"From 7am until roughly 3am, Bar Italia caters to Soho’s every need. Regulars at the Italian cafe—who arrive separately but are united in their desire to stare down passers-by—sit on stools outside, smoking from 8am. The work crowd drifts in later, for hot, strong coffees. And if the football’s on, expect a throng in the evening, passionately waving cannoli at the screen towards the back of the narrow, memorabilia-covered room. But night owls will know Bar Italia’s flickering neon sign and faded terrazzo tiles best as somewhere to seek refuge and pizza at 2am." - jake missing, heidi lauth beasley, rianne shlebak, sinead cranna, daisy meager
