maiden Lane
London WC2E 7JS

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The White Horse (Soho)

Beer / British Food / Casual / Pub

Reviewed by Tara R.

"My Take: Ah, another chain pub – but this time, a Samuel Smith one, which gets a bit more respect because of the wallet-friendly prices. It only serve ..." more

45 Rupert Street
London, W1D 7PJ

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Alphabet Bar

20s / 30s / After Work / Artists / Bar

Party Earth Review One of London’s first urban bars, Alphabet claims to have coined the term “shabby chic” and has maintained the offbeat, modern style that consistently attracts young creative and media ... more

61-63 Beak Street
London W1F 9SL

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Movida

20s / 30s / Bottle Service / Club / DJ

Party Earth Review Movida is an ultra-trendy West End club packed to the rafters every night with a posh international clientele of Europeans, Americans, and Middle-Easterners. In fact, it would be hard ... more

8-9 Argyll Street
London W1F 7

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Mildreds

Conversational / Couples / Lunch

Reviewed by Courtney Grace R.

"MY TAKE: Personally I like to consider myself a carnivore, so some people think it’s strange that one of my favorite restaurants in London is a veget ..." more

45 Lexington Street
London, W1F 9AN

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