Page 320 - (DK Eyewitness) Travel Guide - London

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London’s Best: Shopping Streets and Markets

London’s best shopping areas range from the
elegance of Knightsbridge, where porcelain,
jewellery and couture fashion come at the high­
est prices, to colourful markets such as Brick Lane,
Spitalfields and Portobello. Meccas for those who
enjoy searching for a bargain, London’s markets
also reflect the vibrant street life engendered
by its enterprising multicultural community.
The city is fertile ground for specialist shoppers:
there are streets crammed with antique shops,
antiquarian booksellers and art galleries. Turn to Kensington Church Street
Home to over 60 antique dealers and
pages 320–35 for more detail on shops, grouped one of the largest selections of art
according to category. and antiques in London (see p219).

Regent’s Park
and
Marylebone

Portobello Road Market See inset map Soho and
Over 1,000 stalls sell objets d’art, Trafalgar
jewellery, medals, paintings and Square
silverware – plus fresh fruit
and vegetables (see p337).

South Kensington
0 kilometres 1 Kensington and
0 miles 0.5 and Holland Knightsbridge Piccadilly,
Park Mayfair and
St James’s

Whitehall
and
Westminster

Chelsea

King’s Road
A centre for avant-garde
fashion in the 1960s and
Knightsbridge 1970s, the street is now
Exclusive designer clothing home to chain stores
is on sale here, at Harrods and designer shops. This
as well as smaller stores area also has upmarket
(see p213). antique shops (see p200).

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