The 100 best shops in London â the full list
The full list of Time Out’s pick of the 100 best shops in London
Here they are, London’s 100 best shops. From creaky old icons to Brit classics with genuine heritage, slick concept stores, vintage clothing shops, indie oddities, and the biggest and brashest high street stalwarts – Time Out’s got them all covered.
Browse the full list below, click on each shop to read more and tell us what you think in the comments.
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Mary's Living & Giving Shop For Save the Children
177 Westbourne Grove, London, W11 2SBAn extraordinary big brand packed charity shop.
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Sh!
57 Hoxton Square, London, N1 6PBCandy-coloured crops and whips, and a Valentine-themed dildo: Sh! is London's women-orientated sex shop.
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Neal's Yard Dairy
17 Shorts Gardens, London, WC2H 9UPThis is by far London's smelliest, stinkiest shop – only for the truly cheese-obsessed.
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Pelicans & Parrots
40 Stoke Newington Road, London, N16 7XJClothes, accessories, furniture and bric-à-brac are all artfully arranged at this Stoke Newington vintage store.
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Rococo News & Magazines
12 Elgin Crescent, London, W11 2HXBrowse an impressive range of international newspapers and hard-to-find mags at this newsagent.
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Kirk Originals
6 Conduit Street, London, W1S 1XEThis hyper-modern optical shop is an unmissable addition to Conduit Street's hip hub of Brit brands.
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Neal's Yard Remedies
15 Neal's Yard, London, WC2H 9DPA forerunner of the organic movement in the early 1980s, Neal's Yard is still going strong.
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Tom Dixon Shop
Wharf Building, Portobello Dock, London, W10 5BUThis canal-side store showcases furniture and homeware by Britain's maverick designer Tom Dixon.
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Kristina Records
Stoke Newington Road, London, N16 7XJThis teeny record store attracts crate diggers from across London on the hunt for rare vinyl gems.
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Mrs Jones
49 Hackney Road, London, E2 7NXShoreditch and Mrs Jones have a thing going on; a riotous vintage fashion showroom.
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Past Caring
Essex Road, London, N1 8LTA good, if ramshackle, collection of vintage clothing, furniture and bric-a-brac can be found here.
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TFC Supermarket
Ridley Road, London, E8 2NPSpecialist in global food – think Mediterranean flavours from Turkey, Greece, Cyprus and more.
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Umit & Son
Lower Clapton Road, London, E5 0NSEndearingly cluttered, Super 8 movie store selling film, cameras and projectors, with a nice sideline in sweets and fags.
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Lomography Gallery Store
3 Newburgh Street, London, W1F 7REDesigned as a central hub for Lomo users, the store also hosts workshops and events.
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Cire Trudon
Chiltern Street, LondonThis gorgeous boutique hosts a full range of scented candles in an abundance of shapes and colours.
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Regent Sounds Studio
Denmark Street, London, WC2H 8LPOnce a tiny recording studio, The Rolling Stones among other huge acts recorded here in the 1960s.
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FARM:shop
Dalston Lane, LondonThis once derelict store grows its own (there are a fish farm, rooftop chicken coop and allotments on site).
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Atsuko Kudo
64 Holloway Road, London, N7 8JLLady Gaga, Beyoncé, Rihanna and Katy Perry's preferred (latex) fashion designer on Holloway Road.
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Little Paris
Park Road, London, N8 8TELittle Paris's buyers hop over the Channel every three weeks to bring you vintage French ephemera.
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Pak's
25-27 & 31 Stroud Green Road, London, N4 3ESPak's is an Aladdin's cave of African and Afro-Caribbean hair and beauty products.
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G Baldwin & Co
171-173 Walworth Road, London, SE17 1RWThis old-school apothecary specialises in natural beauty products and health remedies.
