Before you head out to celebrate Halloween in London, you need somewhere delicious to eat first. On Saturday 31 October, 64 Old Compton Street sits right in the middle of Soho's Halloween, with fresh pizza, plates to share and a cocktail list made for pre-drinks. Our big front windows look straight out onto the street, so your group can watch the night start while you eat and get the first round in.
Somewhere delicious before you venture out
A Halloween night out goes better when everyone has eaten well first. A table at 64 gives your group one place to meet at the start of the evening. Everything on our menu is made to share, so nobody has to settle on a single dish. Larger groups can look at private hire for a space of their own.
Pizza to share before the party
Pizza is the centre of the table at 64, hand-stretched and made fresh in-house. On Halloween the Diavola is the obvious order, since its name comes from the Italian for devil and it arrives topped with pepperoni and chillies. The 'nduja pizza, made with a soft and spicy Calabrian sausage and buffalo mozzarella, has a slower heat. For something earthier, the wild mushroom, prosciutto and truffle oil pizza is the one to pick.
Add a plate of wild mushroom arancini with truffle and smoked mozzarella to the middle of the table and the group is set for the night. Arancini are crisp fried rice balls from Sicily, and these ones are filled with melting cheese. The full menu has the rest of our starters, pasta and salads.
Pre-drinks and cocktails in Soho
64 is the perfect place for pre-drinks before the party starts. Order a round of cocktails while the pizzas are on their way, or share a bottle of Italian red if your group would rather start on wine. For dessert, the chocolate fondant is the Halloween pick, served warm with a molten centre, vanilla ice cream, raspberries and chocolate sauce. It is easy to share between two before you head out.
What to do in London on Halloween from Old Compton Street
Staying in Soho for Halloween puts the rest of the night a short walk away. The bars and clubs on and around Old Compton Street keep going late, the West End theatres are a few streets over, and the pavements fill with people in costume all evening. Eating and having pre-drinks with us first means your group sets off fed and together. Earlier in the day, a Halloween weekend lunch at 64 is a relaxed way to watch the first costumes appear through the windows.
Booking your Halloween table
Saturday 31 October will be one of Soho's busiest evenings, and early tables for groups who want to eat before going out are the first to go. Book ahead on our book a table page to secure the time you want. 64 Old Compton Street is a few minutes from Leicester Square and Tottenham Court Road, and our locations page has full directions.