Evening Standard

Why I live in Soho: The Devonshire's Oisin Rogers on his intense, surprisingly residential neighbourhood

Source: Daniel Lynch

I moved to Soho from Mayfair in June 2022 because we were opening our pub, The Devonshire, on Denman Street and I felt it was important to understand the area, meet the people who live there and become part of the neighbourhood.

The surprising thing for me when I moved here is how alive it is with families and ordinary people going about their stuff. Also there’s loads of dog-walkers, which seems odd but there are lots of people with dogs in Soho, too.

Soho is unique, it’s a square of

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