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photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch
Bar Italia
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Bar Italia is only closed for a few hours every day, but from 7am all the way until 4am it caters to Soho’s every need. By 8am the iconic Italian cafe already has blokes—who arrived separately but are united in their desire to stare down passers-by—sitting on stools outside, smoking. Roll forward to 9am and the work crowd drifts in for hot, strong coffees, cheap prices, and brusque service. If the football’s on, expect a throng passionately waving cannoli and panini at the screen tucked away towards the back of the narrow, memorabilia-covered space. But night owls will know Bar Italia’s flickering neon sign and faded terrazzo tiles best as somewhere to seek refuge and pizza at 2am, and sometimes dancing—even midweek.
photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch
photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch
photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch
photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch
photo credit: Aleksandra Boruch
What our ratings mean
No rating: This is a restaurant we want to re-visit before rating, or it’s a coffee shop, bar, or dessert shop. We only rate spots where you can eat a full meal.
