Travel Reference
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CHINATOWN
Soho and Fitzrovia
Bounded by Regent Street to the west, Oxford Street to the north and
Charing Cross Road to the east, Soho is very much the heart of the West
End. It was the city's premier red-light district for centuries and retains an
unorthodox and slightly ra
sh air that's unique for central London. It has
an immigrant history as rich as that of the East End and a louche nightlife
that has attracted writers and revellers of every sexual persuasion since the
eighteenth century. Conventional sights in Soho are few and far between,
yet there's probably more street life here than anywhere else in the city
centre. Most folk head to Soho to go to the cinema or theatre, and to have
a drink or a bite to eat in the innumerable bars, cafés and restaurants that
pepper the tiny area and Fitzrovia, the quieter Soho spillover, north of
Oxford Street.
