Lina Stores is a bit of a Soho veteran. They’ve been making fresh pasta on the site for over 70 years and the Italian Deli is still going strong. They import and sell authentic Italian produce, and continue to make pasta, cakes, hot dishes and sandwiches on site. It’s some of the best pasta around, oh and they do some mighty fine coffee too!

It’s no secret that Yauatcha is one of our fave restaurants in London and we could eat Dim Sum all day long, so we suggest diving straight in to their Taste of Yauatcha set menu. It gives you a good flavour of the place and includes THOSE Baked Venison Puffs – but whatever you do save room for those Macarons!

Every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, rain or shine, street food traders take over Rupert Street and there is no better place to grab lunch. When we’re feeling healthy we get a huge box of salad from Radical Roots and when we’re feeling a bit naughtier Duck ‘n’ Roll or Slingin’Po’Boys tick all the boxes. Come hungry!

We don’t just like Kricket – we love it! Their Indian small plates take some beating; our faves include Indian Keralan Fried Chicken, Cornish crab meen moilee and Duck leg Kathi roll. Oh and they do some bloody good Indian inspired cocktails too, so make a night of it and eat until you can’t eat anymore…

Getting a table at The Palomar might not be easy, but it’s SO worth the effort. The menu brings together the cultures of Southern Spain, North Africa and the Levant and their Stone Bass Machluta and Jeresulam Mix of chicken liver, heart & veal sweetbread al-ha-plancha are must orders.

Evelyn’s Table is a 15-seat affair in the basement of Soho pub The Blue Posts. 11 of the 15 seats are at a counter around the kitchen and this is where you ideally want to be, so you can see the chefs in action and chat with them throughout the meal. It’s hard to get a ressie here but it’s well worth the effort because the food, like smoked eel,served with super soft potato blinis and beetroot; brill with celeriac puree and mushrooms; and tarte tatin with vanilla ice cream, is incredible.

Serving the same picture perfect macaroon ice-cream sandwiches, scoops, milkshakes, soft serve and ice-cream cakes, Yokin has opened up a permanent location in Soho. You can still expect those daily changing whacky flavours – minced pie, biscoff, milo and HK French toast – and queues. But now that they’re no longer just a pop-up, they won’t sell out quite so fast.

The Good Egg is undoubtedly one of our fave spots, especially their second branch in Kingly Court, with a much bigger space and a bigger menu. The flatbreads, fresh and warm out the oven with an incredible array of dips including marinated aubergine and green whipped feta; the ZFC, The Good Egg’s take on fried chicken; and the PBJ ice cream are not to be missed. This place is one good egg!

The menu at Breddos is a creative take on Mexican cuisine with a few Asian influences thrown in to many of the dishes. You can’t go wrong with the Breddos classics such as the Baja Fish and the Masa Fried Chicken tacos but we also rate the lamb neck barbacoa, juicy tender meat served with house salsas and tacos, and the whole octopus with black vinegar, Sichuan pepper. And don’t forget about dessert, hello churros ice cream sandwich.

Jugemu is one of those places that you’d walk right by without noticing if you weren’t looking for it. Inside it’s very authentic: tiny, with just a few stools around the counter and a couple of tables and the day’s sushi menu is scrawled on oblong bits of paper and hung up over one wall. The food is fantastic. Ordering is done via tick box menus and it’s a good idea to order quite a bit as dishes are all on the small side. Our faves are the prawn dumplings, the takiyoki – chunks of octopus fried in balls of batter – the duck teriyaki, and the eel omelette. You’re gonna want to save room for plenty of sushi too.

Run by the team behind Bao, Xu is a traditional Taiwanese gem – without a fluffy bun in sight. The stunning dining room is inspired by 1930s Taipei, a beautiful mix of ornate wood panels, rich dark greens, and soft art deco lighting. The tomato and smoked eel ‘Xiao Tsai’, pan fried pork soup dumplings and the taro dumplings stuffed with Taiwanese sausage and Iberico pork collar marinated in char siu are on our order list every time. Xu is also big on tea, with many rare Taiwanese infusions on the menu so finish off with a coal baked 10 year Oolong.

Located in the basement of an old brothel in the heart of Soho, Blacklock has been serving up piles of juicy tender meat for several years now. They’ve become pretty famous for their ‘all in’ Sunday Roast for just £20 per person you’ll be presented with a huge platter of beef, lamb and pork, giant Yorkshire puddings, perfectly crispy roast potatoes, heritage carrots and sprouting broccoli. What’s more, at the bottom you’ll find three thick fingers of bread, soaked full of gravy and juices – a genius move. Also on the menu are their ‘cocktails for a fiver’ – what else could you ask for?

These street sea-foodies put down their first perm spot in Soho and they’ve been serving up CLAW faves like crab mac & cheese, lobster rolls and grilled oysters, as well as newer creations like trout reubens and KFC…that’s kimchi fried soft-shell crab. Wash down all that sweet sweet seafood with a coupe of samphire G&Ts.