Weekend in London 3131 Responses

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• CphGD

  I am going to London next weekend. Fri-Sun.
  What to do?
  Where to shop?
  What to eat?
  Exhibitions to see?

  I am looking for vintage design bookstores, streetwear and shops like Dover street market.

  Any ideas?
  Thx.

  Feb 24, 11, 11:05 a.m. – Permalink

• akrok

  where to shop? bond street (if you made of money)

  • if you're made of money– akrok1/6

    Not excactly but I love to spend them, so Bond Street it is ; )– CphGD2/6

    haha.– akrok3/6

    actually, i was way too long time ago since i was in london. so it might have changed.– akrok4/6

    more then 10 years ago. lol.– akrok5/6

    I think you are still on spot on. It looks like there's a bunch of cool shops around Bond Street !– CphGD6/6

  

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  Dog-earFeb 24, 11, 11:07 a.m. – Permalink

• chrisRG

  If you never been to, Inamo is a must seen for any Digital lover, good food as well, not that cheap tho.
  www.inamo-restaurant.com

  • what a pile of shit– jadrian_uk

  

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  Dog-earFeb 24, 11, 11:08 a.m. – Permalink

• CphGD

  Anyone else?

  

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  Dog-earFeb 24, 11, 11:30 a.m. – Permalink

• Gordy22

  On Sunday - have a full English in Premises cafe on Hackney Road, then go to Columbia Road Flower Market, then walk down Brick Lane, do the markets, have a pint at the Vibe Bar, go to Sunday Upmarket / Spitalfields, wander around Hanbury Street

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    if you've only got 3 days in London, I wouldn't spend one of them doing this.– Fax_Benson2/15

    not saying it's a bad suggestion, just that there's nicer food, sights, shops for a flying visit– Fax_Benson3/15

    But this one is more authentic London.– orrinward4/15

    authentic hipster london, that is...– maikel5/15

    more authentic how? than what?– Fax_Benson6/15

    i would definitly suggest checking out the Sunday Upmarket. Just roam around that area. Lots to see!– desmo7/15

    way better than anywhere in central london dude– isakosmo8/15

    yeah, I suppose the rest of London is a bit of void once you've been to the Vibe bar– Fax_Benson9/15

    Alright alright - its a nice lazy Sunday that is 'authentic' compared to Madam Tausauds
    – Gordy2210/15

    seriously, do this and you may come away with the impression that london isn't a total let-down– kingsteven11/15

    i lived central/north for 3 years, hated it. then when my bro moved east, went to visit and loved it.– kingsteven12/15

    It's hipster area but it's a better time than going to the global shops on Oxford Street.– orrinward13/15

    you can't class everything outside shoreditch/hackney as a tourist trap.– Fax_Benson14/15

    yes you can– maikel15/15

  

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  Dog-earFeb 24, 11, 11:35 a.m. – Permalink

• chrisRG

  Carnaby Street is small but fancy for shopping.
  Wardour Street for the eating.

  

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  Dog-earFeb 24, 11, 11:37 a.m. – Permalink

• detritus

  ATT: LONDONERS—

  Let's track and hunt down CphGD, following,
  seeing without being seen.

  I have a catapult..

  

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  Dog-earFeb 24, 11, 11:50 a.m. – Permalink

• CphGD

  Hahaha. Good luck. I am wearing my Harry Potter invisible cloak...

  

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  Dog-earFeb 24, 11, 12:11 p.m. – Permalink

• autoflavour

  you should transit thru heathrow and board the next flight to Amsterdam

  • Be nice.– MrT1/3

    you should buy an english muffin, drink some tea, then transit thru to amsterdam.. better?– autoflavour2/3

    You should shut the fuck up!– CphGD3/3

  

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  Dog-earFeb 24, 11, 4:03 p.m. – Permalink

• goldieboy

  For vintage bookstores walk down Charing Cross Road and side lanes - A few design and photography book stores.
  G22's suggestion for Sunday is always a good one.
  Busy but if you really want to shop - Oxford Street, Regent Street, Bond Street, Carnaby Street, Covent Garden.
  For a good panaramic view of London head-up to Primrose Hill. Nice area for a pint too. Enjoy!

  • Thx. ; )– CphGD

  

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  Dog-earFeb 25, 11, 1:57 a.m. – Permalink

• anthonyzinonos

  go see the john stezaker show at whitechapel....
  http://www.whitechapelgallery.or…

  • Looks very cool!– CphGD

  

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  Dog-earFeb 25, 11, 1:59 a.m. – Permalink

• hans_glib

  i say it to all visitors to london but sir john soane's museum is a must see. hogarth's rake's progress, an expanding room, a dead monk, tons of architectural junk and it's free. what's not to like?

