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Christmas gift guide

With everything from gadgets, jewellery, food and toys to classy twists on the classics, these are the presents to glam up those stockings
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London Christmas fairs and markets

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Sidestep the obvious high street shopping routes and look for gift inspiration at winter markets, open studios and neighbourhood fairs
Covent Garden Real Food Market

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Until Fri Dec 18, Covent Garden Piazza

Stilton from Neal’s Yard Dairy, oysters from McManus Brothers, handmade chocolates and all sorts of other goodies

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London's 100 best shops

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This is your starting point for all things retail: the definitive guide to shopping in the capital. Credit crunch? What credit crunch?
London's best high street shops

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With one eye on pricing and the other on the catwalk, London's high street shops have never offered such good value-for-money fashion as they do now
London's best food shops

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For hard-to-find ingredients, value for money and exemplary customer service, nothing beats a good neighbourhood deli. With so many in London – from...
London's best bookshops

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London's independent bookshops need our support now more than ever as the recession bites. So, beat a retreat from the biblio multiplexes such as Borders and...
London's best shoe shops

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Where to find covetable designer footwear in the capital, for men and women
London's best gift shops

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Where to find unique gifts and one-off presents in the capital
London's best furniture and homeware shops

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Where to find antique and designer furniture and interior design pieces in the capital
London's best menswear shops

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Contemporary menswear in London is a long way from Grace Brothers and seedy floorwalkers with ever-ready tape measures; the capital caters to the...

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London’s best hairdressers

Whether you want a simple trim or a drastic image change, London has a hair salon to suit you. Time Out writers tried and tested hairdressers and barbers in the capital to find the best places to...
Top ten car boot sales around London

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Despite the rise of eBay and its ilk, the car boot sale is alive and well, and still a good place to bag a bargain, potter about or just laugh at tat
London's best charity shops
Time Out rounds up the best charity shops by area
Auctions in London
As bargain hunting becomes a national sport, what better time to go to an auction? Here's our...
Paris shopping guide
Shopping in Paris, from chic boutiques to the famous flea markets, is some of the best in the...
London's best markets
For cash-strapped Londoners hoping to dodge high-street prices in the run-up to Christmas, the...
London's best food markets
London’s your oyster when it comes to finding mouthwatering produce. Charmaine Mok picks the...
London's top 20 thrift stores
Vintage doesn’t always mean cheap. We think it should, so we’ve found the best deals in town
London's best bakeries
We round up the cake shops, patisseries and bakeries where you'll find London's best bread,...
Cheap chic in London
From thrifty threads to value-added vintage, here's your essential guide to affordable fashion...
London’s best hairdressers
Whether you want a simple trim or a full-on subcultural fashion experience, London has a hair...
Westfield Shopping Centre
Maggie Davis gets a sneak preview of Europe’s biggest shopping centre, which is all set to...
Shopping off the beaten track
Bored of battling through hordes on a Saturday afternoon? Head off the beaten track. Time Out...
Secret East End shops
Time Out goes off the East End’s beaten track to find a world of secret shops and brilliant...
Secret west London shops
Time Out unearths the buried treasure troves west of Marylebone
Consumer rights explained
Dodgy dishwashers? Malfunctioning microwaves? Faulty showers? Don’t be a retailer’s doormat...