24 Hour Dining
| BAR ITALIA 22 Frith Street, W1 (020-7437 4520). Mon-Thur 6am-5am, Thurs-Sun open 24 hours. The Bar Italia is a Soho institution, for over half a century it has dispenses small cups of strong coffee. When eating, the best bets are the paninis and the pizzas. The best time to visit is any time that an Italian football match is showing on the television at the end of the bar. |
BRICK LANE BEIGEL BAKE 159 Brick Lane, E1 (020-7729 0616). Mon-Sun, 24 hours. Approx Ј3 per person. The Beigal Bake is a bakery not a restaurant, but in the small hours it is busy enough to make many an eatery jealous. Beigels are traditional, substantial and chewy – try smoked salmon and cream cheese. And take a bag of freshly baked beigels home for breakfast. |
| SOMINE 131 Kingsland High Street, E8 (020-7254 7384). Mon-Sun, 24 hours. Approx Ј5 per person. This small Turkish café offers a welcome pit-stop and the menu – which is chalked up on the wall – features stews and stuffed breads. Drink tea and reflect upon your evening out. Homely, and home-cooked food. |
TINSELTOWN 44-46 St John Street, EC1 (020-7689 2424). Mon-Sun, 24 huors. Approx Ј12 per person. This is a lively, basement restaurant that is a welcome haunt for clubbers and cabbies alike. As well as burgers and dinner dishes, it is noted for serious milkshakes that incorporate chocolate bars. It also provides internet access, if moonlight surfing is your thing. |
| VINGT-QUATRE 325 Fulham Road, SW10 (020-7376 7224). Mon-Sun 24 hours. Approx Ј30 per person. This site has always been home to a late-night establishment and here you get a Chelsea take on stylish sleaze. Not so much a greasy spoon as a silver one. Decent salads and steaks, full of locals on the last lap home after a serious night out, with a smattering of staff relaxing after finishing work at Chelsea’s smarter eateries. |
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