London (UK)

[Guest]

• Flat Iron (great food presentation, attentive staff, fair priced)

• SAID Chocolate (get their chocolate tea, simply amazing.. thick, rich chocolate.. not watery, not milky. just right)

• Vintage Showroom (great little store with actual vintage stuff)

• Coffee on Monmouth St (thanks, @Winchy)

[arrow]

Greetings folks!

I'm traveling to London for the 1st time in the upcoming week (from San Francisco).  Besides doing the all day tours, I want to check out some reggae clubs as well.  Would anyone here have any recommendations of which venue to check out?

Hopefully I get to visit Rivet & Hide and other cool shops.

[twin]

@arrow  Make sure you stop by Rivet and Hide. For a visit with Danny.

[nixage]

Resurrecting this thread.

I haven't been to London since 1994 when I was stationed in England.  Planning on a trip beginning of December.  Any suggestions on what area to stay in and stores is appreciated.

[Cutlasshound]

Regarding stores (depending what you are into) and off the top of my head:

• Near Carnaby Street / Soho: American Classics / Great Frog / End Clothing / Foot Patrol / Maharishi / Place on Wardour Street that does JMM / Wood Wood

• Piccadilly: Snow Peak / Dover Street Market / Nearby is Jermyn Street (Trickers / Crockett and Jones)

• Mayfair: Drakes (Saville Row) / Real McCoys (now appointment only)

• Tottenham Court Road End of Oxford Street: Rivet and Hide / Lewis Leathers

• Between Oxford Street and Marylebone: Clutch Cafe

• Marylebone: Trunk Clothiers (great little store but only been there a few times) / Monocle / Various places that stock JMM

• Covent Garden: Honestly fuck all these days, except Crazy Pig (jewellery). American Classics has relocated to Carnaby St.

• Knightsbridge: Grand Seiko Store

• Shoreditch: Good Hood / Sneakerstuff / Various other stores that are also near Carnaby Street / used to be a great store on Rivington St but name escapes me (Sunnysiders I think)

• Truman Brewery (near Shoreditch), closest Tube is Liverpool Street: Various sample sales often at Truman Brewery / Son of a Stag / You Must Create

Hope that is helpful.

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[nixage]

Thanks Cutlasshound.  That's really helpful.  Appreciate you taking the time to write it up.
Wondering if staying in Soho or around Oxford Circus is my best bet.

[Alex]

@nixage:

Thanks Cutlasshound.  That's really helpful.  Appreciate you taking the time to write it up.
Wondering if staying in Soho or around Oxford Circus is my best bet.

I would suggest Soho or Shoreditch to stay in, both are good locations to get around from and both have excellent food options

[nixage]

Thanks Alex!

[bryaneidins70]

Shoreditch/Brick Lane - Son of Stag.

[nixage]

@bryaneidins70:

Shoreditch/Brick Lane - Son of Stag.

Thanks!

[prpx]

Will be spending some days in London mid August, so if someone would be so nice to update the list with some recommendations:

• good record stores
• good place to buy a nice sport jacket and some pleated pants
  thanks in advance

[Alex]

@prpx

For records, below list a friend sent me recently:

SOHO
• phonica records for dance music ( you can also listen before you buy here)
• Reckless Records for a great variety of stuff all 2nd hand
• Sister Ray has a mix of 2nd hand and new
• Sounds of The Universe - has a great selection of soul and funk and some reggae

HACKNEY

• Hidden sounds
• Atlantis records - weird shop but great rock and older selection
• Tome recordsgood 2nd hand selection variety
• Jelly records - cool basement find has a great medium sized collection of everything

For smart clothes, go to Saville Row

[prpx]

fantastic! thanks Alex!

[IrishHeart]

@prpx for trousers and sports jackets I would add Anglo Italian https://angloitalian.com/