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.

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! 

Alex Eagle is the creative director behind stores for Soho House in Berlin, Soho Farmhouse and creative hub 180 The Strand. Her own boutique on Lexington Street stocks everything from hand-painted watering cans to green onyx side tables as well as her cult Alex Eagle Sporting Club stash – the cap of which went viral after Paul Mescal donned one. Artistically curated finds from a London tastemaker.

Soho is always pumping. With people. With energy. And, we’d posit, with great coffee. One of our go-to spots for (you guessed it!) a flat white or a macchiato is Flat White. Grab a snack and a cup to-go and explore all Berwick Street Market and the wider neighbourhood have to offer.