Modern cuban cuisine
Inside this stylishly dark basement restaurant in the heart of Soho, you'll find London's greatest tribute to Cuban style and culture.
Floridita is a place to indulge the senses. The experience starts with the cocktails - deliciously alcoholic and slightly dangerous, they set you up for the meal that is about to come.
The Floridita menu, though Cuban in inspiration, is an attempt to work in modern culinary influences: the chefs have tried to imagine what Cuban food would be like, if Cuba wasn't so isolated. Or so they told me.
Don't miss the house's specialty - Cuban lobster: fresh, meaty and slightly sweet. Delicious.
If you are there long enough, a Cuban band will eventually appear on stage and the dance floor will fill up with couples ready to mambo the night away.
Remember to ensure your credit card is up to the task. Floridita is rather an expensive night out, but well worth it.
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Virgin shop Centrepoint
This shop is slightly different from the flagship on Picadilly Circus.
Their DVD and Video floor has a good selection of films, including the top-ten mainstream films of the moment, and a decent array of independent and foreign works on offer. They are almost always having special offers so a bargain is almost certainly to be found.
Furthermore, they like to host in-store shows in the basement by pop bands that draw hoards of screaming fans, which could be considered an asset.
If you are having a "quiet" day, pop in and out as quick as you can when this happens!
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Music emporium
As music and video giants go, Virgin's Megastore in Piccadilly Circus is perhaps the most accommodating and rewarding choice.
The gigantic store has got it all: CDs, DVDs, Books, Magazines, special editions, singles, albums, Rock, Pop, Country, World music, Jazz, Classical, Metal, Dance, Techno, R&B, in short, it is a place where you can spend hours and hours and not feel overwhelmed by the size and layout of the place.
If you can't find it here, you can order it!
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Love of vinyl music
Some of us love CDs, and some of us love vinyl. If you are the second kind, and you love music, this place is for you.
And you would not be alone in this place. Some of London's top DJs are to be found here, perusing through box after box of hidden vinyl gems, or just plain spinning tunes in the basement.
When it comes to House, of any kind, provided it is in excellent taste, vinyl junkies are a great choice for feeding your musical addiction.
And yes, they do have some CDs too, just in case you are wondering.
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