The French House

It's a pub … but French? Hear us out before you run away, screaming "Abomination!" In its upstairs restaurant room, the iconic Soho establishment does food and drinks the French way, meaning delicacies such as foie gras and Gruyere toast, as well as a choice of thirty champagnes and wines by the glass. It also provides a break from the incessant buzzing of modernity with a strict policy of no music, no phones and no TV, making it a favourite of more talkative types as well as showbiz names.