"Closing time: 5am every night of the week If you’ve lived in London for longer than 20 minutes then chances are you’ve been to Bar Italia. Sure, the memory might be foggy, given that you probably stumbled out of Simmons and dutifully followed your cannoli senses to this buzzing little old school Italian café. It’s been open for over 70 years and importantly, is also open until 5am every night. Sometimes you’ll find it packed with Italian football fans, sometimes it’s old Soho locals laughing in the face of their sleeping patterns with an 11pm espresso, and sometimes it’s packed full of lads who have abandoned a Calvin Harris tune for a decent pizza. But whoever you find here, know that this place is quintessentially Soho. An institution that’s always got your back when that 2am tiramisu craving hits." - heidi lauth beasley
