Bar Italia
22 Frith Street, Soho,  W1D 4RT
Telephone: 0871 288 4981
 
Location Map of Bar Italia
 
Bar Italia is a 24-hour traditional Italian café in the heart of Soho. This small, authentic Italian coffee bar has a continental feel; The tiled floor is well-worn, walls are lined with posters synonymous to their culture, and there are fruit machines and a large TV screen at the end for its infamously rowdy soccer match broadcasts. Bar Italia’s coffee has received mixed reviews, probably because of its comparatively steep prices. Its pizzas and pasta are mediocre, but this hangout is famous mostly for it atmosphere. And here’s a fun fact: In 1926 John Logie Baird first demonstrated television in a laboratory above the Bar Italia café.
 
Visiting Bar Italia
 
 
Opening Times
Open 24 hours
 
Ticket Prices
£2.50 for a cappuccino, approximately £5 for a sandwich
 
Travel
 
Underground Stations
Tottenham Court Road Tube (5 minutes)
Leicester Square Tube (5 minutes)
Railway Stations
Charing Cross Railway Station (13 minutes)
Euston Railway Station (24 minutes)
 
 
 
Car Parking
 
China Town Masterpark (3 minutes)
Brewer Street NCP (4 minutes)
 
 
Alternative Cafes and Delis Near Bar Italia
 
 
London Restaurants
Patisserie Valerie
44 Old Compton Street, Soho,  London,  W1D
1 minutes distance from Bar Italia
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London Restaurants
Maison Bertaux
28 Greek Street, Soho,  London,  W1D
1 minutes distance from Bar Italia
A Soho landmark since 1871 - when Soho really was the only place in Britain where you could eat decent continental food - Maison Bertraux ...More...
 
 
Local Restaurants Near Bar Italia
 
 
London Restaurants
Barrafina
54 Frith Street, Soho,  London,  W1D
1 minutes distance from Bar Italia
Rather unusually, and rather wonderfully, Barrafina takes the tapas concept and does absolutely nothing new with it: the whole place could conceivably have been lifted ...More...
 
London Restaurants
L'Escargot
48 Greek Street, Soho,  London,  W1D
1 minutes distance from Bar Italia
The name suggests a love for the most stereotypical Gallic dish, and the restaurant was in fact the first establishment in London to serve fresh ...More...
 
 
Local Hotels Near Bar Italia
 
 
London Hotels
Best Western Premier Shaftesbury Hotel
65-73 Shaftesbury Avenue, London,  W1D
2 minutes distance from Bar Italia
Discover the newly refurbished Shaftesbury Hotel in the heart of London's Theatreland. Each of the 62 fully air-conditioned bedrooms boasts luxury fittings, state of the ...More...
 
London Hotels
Radisson Edwardian Mountbatten Hotel
20 Monmouth Street, Covent Garden,  WC2H9HD
4 minutes distance from Bar Italia
In the middle of Covent Garden, the Radisson Edwardian Mountbatten is perfect for those wanting to be in the heart of the action. Surrounded ...More...
 
 
Local Event Near Bar Italia
 
 
London Event
Kim Noble Will Die
Soho Theatre, 21 Dean Street,  W1D
2 minutes distance from Bar Italia
Kim Noble, the tall one with the ginger beard from the Perrier Award-winning double act Noble and Silver, returns to the Soho Theatre for a ...More...
 
London Event
Avenue Q
Gielgud Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue,  W1D
3 minutes distance from Bar Italia
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Local Sights and Attractions Near Bar Italia
 
 
London Sights and Attractions
Soho
Soho,  London,  W1D
1 minutes distance from Bar Italia
Soho, the set of streets and alleyways between Oxford Street, Shaftesbury Avenue, Charing Cross Road and Regent Street is one of the most cosmopolitan parts ...More...
 
London Sights and Attractions
Elms Lesters Painting Rooms
135 Flitcroft Street, Covent Garden,  London,  WC2H
3 minutes distance from Bar Italia
Elms Lesters Painting Rooms are housed in an extraordinary space, purpose built as a painting studio in 1904. Since 1984 the gallery has been specialising ...More...
 
 
Local Shopping Near Bar Italia
 
 
London Shopping
SHOP
8 Greek Street, Soho,  London,  W1D
1 minutes distance from Bar Italia
This Greek Street SHOP was the original home of Steve Lazarides' gallery - best known as home to a group of contemporary artists that includes ...More...
 
London Shopping
Maison Bertaux
28 Greek Street, Soho,  London,  W1D
1 minutes distance from Bar Italia
A Soho landmark since 1871 - when Soho really was the only place in Britain where you could eat decent continental food - Maison Bertaux ...More...
 
 
Local Education Near Bar Italia
 
 
London Education
English [Out There!]
10 Coptic Street, Bloomsbury,  London,  WC1A
8 minutes distance from Bar Italia
English [Out There!] takes a very hands-on approach to learning English. The course places an emphasis on using what you have learned. Students are taken ...More...
 
London Education
Central Saint Martin's College of Art and Design
Southampton Row, Bloomsbury,  London,  WC1B
14 minutes distance from Bar Italia
One of the premier arts colleges in the world, St Martin's accepts only a few talented students each year, and is very well regarded in ...More...
 
 
Local Leisure Near Bar Italia
 
 
London Leisure
Phoenix Garden
21 Stacey Street, Covent Garden,  London,  WC2H
3 minutes distance from Bar Italia
In the shadow of both Centrepoint and St Giles-in-the-Fields Church, hidden from most tourists and residents alike, lies this beautiful West End garden. Originally a ...More...
 
London Leisure
Urban Golf Soho
33 Great Pulteney Street, Soho,  London,  W1F
6 minutes distance from Bar Italia
OK, so you may not be able to soak up the rays on this indoor course but it's a brilliant idea that has been stylishly ...More...
 
 
Local Pubs Near Bar Italia
 
 
London Pubs
Waxy's Little Sister
20 Wardour Street, Soho,  London,  W1D
4 minutes distance from Bar Italia
If you're not up for the hectic atmosphere of Waxy O'Connors it might be worth slipping across the street to her infinitely more tranquil Little ...More...
 
London Pubs
Waxy O'Connors
14-16 Rupert Street, Soho,  London,  W1D
5 minutes distance from Bar Italia
Located where it is, Waxy’s is fairly predictable. It’s expensive, it’s busy and it’s got a fair smattering of tourists, but it also has that ...More...
 
 
Local Nightlife Near Bar Italia
 
 
London Nightlife
Madame Jojo's
8-10 Brewer Street, Soho,  London,  W1F
3 minutes distance from Bar Italia
This was once a sleazy Soho strip club, as the name suggests, and it really shows. Deep reds are the dominant colour, with mirrors, booths and velvet curtains ...More...
 
London Nightlife
Mahiki
1 Dover Street, Mayfair,  London,  W1S
14 minutes distance from Bar Italia
A favourite with young royals - Princes Harry and William, Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie have been spotted here... all at the same time. And where ...More...
 
 
Local Business Near Bar Italia
 
 
London Business
Ronnie Scott's
47 Frith Street, Soho,  London,  W1D
1 minutes distance from Bar Italia
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London Business
Soho House
40 Greek Street, Soho,  London,  W1D
1 minutes distance from Bar Italia
The original private members' club from Nick Jones and beloved by a hip media crowd, Soho House in Greek Street is a tall, narrow building ...More...