A region within the Soho part of City of Westminster, Chinatown is largely just one street although it does spread slightly from the main Gerrard Street. As the name suggests, Chinatown is the home of everything Chinese, including Chinese restaurants, souvenirs, food shops and businesses.
Historically the first ‘Chinatown’ area of London was in Limehouse, due to the proximity of this area to the docks, but this area was largely destroyed in 1934 and several years later a new Chinatown began to emerge in Soho.
Very few individuals actually live in Chinatown and today it consists largely of shops and commercial premises. Chinatown is considered a must see venue for visitors to the city, particularly around the Chinese New Year.
Chinatown
Your All In London guide to Chinatown

Going out in Chinatown
What's On in Chinatown
Lightyear - London Film Premiere
Cineworld Leicester Square, London
Cineworld Leicester Square, London
Starts: 13/06/2022
Ends: 13/06/2022
Good Luck to You, Leo Grande London Film Premiere
Picturehouse Central, Corner of Great Windmill Street and Shaftesbury Ave, Piccadilly Circus, London
Picturehouse Central, Corner of Great Windmill Street and Shaftesbury Ave, Piccadilly Circus, London
Starts: 09/06/2022
Ends: 09/06/2022
Brian and Charles London Film Premiere
Picturehouse Central, Corner of Great Windmill Street and Shaftesbury Ave, Piccadilly Circus, London
Picturehouse Central, Corner of Great Windmill Street and Shaftesbury Ave, Piccadilly Circus, London
Starts: 12/06/2022
Ends: 12/06/2022
Chef Ioannis Grammenos launches world’s best steak menu
Heliot Steak House, Cranbourn Street
Heliot Steak House, Cranbourn Street
Starts: 03/05/2022
Ends: 31/05/2022
The Hippodrome Summer Wine Terrace pop-up with Bodega Argento
The Hippodrome
The Hippodrome
Starts: 25/04/2022
Ends: 31/08/2022
Fiona Bevan: Multi-Platinum Singer-Songwriter "Girl With A Telegraph" EP Release
Stone Nest, 136 Shaftesbury Avenue, London
Stone Nest, 136 Shaftesbury Avenue, London
Starts: 14/06/2022
Ends: 14/06/2022