Sophisticats

You're on Brewer Street in the heart of Soho, where things get properly lively after dark. Sophisticats pulls off that tricky balance of being somewhere you can actually relax without feeling like you're dressed for the Oscars, but the drinks list suggests someone knows what they're doing behind the bar. The crowd tends toward people who've sussed out that the best nights aren't always at the places with the longest queues—it's proper local knowledge territory. Food comes alongside, unpretentious but done right.