Andrew Edmunds Restaurant

Andrew Edmunds Restaurant sits in an 18th-century townhouse and has kept the feel of old Soho while much of the area changed around it. It was established in 1985 and has been going for over three decades. The mood is laid-back, the cooking leans on seasonal ingredients, and the wine list is long but reasonably priced, put together with the same care as the food. That combination has made it a favourite with wine drinkers as much as diners.

There are also private dining rooms for hire, which suit intimate gatherings or business meetings. The menu changes with the seasons, with ingredients sourced for freshness and produced ethically. Long-standing regulars and first-time visitors tend to come back for the same reason: the mix of tradition and quality that has kept the place steady through Soho's constant change.