Red Lion, Soho

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location:

Soho

address:

14 Kingly Street, W1B 5PR

phone:

0871 984 3377*
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nearest stations:

Oxford Circus London Underground station
(340m) - zone 1

Piccadilly Circus London Underground station
(490m) - zone 1

Green Park London Underground station
(690m) - zone 1

Tottenham Court Road London Underground station
(710m) - zone 1

Bond Street London Underground station
(730m) - zone 1

how to find it:

Leave Oxford Circus station, go down Regent Street, take the second left, then immediately right down Kingly Street. Walk down Kingly Street for a while and you'll find the pub on your left. Piccadilly Circus: walk up Regent Street towards Oxford Circus and take the 4th right on to Beak Street, turn next left up Kingly Street and you'll soon see the pub on your right.

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nearby attraction(s):

The Royal Academy (360m)

National Gallery (860m)

Trafalgar Square (930m)

picture of Red Lion The Red Lion is a fine old oak panelled pub hidden behind Carnaby Street. Despite a small frontage, its deceptively large with three bars in total, including one upstairs. Our personal preference is for the tiny front bar which sports a real open fire - we saw a couple of coal buckets so we assume it's in use during colder days, too. It seems to attract a fair few younger media types, but perhaps due to its slightly hidden location it's easier to find a seat here than other nearby places. It serves the usual Sam Smith's range of fayre but no-one seems to object and there's a pretty jolly atmosphere all round. A word of warning however: watch out for the dartboard - not because its such a rare sight in Soho these days - but because of its potentially hazardous position next to the bar; if you're unlucky, a double scotch could take on a different meaning altogether.