"Famed for: Jeffrey Bernard, Private Eye lunches, and hot political gossip. Long before millennials were claiming to be hardcore for downing six flaming sambuca shots whilst on a Magaluf trip their mums paid for, there was the 70s Soho crowd whose weekly alcohol units presumably hit the high thousands. If you too wish to channel the debauchery of Soho’s heyday, then get yourself to The Coach and Horses, the setting of some of history’s booziest ‘working lunches’. These days it’s a Fuller’s pub and although some of its original charm has left along with those infamous regulars and unsuspecting politicos who merrily spilled their secrets (not to mention the £1 sandwiches and £2 doubles), it’s still very much a Soho classic. When the sun is out, opt for a casual lean against one of its outdoor standing tables and pretend your gossip is illicit enough for someone to overhear and put it in print." - heidi lauth beasley