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James Smith & Sons
53 New Oxford Street, London, WC1A 1BLKing of the (albeit niche) market of superior quality umbrellas.
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Hamleys
188-196 Regent Street, London, W1B 5BTThe jaw-droppingly huge, slightly frightening, iconic toyshop.
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North One Garden Centre
The Old Button Factory, 25 Englefield Road, London, N1 4EUThis one-time backyard independent is now a one-stop shop for gardener's essentials.
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Albam
23 Beak Street, London, W1F 9RSThis menswear label dresses well-heeled gents, fashion editors and regular guys who like no-nonsense style.
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Other Criteria
Hinde Street, London, W1U 3BGDamien Hirst's unique, arty products, prints, T-shirts, jewellery and an eclectic range of gifts.
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Lucy in Disguise
48 Lexington Street, London, W1 0LRLily Allen and her half-sister Sarah Owen's rather brilliant vintage-dress shop.
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Leftovers
Unit 71, Fourth Avenue, London, SW9 8PRThis pocket-sized vintage shop is stocked by Gallic owner Margot Waggoner.
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Tatty Devine
236 Brick Lane, London, E2 7EBPlastic fantastic jewellery, from guitar-plectrum charm bracelets to kitsch anchor necklaces.
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Geo F Trumper
Curzon Street, London, W1J 5HQThis barber has been pampering men since 1875 and offers both a range of fragrances and grooming products.
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British Red Cross
Ebury Street, London, SW1W 9QULondon's most refined charity shop is packed with mega-brands, couture and it-bags.
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Kurt Geiger
1 James Street, London, WC2E 8BGBehold, a shoe chandelier! Kurt Geiger's Covent Garden flagship will knock your socks (and shoes) off.
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Luna & Curious
198 Brick Lane, London, E1 6SABrowse the work of a collective of young artisans, from gifts to fashion, accessories and knick-knackery.
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Vintage Showroom
14 Earlham Street, London, WC2H 9LNThe Vintage Showroom is the finest men's vintage outfitter in London.
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L Cornelissen & Son
105 Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3RYThis legendary art shop has been trading since 1855. Professional artists, particularly print makers, swear by it.
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Topman General Store
98 Commercial Street, London, E1 6LZCurated by the creative director of Topman and Matthew Murphy of b Store, it's a world away from the high street.
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Supra
Portobello Road, London, W11 1LTYou'll find a good range of top-end street brands at this clothing store.
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Alfies Antique Market
13-25 Church Street, London, NW8 8DTPacked to the rafters with handsome twentieth-century home decor and 'spirited' traders.
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Marks & Spencer
169-173 Oxford Street, London, W1D 2JRThis Marble Arch, flagship M&S is the brand's largest outlet in the country.
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Hostem
41-43 Redchurch Street, London, E2 7DLDarkly lit menswear boutique with a well-edited selection from the likes of Adam Kimmel and Ann Demeulemeester.
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Gay's the Word
66 Marchmont Street, London, WC1N 1ABEstablished in 1979, Gay's the Word is Britain's only dedicated gay and lesbian bookshop.
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The Last Tuesday Society
11 Mare Street, London, E8 4RPYour neighbourhood emporium stocking hipster apartment essentials such as dolls' eyes and pickled animal foetuses.
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Phonica
51 Poland Street, London, W1F 7LZThe doors are always flung open at this lively dance-vinyl hub.
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John Lewis Stratford City
101 The Arcade, Westfield Stratford City, London, E20 1ELJohn Lewis's new, imposing glass building looking out over the Olympic park.
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Hub
49 & 88 Stoke Newington Church Street, London, N16 0ARA well-edited selection of covetable mid-range designer labels.
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SCP
135-139 Curtain Road, London, EC2A 3BXAmazing contemporary furniture, lighting and homewares.
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Bobbin Globe
Arlington Way, London, EC1R 1UYChic bikes for urban cyclists – a fashionable, practical range of bikes and accessories.
