I’ve done enough nights in Soho to know that the best ones usually happen when you least plan them. But Greek Street Live isn’t the kind of place you stumble into by accident. It’s the one you keep in your back pocket for when you need a guaranteed good time.
Set inside one of Soho’s historic townhouses, it’s one of the last truly independent live music venues in the neighbourhood. Two floors, two bars, and a rotating lineup of musicians who will play whatever you want. Literally. You just scribble your song request on a slip and hand it over. From there, the night takes on a life of its own, fuelled by everyone else’s picks as much as your own.
When to Go (and What to Expect)
Weeknights: A mix of pop, rock, jazz and lounge that works just as well for an after-work drink as it does for a low-key date.
Fridays & Saturdays: This is when the energy ramps up. Brunch to the Beat on Saturdays is pure chaos in the best way with bottomless fizz, mojitos or mocktails, and a live playlist that refuses to be background noise.
Sundays: Duelling pianos, huge singalongs, and all-night 2-for-1 cocktails. If you have ever wanted to belt out a power ballad with strangers, this is your moment.
The Drinks Game Plan
Greek Street Live’s happy hours are designed for people who actually like a deal:
• Sunday–Friday: Happy Hour until 8pm.
• Saturday: Midday to 2pm and 4pm to 7pm double session.
• 2-for-1 cocktails: All night Sunday to Wednesday.
• Wine Wednesdays: All bottles of house wine half price from 5pm.
If you’re here for the long haul, start light with an Unholy Water (gin, lillet, lime, grapes, elderflower), move to Liquid Seduction (vodka, lychee, lemon), and finish with Low Key Dirty (tequila, Kahlua, coffee, agave). Or split a magnum from the Bubble Boutique if you’re in a group. Technically a group can be two people – just saying.
The Food’s Not an Afterthought
Most live music venues in London treat food like an afterthought. Not here. The kitchen delivers with dishes like burrata with roasted aubergine and pepper caponata, king prawns wrapped in bacon, or a proper aged sirloin with fries.
The £45 Saturday Bottomless Brunch is worth booking in advance. Alongside the bubbles or mojitos, you get brunch plates like Parma Ham and Pancetta Eggs Benedict, smashed avocado toast, or berry pancakes with mini hash browns on the side.
Why It Works
Greek Street Live does not just do live music. It makes you part of it. By the time you leave, you will have sung along to someone else’s song choice, clinked glasses with strangers, and probably overextended your Happy Hour. It is the kind of place you can plan a big night around, but it is just as good for those “one drink” evenings that spiral.
Save this if you:
• Want a late-night Soho spot that is not a chain.
• Love live music you can actually influence.
• Need somewhere that works for dates, groups or solo nights out.
• Appreciate cocktails that do not destroy your budget.
5 Greek St, London W1D 4DD
