Bar Italia

Bar Italia has operated in Soho long enough to become a landmark in its own right, and reviewers describe it as one of the few surviving pieces of 'old Soho' amid the neighbourhood's ongoing gentrification. It's less about the coffee being extraordinary and more about the atmosphere and its round-the-clock openness, staying lively at 2am when much of London has gone quiet. With a 4.2 rating from over 2,200 reviews and one of the higher culture scores in this batch, it suits a late-night or early-morning Soho visit as much as a daytime coffee break.