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John Sandoe Books
KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA
10 Blacklands Terr.
}020 7589 9473; www.johnsandoe.com
The stairs to the second-floor fiction section at John Sandoe reminds visitors of the joy of independent bookstores. The…
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Skoob
MARYLEBONE AND BLOOMSBURY
66 The Brunswick, off Marchmont St.
}020 7278 8760; www.skoob.com
The Brunswick Center is all white and shiny and full of bougie stores—not the place where you’d expect to find a haven f…
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Music and Video Exchange
HYDE PARK TO NOTTING HILL
42 Notting Hill Gate
}020 7221 2793; www.mgeshops.com
Music and Video Exchange will provide hours (if not days) of entertainment to any audiophile. The staff engage in consta…
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Sister Ray
THE WEST END
34-35 Berwick St.
}020 7734 3297; www.sisterray.co.uk
An old-school record shop of the best kind, Sister Ray’s stellar staff is adept at creating musical matches-made-in-heav…
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Borough Market
THE SOUTH BANK
Southwark St.
; www.boroughmarket.org.uk
Anyone who bemoans the food scene in London has never been to Borough Market. In a tangle of stalls and shops under a se…
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Harrods
KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA
87-135 Brompton Rd.
}020 7730 1234; www.harrods.com
An ode to the experience of shopping, Harrods is probably the most famous department store on the planet. Packed with fa…
Marcus Campbell Art Books
THE SOUTH BANK
43 Holland St.
}020 7261 0111; www.marcuscampbell.co.uk
Close enough in theme and proximity to the Tate Modern to be considered its unofficial bookstore, Marcus Campbell Art Bo…
Southbank Printmakers
THE SOUTH BANK
Unit 12 Gabriels Wharf, 56 Upper Ground
}020 7928 8184; www.southbank-printmakers.com
Every 5min., someone in London is sold a cheap work of bad, tourist-trap art. Southbank Printmakers aim to stop this gra…
The Schott Music Shop
THE WEST END
48 Great Marlborough St.
}020 7292 6090; www.schottmusic.co.uk
Opened in 1857, Schlott is the oldest sheet-music shop in London. This quiet, spacious store sells everything from the B…
Old Spitalfields Market
EAST LONDON
Commercial St.
; www.oldspitalfieldsmarket.com
This is the sort of market that clearly belongs in the East End, selling stylish vintage clothes, quirky antiques, and a…
Liberty
THE WEST END
Great Marlborough St.
}020 7734 1234; www.liberty.co.uk
No, this epic Tudor building isn’t a giant pub or a replica of a Shakespearean theater; it’s a department store that, si…