Editing Soho (section)

===Restaurants and clubs===
[[File:Kettners, Soho, W1 (3085949852).jpg|thumb|Kettner's]]
Many small and easily affordable restaurants and cafes were established in Soho during the 19th century, particularly as a result of Greek and Italian immigration. The restaurants were not looked upon favourably at first, but their reputation changed at the start of the 20th century. In 1924, a guide reported "of late years, the inexpensive restaurants of Soho have enjoyed an extraordinary vogue."{{sfn|Weinreb|Hibbert|Keay|Keay|2008|p=845}} [[Arthur Ransome]]'s ''[[Bohemia in London]]'' (1907) mentions Old and New Soho, including details about Soho coffee-houses including The Moorish Café and The Algerian.{{sfn|Nicholson|2003|p=215}}{{sfn|Clayton|2003|p=138}}

Kettner's was a restaurant on Romilly Street, established in 1867 by [[Napoleon III]]'s chef Auguste Kettner. It was frequently visited by [[Edward VII|Albert, Prince of Wales]] (where he is alleged to have dined with his mistress, [[Lillie Langtry]]) and [[Oscar Wilde]]. The restaurant survived both World Wars without incident, and was regularly visited by [[Agatha Christie]] and [[Bing Crosby]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/wordofmouth/2008/nov/28/kettners-restaurants-soho-jay-rayner|title=The killing of Kettner's|first=Jay|last=Rayner|work=The Guardian|date=28 November 2008|access-date=13 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/goingout/restaurants/goodbye-kettner-s-soho-icon-closes-its-doors-after-149-years-a3168576.html|title=Goodbye Kettner's: Soho icon closes its doors after 149 years|first=Ben|last=Norum|newspaper=London Evening Standard|date=29 January 2016|access-date=13 November 2017}}</ref>

In the 20th century, several Soho pubs and private members clubs gained notoriety for both their proprietors and clientele. Clive Jennings says of regular clientele such as [[Jeffrey Barnard]] and [[Francis Bacon (artist)|Francis Bacon]] that "the lethal triangle of [[The French House, Soho|The French]], [[The Coach and Horses, Soho|The Coach & Horses]] and [[The Colony Room Club|The Colony]] were the staging points of the [[Dean Street]] shuffle, with occasional forays into other joints such as [[Gargoyle Club|The Gargoyle]] or the Mandrake&nbsp;... [[The Groucho]] or Blacks".<ref>{{cite web |last=Jennings |first=Clive |title=Drink-Up Pay-Up F-Off: Tales from the Colony – London's Lost Bohemia |url=https://www.artlyst.com/news/drink-pay-f-off-tales-colony-londons-lost-bohemia/ |website=artlyst |access-date=29 February 2020}}</ref> [[Christopher Howse]] notes of the coterie of bohemian heavy drinkers that "There was no worry about pensions in Soho. People didn't live that long."<ref>{{cite news |last=Howse |first=Christopher |title=Soho's Golden Age |url=https://www.theoldie.co.uk/blog/sohos-golden-age |work=The Oldie |date=17 October 2019 |access-date=29 February 2020}}</ref>

The Gargoyle Club opened at 69 Dean Street in 1925.<ref>Luke, Michael (1991). ''David Tennant and the Gargoyle Years''. Weidenfeld & Nicolson: London, p2. {{ISBN|0-29781124X}}.</ref> It was founded by the socialite the Hon [[David Tennant (aristocrat)|David Tennant]] as a place where writers, artists and musicians could mingle with the upper crust and eat and drink at affordable prices for the next three decades. In May 1979 the Gargoyle's uppermost room started hosting a weekly club-night on Saturdays called the [[The_Comedy_Store_(London)|Comedy Store]], which made the reputations of many of the UK's upcoming "[[alternative comedy|alternative comedians]]". Among the original lineup here were [[Alexei Sayle]], [[Rik Mayall]] and [[Adrian Edmondson]] who broke away in 1980 to establish [[The Comic Strip]] team at Raymond's Revue Bar,<ref name="Over21-1981"/> before they found wider recognition with the series ''The Comic Strip Presents'' on [[Channel 4]].{{sfn|Banham|1995|p=400}} The Gargoyle's success and Bohemian clientele led to other restaurants being founded around Soho, including the Eiffel Tower and Bellotti's.{{sfn|Nicholson|2003|p=380}}

During the 1970s the building at 69 Dean Street housed another nightspot in its cellars, initially known as Billy's, and run by Soho's only Jamaican club owner, Vince Howard.<ref name=tf/> The [[Blitz Kids (New Romantics)|Blitz Kids]], a group of London clubgoers who spearheaded the [[New Romantic]] movement in the early 1980s, originally met at Billy's.<ref>{{cite book|title=Skinheads 1979–1984|first=Derek|last=Ridgers|page=25|publisher=Omnibus Press|year=2014|isbn=978-1-783-23124-9}}</ref> The club changed its name to Gossip's and became part of London's [[Clubbing (subculture)|clubland]] heritage by spawning several weekly club-nights that influenced British music and fashion during the 1980s.<ref name=tf>{{cite news| url=https://shapersofthe80s.com/clubbing/69-dean-street-and-the-making-of-uk-club-culture/ | work=The Face, February 1983, issue 34, page 26, republished at Shapersofthe80s | first=David | last=Johnson | title= 69 Dean Street: The Making of Club Culture | date=1 February 1983 |access-date=7 April 2018}}</ref>

[[Gerrard Street, London|Gerrard Street]] is the centre of [[Chinatown, London|London's Chinatown]], and along with Lisle Street and Little Newport Street, house a mix of import companies, oriental food shops and restaurants. Street festivals are held throughout the year, particularly on the [[Chinese New Year]].{{sfn|Weinreb|Hibbert|Keay|Keay|2008|p=324}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Chinatown in Britain: Diffusions and Concentrations of the British New Wave Chinese Immigration|first=Wai-ki|last=Luk|page=108|publisher=Cambria Press|year=2008|isbn=978-1-934-04386-8}}</ref> In March 2022, [[Cadbury]] opened a temporary vegan chocolate shop at 15 Bateman Street.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Keys |first=Lottie |title=Chocolate heaven for vegans, Cadbury's new London pop-up |url=https://www.timeout.com/london/news/dairy-milk-creators-go-dairy-free-in-new-london-pop-up-031722 |access-date=16 April 2022 |website=Time Out London |date=17 March 2022 |language=en-GB}}</ref>