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/

[Bridger]

If you are interested in Japan, come to London.

The Samurai exhibition at the British Museum is excellent. It has great artwork and has something for anime and manga fans.

It finishes on the 4 May.

If you're hungry - grab a feed at Okan after (bookings recommended - it is popular for a reason). I understand their Okonomiyaki is pretty legit Hiroshima style.

[ARNC]

@Bridger good to hear the positive review. I’m going on 4 May (with the Mad Red).

If anyone is contemplating going, remaining tickets are very limited, so don’t hang about.

[endo]

I wish I could.

[Bridger]

Nice one @ARNC - a good outing for big red.

Check out the Samurai exhibition catalogue book in the gift shop. I didn't get one (kind of regretting it), one the value seems remarkable in this day and age.

[Bridger]

@endo said in London (UK):

I wish I could.

It's not far from city airport...

Make a day trip of it.

[Jack]

Definitely need to catch the Samurai exhibition, has anyone been to Japan House ?

https://www.japanhouselondon.uk/ its on my list along with V&A storehouse now that I have moved back to East London.

I was recently asked about clothing stores to check it out in London by a friend, the list is below if anyone is thinking about heading to London soon.

Drakes
Clutch
Liberty
Selfridges
Harrods
END
Rivet & Hide
Blackhorse Lane
Oliver Spencer Holborn
Lambs Conduit Street
Dover Street Market
American Classics
Aime Leon Dore
Dukes Cupboard
Foot Patrol
Kith
Lewis Leathers
Supreme
Natalino
William Crabtree
Trunk Clothiers
Brycelands & Co
John Simons
Our Legacy
Son Of A Stag
Brick Lane Market
Goodhood
Coal Drops Yard
Garbstore
Outsiders Store
Earl Of East
Vintage Threads
Portobello Market
Levisons
House Of Vintage
194 Local
Labour & Wait
RRL Carnaby
Ralph Lauren/RRL Mayfair
Our Legacy Workshop
Horatio