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House of Fraser
318 Oxford Street, London, W1C 1HFThe venerable old auntie of department stores, HoF is hot again!
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Cass Art
66-67 Colebrooke Row, London, N1 8ABCass Art has a stellar array of artistic materials in its outlets across the capital.
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COS
222 Regent Street, London, W1B 5BDThe grown-up sister of H&M actually looks more like Gap's posh sibling.
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Mulberry
50 New Bond Street, London, W1S 1BJThis celebrity-endorsed mega brand seen hanging from the fine wrists of Alexa Chung et al.
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Cutler & Gross
16 Knightsbridge Green, London, SW1X 7QLThe long-established Knightsbridge outlet of this classic eyewear brand.
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Couverture & the Garbstore
188 Kensington Park Road, London, W11 2ESCute double-decker boutique concept that is impossibly girly up top and appropriately manly down below.
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Beyond the Valley
2 Newburgh Street, London, W1F 7RDOne of London's best indie boutiques, with its own, brilliant in-house brand.
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Whistles
12 St Christopher's Place, London, W1U 1NHThe super-sharp premium high-street brand overseen by retail expert Jane Shepherdson.
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Donlon Books
Broadway Market, London, E8 4PHA boutique bookshop specialising in art, photography and music books.
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arckiv
Arch 67 Stables Market, London, NW1 8AHThis store specialises in beautiful and unusual eyewear – both antique and modern.
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Heal's
196 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 7LQThis Tottenham Court Road icon has been furnishing Londoners’ homes since 1810.
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Nicholas Kirkwood
5 Mount Street, London, W1K 3NEHeir apparent to Christian Louboutin as the world’s most craved women’s cobbler.
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Magma
117-119 Clerkenwell Road, London, EC1R 5BYIf it's a visual medium or phenomenon, this art and design specialist has got a book on it.
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Daunt Books
83-84 Marylebone High Street, London, W1U 4QWGuide books, maps and fiction are housed in an eye-poppingly beautiful shop fit.
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Lina Stores
18 Brewer Street, London, W1R 3FSLina Stores is a Soho institution.
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Uniqlo
311 Oxford Street, London, W1C 2HPThe high-street favourite of style bloggers and fashion editors.
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Marc by Marc Jacobs
56 South Audley Street, London, W1K 2RRThe London outpost of the brand’s diffusion line, Marc by Marc Jacobs.
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APC
Redchurch Street, London, E2 7DJThe shop is small, but perfectly formed, with a select edit of APC’s wider range.
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Coco de Mer
23 Monmouth Street, London, WC2H 9DDThis erotic emporium is London's most glamorous introduction to kink.
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The Hoxton Street Monster Supplies
Hoxton Street, London, N1 6PJThis store stocks gorgeous groceries dressed as ghoulish gifts, with all profits going to sister charity The Ministry of Stories.
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Dog & Wardrobe
Unit 3B Regent Studios, 8 Andrew's Road, London, E8 4QNA trove of industrial bric-a-brac foraged from old hospitals, car-boot sales, schools and factories.
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Lazy Oaf
Fouberts Place, London, W1F 7QEHead here for clothing, jewellery, accessories and stationery all featuring bright graphic illustrations.
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Aesop London
91 Mount Street, London, W1K 2SUSimple packaging – and natural-inspired products – have made Aesop an expert in the skincare world.
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Start
42-44 Rivington Street, London, EC2A 3BNThe Shoreditch boutique of guitarist-turned-TV-presenting-pug-toting Brix Smith-Start.
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Supreme
Peter Street, London, W1F 0AAExplore cult brand Supreme at the London outpost of New York's legendary skate shop.
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Claire de Rouen Books
121-125 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0EWTucked away above a sex shop on Charing Cross Road is this shrine to fashion and photography books.
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V&A Shop
V&A, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RLGreat for cards, arty scarves, contemporary jewellery and quirky decorative items.
