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Christmas at 64 Old Compton Street

A family-run Italian in the middle of Soho, merrily decorated and ready for Christmas.

Walk into 64 Old Compton Street in December and the whole room is dressed for Christmas, low-lit and welcoming, romantic enough for two and lively enough for a big family or friends table. It has been run by the same family for years, so the welcome is authentic and everyone gets looked after from the moment they sit down.

The food is why people come back. Everything is made fresh, the pasta rolled by hand every single day and the plates brought out loaded and served with a bit of love, the way you will have seen on our TikTok. December fills up fast, so if you want the group in, it is best to get your date booked while the good ones are still going.

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Christmas the Italian way

There are three courses for £65 a head, Christmas done the Italian way, and for the traditionalists there is a roast turkey, piled high with all the delicious trimmings: crisp roast potatoes, pigs in blankets, sage stuffing and lashings of gravy. Everything else comes out of our own kitchen cooked from scratch, the pasta rolled fresh that day, and it all finishes on something sweet. Tables are pre-booked so the kitchen is ready for your group when you arrive, and the full spread is on the menu.

Drinks for the table

There is a cocktail list to open the evening with, whatever you are in the mood for, and a wine list to move on to over dinner. It is a great selection, mostly Italian and French, reds and whites chosen to go with the food, and if you cannot decide, the team behind the bar will happily pick for the table.

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The room at Christmas

Come December, 64 is decked out for the season, decorations up, the lights turned down low, and Old Compton Street glowing through the big windows. It is one of the best streets in Soho to watch the world go by, and there is always something happening out on it at Christmas. Inside, the room shifts through the day: bright and sociable over lunch when the shoppers and the theatre crowd pile in, softer and cosier once the evening sets in and the candles come out. Families gather at the big tables, couples take the corners, and the same family that has run 64 for years is there looking after the room, with a warmth you cannot fake.

The room at Christmas

Come December, 64 is decked out for the season, decorations up, the lights turned down low, and Old Compton Street glowing through the big windows. It is one of the best streets in Soho to watch the world go by, and there is always something happening out on it at Christmas. Inside, the room shifts through the day: bright and sociable over lunch when the shoppers and the theatre crowd pile in, softer and cosier once the evening sets in and the candles come out. Families gather at the big tables, couples take the corners, and the same family that has run 64 for years is there looking after the room, with a warmth you cannot fake.

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Get the group in

Bring the whole family, get the office in for the work Christmas do, or book a table for two, 64 is set up for all of it. Let us know the numbers and anything you are celebrating when you book and we will get the room ready. If you are the one sorting the office, the December weekends go first, so get your date down early.

Opening hours over Christmas

Our festive opening hours this year:

  • 24 December: open, last seating at 3:30pm, closed at 5pm

  • 25 and 26 December: closed

  • 27 to 31 December: normal opening hours

  • 1 and 2 January: closed

Pre-booking is required for the festive set menu. Call us on 020 7287 2043, email info@64oldcomptonstreet.com, or book on OpenTable.

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Finding us on Old Compton Street

You will find 64 halfway along Old Compton Street, a couple of minutes from Leicester Square and the West End theatres. Easy to reach whether you are out shopping, heading to a show, or coming in specially for Christmas lunch.

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Open Hours

Mon - Thu: 12.00 PM - 11.00 PM

Fri - Sat: 12.00 PM - 11.30 PM

Sun & Bank Holidays: 12.00 PM - 10.30 PM

Address

64 Old Compton St

London

W1D 4UQ

info@64oldcomptonstreet.com

020 7287 2043

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We kindly ask that no outside food is brought into the restaurant, as we can only serve items prepared in our kitchen for quality and safety reasons.

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Open Hours

Mon - Thu: 12.00 PM - 11.00 PM

Fri - Sat: 12.00 PM - 11.30 PM

Sun & Bank Holidays: 12.00 PM - 10.30 PM

Address

64 Old Compton St

London

W1D 4UQ

info@64oldcomptonstreet.com

020 7287 2043

photo of Italian food

We kindly ask that no outside food is brought into the restaurant, as we can only serve items prepared in our kitchen for quality and safety reasons.

Customer data may be used for "tailored advertising" or "marketing purposes."

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Open Hours

Mon - Thu: 12.00 PM - 11.00 PM

Fri - Sat: 12.00 PM - 11.30 PM

Sun & Bank Holidays: 12.00 PM - 10.30 PM

Address

64 Old Compton St

London

W1D 4UQ

info@64oldcomptonstreet.com

020 7287 2043

photo of Italian food

We kindly ask that no outside food is brought into the restaurant, as we can only serve items prepared in our kitchen for quality and safety reasons.

Customer data may be used for "tailored advertising" or "marketing purposes."

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Open Hours

Mon - Thu: 12.00 PM - 11.00 PM

Fri - Sat: 12.00 PM - 11.30 PM

Sun & Bank Holidays: 12.00 PM - 10.30 PM

Address

64 Old Compton St

London

W1D 4UQ

info@64oldcomptonstreet.com

020 7287 2043

photo of Italian food

We kindly ask that no outside food is brought into the restaurant, as we can only serve items prepared in our kitchen for quality and safety reasons.

Customer data may be used for "tailored advertising" or "marketing purposes."

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Open Hours

Mon - Thu: 12.00 PM - 11.00 PM

Fri - Sat: 12.00 PM - 11.30 PM

Sun & Bank Hols: 12.00 PM - 10.30 PM

Address

64 Old Compton St

London

W1D 4UQ

info@64oldcomptonstreet.com

020 7287 2043

photo of Italian food

We kindly ask that no outside food is brought into the restaurant, as we can only serve items prepared in our kitchen for quality and safety reasons.

Customer data may be used for "tailored advertising" or "marketing purposes."