Your Guide to Office Space in Soho

Highlights and hidden gems

Who’s there?

Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe (aka the Sony PlayStation HQ) is on Marlborough Street and is perhaps the best-known consumer brand to house a head office in the district. Advertising agency BBH’s global HQ is based out of a deceptively large private workspace on Kingly Street, which runs parallel with the world-famous Carnaby Street.

In the area…

Kickstart your day with a coffee and freshly made pastry from London’s oldest patisserie, Maison Bertaux on Greek Street. The picturesque 19th-century French patisserie offers buttery croissants, sticky tarts and every other sweet treat imaginable to accompany your morning drink, as well as quaint tearooms enjoyed by everyone from Virginia Wolf to Noel Fielding.

With a Tudor-style exterior complete with timber and leaded windows, it’s impossible to miss the iconic luxury department store Liberty on Great Marlborough Street, even without all the tourists snapping selfies outside. Step inside to explore various wood-panelled rooms, each with its own enticing array of goods, to feel as if you’re exploring a stately home.

For after-hour sojourns well into the night, Ronnie Scott’s basement bar has been serving up dinner, drinks and jazz since 1959. Ronnie’s is one of the world’s most respected jazz clubs and played host to music icons including Ella Fitzgerald and Miles Davis. Open until 3 am nightly (excluding Sundays), Ronnie Scott’s embodies what nightlife means to Soho.

Celebrate your latest work success at the Michelin-starred Social Eating House. The British bistro is the third of chef Jason Atherton’s London sites and has all the flavour without any of the pretension you might find in some of the West End’s other fine dining establishments. Quick-and-dirty options include ribs and pulled pork at BBQ joint Bodean’s on Poland Street, or snack plates at Indian street food restaurant, Tamarind Kitchen, on Wardour Street.