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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

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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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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Nordic Bar

20s / 30s / Blazers / Casual / Chic / Fun

25 Newman Street
London W1T 1PN

Liberty London

Affluent / All Ages / Ambient

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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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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The Box

20s / 30s / Blazers / Burgers / DJ / VIP

Reviewed by Thanh N.

"The Box is hands down the place where decadency takes its true form; from the three level story building to its fierce burgundy toned interior - this ..." more

11-12 Walkers Court
London W1F 0ED

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The British Museum

All Ages / Anything goes / Cafés

Reviewed by Courtney Grace R.

"If you’re the kind of person that likes going to museums, you absolutely must visit the British Museum. If you’re the kind of person that generally th ..." more

Great Russell Street
London WC1B 3DG

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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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Navajo Joe

After Work / Balcony / Bar / DJ / Funk

Party Earth Review The name may not be the most politically correct out there, but funky-chic bar and restaurant Navajo Joe isn’t big on proper behavior anyway. The owners have amalgamated ... more

34 King Street
London WC2E 8JD

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Pillars of Hercules

20s / After Work / Bar Food / Beer

Party Earth Review Although named after a Greek demigod and located on Greek Street, Pillars of Hercules is a pure English pub – a quiet place for a pint without the bells and whistles or musclemen ... more

7 Greek Street
London W1D 4DF

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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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Busaba Eathai

20s / 30s / 40s / Asian Food / Casual

Party Earth Review A bustling and trendy restaurant, Busaba Eathai (“eat” + “Thai”) serves some of the most reasonably-priced dishes in London. Part of a chain of eight restaurants, the location on Wardour ... more

106–110 Wardour Street
London W1F 0TR

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