Soho Residence

Walk down Wardour Street and you'll find Soho Residence tucked between the usual Soho chaos—this is the kind of place where bartenders remember your name by drink three. The atmosphere strikes that sweet spot between polished and unpretentious; you'll see everyone from media types to locals who've been coming for years, all nursing carefully constructed cocktails without the theatre of bottle-spinning or dry ice. It's the anti-Instagram bar, really—the kind of spot where craftsmanship matters more than Instagram stories, and the conversation tends to be louder than the music.