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Labour and Wait
85 Redchurch St, E2 7DJFunctional homewares make for beautiful gifts at this Redchurch Street store.
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Rellik
8 Golborne Road, London, W10 5NWThis is a favourite of Kate and Sienna types, who head here in search of vintage and offbeat finds.
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Shop at Bluebird
350 King's Road, London, SW3 5UUThis chic lifestyle boutique occupies an airy art deco garage on the King's Road.
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Acne Studio
13 Dover Street, London, W1S 4LNThis Swedish, art-edged denim and fashion label is, unofficially, the world’s hippest brand.
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Fortnum & Mason
181 Piccadilly, London, W1A 1ERFortnum has a rich history, a stately home-quality shop fit, and more than its fair share of British quirk.
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The People's Supermarket
72-78 Lamb's Conduit Street, London, WC1N 3LPThis indie food store is the antidote to bland, mega-chain supermarkets.
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Browns
23-27 South Molton Street, London, W1K 5RDFor the ultimate fashion fix look no further than Joan Burstein's venerable store.
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Harvey Nichols
109-125 Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7RJFind a worthy clutch of unique brands over its eight floors of beauty, fashion, food and homewares.
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No-one
1 Kingsland Road, London, E2 8AAThis cutting-edge store and cafe is in the Shoreditch hipster heartland, furnishing locals with fashion, homeware, gifts and coffee.
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Louis Vuitton Maison
17-20 New Bond Street, London, W1S 2UEThis ‘boutique fantastique’ is packed to the rafters with luggage, watches and must-have bags.
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Foyles
113-119 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0EBThis well-loved indie – one of Europe’s largest bookshops – has seen off intense competition in recent years.
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Darkroom
52 Lamb's Conduit Street, London, WC1N 3LLAn interiors and accessories store. Each piece begs the question, 'Do I wear it or hang it on the wall?'
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Blitz
55-59 Hanbury Street, London, E1 5JPA colossal vintage emporium off Brick Lane.
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Village Bicycle
79-81 Ledbury Road, London, W11 2AGMore Kate Moss than Kate Mid, Village Bicycle has plenty to delight.
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Present
Shoreditch High Street, London, E1 6JESlick menswear store for the Shoreditch gent.
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Harrods
87-135 Brompton Road, London, SW1X 7XLLondon's glitziest department store.
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Topshop
214 Oxford Street, London, W1W 8LGTremendous for teens, thanks to its lightning-fast transfer of styles from catwalk to the rails of its mighty flagship.
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b Store
Savile Row, London, W1S 3PRChampioning the avant-garde, b Store isn’t shy of stocking the weird alongside the wonderful.
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Beyond Retro
112A Cheshire Street, London, E2 6EJBeyond Retro has been dressing the capital in secondhand fashions for nearly a decade.
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The Goodhood Store
41 Coronet Street, London, N1 6HDThis Hoxton boutique offers an unfailingly cool edit of clothes, accessories, homeware and art.
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Wolf & Badger
46 Ledbury Road, London, W11 2ABWolf & Badger genuinely nurtures new fashion designers, who rent small units within the boutique.
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Rough Trade East
Old Truman Brewery, Dray Walk, 91 Brick Lane, London, E1 6QLThe best place in the capital to stock up on sounds – from vinyl and CDs to live performances.
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LN-CC
18 Shacklewell Lane, London, E8 2EZA Dalston basement that stocks a mix of truly avant-garde fashion, rare books and music.
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Selfridges
400 Oxford Street, London, W1A 1ABNow well past its centenary, Selfridges manages to be both stately and contemporary at the same time.
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Dover Street Market
17-18 Dover Street, London, W1S 4LTThis multi-brand, multi-floored fashion house is the baby of Comme des Garcons visionary Rei Kawakubo.
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Liberty
Regent Street, London, W1B 5AHThis year's winner is the creakiest, wonkiest and most beloved emporium in London.
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