  • http://www.soane.org…– hans_glib1/2

    i can confirm this is worth a look if ure in town– SlashPeckham2/2

  

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  Dog-earFeb 25, 11, 2:01 a.m. – Permalink

• imadesigner

  The London Street Photography exhibition is on at the moment:
  http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk…

  Breakfast at:
  http://onemilliongoldstars.com/2…

  Columbia Road Flower market is nice to visit:
  http://columbiaroad.info/

  etc.

  • Thx. : )– CphGD

  

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  Dog-earFeb 25, 11, 2:03 a.m. – Permalink

• joshtrix

  Its an obvious one, but go to Spitalfields on Sunday. Not really for the main market, but go into brick lane, get some market food, go to some of the inordinate amount of markets happening that day. Get a nude coffee and one of their muffins. There is some vintage shops around that area too (look up where LBI is and there is a little vintage market just there).

  V&A museum is always decent. Check if there is anything happening at the Barbican and if there isnt, go on the architectural tour which happens around 2pm every day.

  Best brunch in london in my opinion is at Caravan in Clerkenwell (actually some lovely food around that area in general). About a 10 minute walk from Barbican.

  • Thx. : )– CphGD

  

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  Dog-earFeb 25, 11, 2:23 a.m. – Permalink

• NickInfozure

  Visit: V&A, Tate Modern, Science Museum
  Shop: Oxford Circus, Knightsbridge
  See: Picadilly Circus, Leicester Sq. South Bank, Do a River Tour - all quite touristy but worth it.
  Had a great meal here: Koba
  11 Rathbone Street, London, W1T 1NA

  Have fun.

  • Thx. : )– CphGD

  

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  Dog-earFeb 25, 11, 2:44 a.m. – Permalink

• maikel

  this are a few not necessarily designer-oriented, as all the chaps told you about the usual ones.

  if you want a posh and nice contemporary art gallery you can go to saatchi's, near sloane square.

  near mayfair there are a LOT of places were you can go for a decent cream tea, and it needs not to be the ritz.

  nice view + cocktails from oxo towers.

  and...
  - go to the book club, near old street. have a pint and play table tennis.
  - have a a few drinks in c a r g o. best spot: next to the photo cabin that never works, two steps from the foosball table.
  - visit the princess, official venue of London QBN Drinks™

  DO NOT go to fabrik or ministry of sounds
  DO NOT go to oxford circus for shopping

  • oh, and the electric!
    both the cinema and the restaurant are great– maikel1/2

    Thx. : )– CphGD2/2

  

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  Dog-earFeb 25, 11, 2:56 a.m. – Permalink

• pillhead

  There some good eating to be had at busaba, in Soho.

  http://busaba.com/

  

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  Dog-earFeb 25, 11, 2:58 a.m. – Permalink

• Bluejam

  Design Museum
  http://designmuseum.org/exhibiti…

  

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  Dog-earFeb 25, 11, 3:05 a.m. – Permalink

• flashbender

  speaking of QBN drinks the next one may be on the 4th so you should come to that.

  If you want streetwear do no go to oxford street - all that going to oxford street is going to do is make you want to punch people. Go to coventy carden instead - you'll still want to punch people but at least there are some decent independent shops there like fenchurch

  Also nearby is Magma books both the bookshop and the the random crap shop.

  In addition to the street photography exhibit mentioned by imadesigner, there is a graffiti and street art exhibit at the ICA - which is nice becasue it is on St JAmes park and then you can go say hi to the pelicans
  http://londonist.com/2011/02/exh…

  • you carry on insisting on the pelicans...– maikel1/2

    the pelican are the shit! I love them– flashbender2/2

  

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  Dog-earFeb 25, 11, 3:09 a.m. – Permalink

• flashbender

  and for food - if you can - book a table at 15 jamie oliver's restaurant at old street. Eat in the trattoria, not proper restaurant. THe perfect end to east side art wandering.

  

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  Dog-earFeb 25, 11, 3:10 a.m. – Permalink

• SlashPeckham

  Eat here for a meat treat:
  http://www.gauchorestaurants.co.…
  Then pop round the corner to get some Royal Family style clothes:
  http://www.cordings.co.uk
  - if its a sunny day then go for a walk along the south bank - if it rains then go to the British Musuem.. its the shit!

  • is not a bit of a joke recommending an argentinean restaurant for a london visit?– maikel1/3

    Gaucho's been shit for about 3 years now. Goodmans is much, much better.– detritus2/3

    london is international - you can have pie and chips anywhere in england– SlashPeckham3/3

  

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  Dog-earFeb 25, 11, 3:56 a.m. – Permalink