There are few places we'd rather tuck into a plate of seared hand-dived scallops, slurp on some fresh ricotta tortellini and indulge in Blythburgh Pork Collar topped with the sweetest of roasted figs than at Dear Jackie. Though you may be in Soho, la dolce vita has never felt so close by! 

When art dealer and restaurateur Andrew Edmunds died aged 79 more than 600 people turned up to his memorial. His wine-lovers’ restaurant is a slice of old Soho, dishing up homemade focaccia with smoky cod’s roe, pumpkin soup dotted with bacon and deep-fried buttermilk rabbit. The Academy Club he founded with Auberon Waugh (son of Evelyn) is still thriving upstairs. A perfect date spot to keep in your back pocket.

A modern American bistro meets fresh & seasonal British produce. A match made in heaven? We think so. Rita's has our interior-design love satiated and our taste buds tingled!

While Lina Stores has spawned a number of perfectly good pasta restaurants across the city, the original Brewer Street deli remains the true trove. Offering the finest foods to homesick Italians since 1944, it stocks the best Parmesan, porcini and panettone. At lunch office workers visit for salami and mozzarella ciabattas made to order, and then take home parcels of fresh ravioli. While the closure of long-time competitor I Camisa & Son on Old Compton Street devastated many, Lina Stores has stood the test of time.