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Address: National Portrait Gallery,  St Martin's Place, Soho,  WC2H 0EP
Telephone: 020 7312 2465
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Portrait Cafe is in the London Borough of Westminster
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Jane Bown: Exposures Jane Bown: Exposures
1st December 2009 - 5th April 2010
Jane Bown's book Exposures is on sale at the National...
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Irving Penn Portraits Irving Penn Portraits
18th February 2010 - 6th June 2010
Irving Penn, "one of the 20th century's most prolific and...
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Alex Katz Paints Anna Wintour Alex Katz Paints Anna Wintour
15th May 2010 - 21st September 2010
She's America's most influential fashion editor, dubbed 'Nuclear Wintour' for...
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BP Portrait Award BP Portrait Award
24th June 2010 - 19th September 2010
The £25,000 BP Portrait Award is, for many young artists,...
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Arts and Artefacts  (Published November 2004)
National Portrait Gallery Right next door, one of the most inspiring collections of portraits can be found. The National Portrait Gallery holds likenesses of both the...  More
 
 
 

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Caffe Vergnano

62 Charing Cross Road, Covent Garden,  London,  WC2H Map
4 minutes walk from Portrait Cafe
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Patisserie Valerie

15 Bedford Street, Covent Garden,  London,  WC2E9HE Map
4 minutes walk from Portrait Cafe
There are Valeries all over London these days and quite right too because they serve some of the best pastries in the capital alongside a ... More
 
 
 
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The Portrait Restaurant
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The Portrait Restaurant

National Portrait Gallery,  St Martin's Place, Soho,  London,  WC2H Map
"You can't expect a great view AND good service" quipped our waiter as he dropped some forks. In fact, service here was brisk and friendly, ... More
 
 
 
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Wagamama

140 Irving Street, Soho,  London,  WC2H Map
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Radisson Edwardian Hampshire Hotel
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Radisson Edwardian Hampshire Hotel

31-36 Leicester Square, London,  WC2H7LH Map
1 minutes walk from Portrait Cafe
Overlooking Leicester Square - the setting for London’s regular film premieres - the Radisson Edwardian Hampshire has glamorous, exclusive décor to match its high-profile setting: ... More
 
 
 
The Royal Trafalgar
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The Royal Trafalgar

Whitcomb Street,  Trafalgar Square,  WC2H7HG Map
2 minutes walk from Portrait Cafe
Set in between Trafalgar and Leicester Squares and right next to the National Portrait Gallery, the Thistle Trafalgar Square is a modern hotel set in ... More
 
 
 
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9th January 2010 until 10th April 2010
Garrick Theatre, 2 Charing Cross Road,  WC2H Map
1 minutes walk from Portrait Cafe
Douglas Carter Beane's Tony award-nominated satire on showbusiness set in New York, The Little Dog Laughed, comes to the Garrick Theatre with direction by Jamie ... More
 
 
 
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18th February 2010 until 6th June 2010
National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place,  WC2H Map
1 minutes walk from Portrait Cafe
Irving Penn, "one of the 20th century's most prolific and influential photographers of fashion and the famous" (The New York Times), is the subject of ... More
 
 
 
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National Portrait Gallery
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National Portrait Gallery

St Martin's Place, Westminster,  London,  WC2H Map
1 minutes walk from Portrait Cafe
The National Portrait Gallery houses portraits of significant figures from the late 15th century to the present day. This isn't the place to come for ... More
 
 
 
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Any Amount of Books
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Any Amount of Books

62 Charing Cross Road, Covent Garden,  London,  WC2H Map
3 minutes walk from Portrait Cafe
A delightful second-hand bookshop with a wide choice that ranges from antiquarian first editions to the bargain basement. Rare books, first editions, modern literature, art ... More
 
 
 
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Godiva

28 Haymarket, Soho,  London,  SW1Y Map
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Courtauld Institute of Art
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Courtauld Institute of Art

Somerset House, Covent Garden,  London,  WC2R Map
12 minutes walk from Portrait Cafe
The Courtauld is one of the most prestigious art schools in the country, affiliated with the Oxbridge system and boasting a huge private location and ... More
 
 
 
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King's College Medical School

Strand, Covent Garden,  London,  WC2R Map
12 minutes walk from Portrait Cafe
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The Sanctuary

12 Floral Street, Covent Garden,  London,  WC2E Map
6 minutes walk from Portrait Cafe
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Phoenix Garden

21 Stacey Street, Covent Garden,  London,  WC2H Map
7 minutes walk from Portrait Cafe
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
 
 
 
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Cork & Bottle

44 Cranbourn Street, Soho,  London,  WC2H Map
2 minutes walk from Portrait Cafe
Located in the heart of the West End you’d expect it to be packed with the usual crowds but hidden in a basement below a ... More
 
 
 
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Waxy's Little Sister

20 Wardour Street, Soho,  London,  W1D Map
4 minutes walk from Portrait Cafe
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Bar Rumba
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Bar Rumba

36 Shaftesbury Avenue, Soho,  London,  W1D Map
5 minutes walk from Portrait Cafe
Concealed in a particularly squalid and touristy corner of Piccadilly Circus is Bar Rumba, the bar that has kept the UK's Urban scene alive in ... More
 
 
 
Madame Jojo's
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Madame Jojo's

8-10 Brewer Street, Soho,  London,  W1F Map
7 minutes walk from Portrait Cafe
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
 
 
 
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St Martin's Place,  WC2H Map
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Radisson Edwardian Hampshire

Leicester Square, Soho,  London,  WC2H Map
1 minutes walk from Portrait Cafe
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