333 Oldstreet Club

333 Oldstreet

EC1 London

Super Club on 2 floors. They mostly play Breakbeat.

93 Feet east

150 Brick lane

E1 London

www.itsu.co.uk/Itsu.html

Good club in London west. Lots of local HipHop and Reggae. We recommend the "Bashy Night".

Dreambagsjaguarshoes

Kingsland Road

London

Stylish bar in the trendy East London quarter Hoxton

Fabric

77 a Charterhouse Street

EC1M 3NH London

www.fabriclondon.com/

Big club with lots of dance floors.Great line ups. Always crowded.

Herbal

Kingsland Road

London

www.herbaluk.com

Cool bar/club in Northern London. The music spans from Breakbeat, HipHop to Drum n' Bass

The Pelican

All Saints Road

W10 5TD London

Nice pub on the far north end of the All Saints Road.

Garden Court Hotel

30/31 Kensington Garden Square

WC2 London

0044 20 7229 2553

www.gardencourthotel.co.uk

Compared to London standard, this is a relatively low priced Hotel (58-88 GBP). Centrally located. Quiet rooms.

Saatchi Gallery

County Hall Southbank

SE1 London

0044 20 7823 23 63

www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/

An important collection of contemporary British artists. Worth seeing. Open: Sunday - Thursday 10.00 - 20.00Friday - Saturday 10.00 - 22.00

Tate Modern

Bankside

SE1 9TG London

www.tate.org.uk/modern/default.htm

Tate Modern- THE museum for Modern Art

Whitechapel Gallery

80-82 Whitechapel High Street

E1 7QX London

www.whitechapel.org/

Always interesting exhibitions. Located right next to Brick Lane, London's Indian business quarter.

Portobello Road und Nothing Hill

London

The Portobello Market happens every Saturday. It's always extremely crowded but a visit is still worth while. The quarter has a lot to offer: On Westbourne Park Road you'll find a cool store which carries One true Saxon and Maharishi. On Westbourne Grove there're mostly designer stores such as Agnes B., Paul Smith etc. On Pembridge Road you'll find some interesting thriftstores. The countless Bars and Restaurants on Portobello Road invite you to stay and have a drink or snack.

Fairuz

27 Westbourn Grove

W2 4UA London

0044 20 7243 8444

Good Lebanese cuisine.

Hakasan

8 Hanway Place

W1P9DH London

Upperclass Asian restaurant owned by the Wagamama founders. The interieur is a mix of modern aestethics with traditionnal chinese elements. Wonderful! The food is delicious but you'll have to budget about CHFr. 300.- to feed two (wine included). What a nice tete a tete.

Itsu

103 Wardour Street Soho

W1V 3TD London

www.itsu.co.uk/Itsu.html

Japanese restaurant with conveyor belt self service. Centrally located in Soho. Ideal for the small hunger while shopping in the area.

Manna Vegetarian Restaurant

4 Erskine Road, Primrose Hill

NW3 3HJ London

0044 20 77 22 80 28

One of the best vegetarian restaurants in town. Located in the beautiful Primrose Hill District. Reservations recommended.

Satsuma

56 Wardour Street

W1V 3HN London

0044 20 74 37 8338

Japanese Restaurant. Yummy yummy. Similar to Wagamama but a little bit more cosy.

Standart Indian

21 - 23 Westbourne Growe

W2 London

Easy, fast, tasty!

Yo! Sushi

52 Poland Street

WIV 3DF London

0044 171 287 2324

A conveyor belt loaded with sushi rotating throughout the restaurant. You simply pick what you like. A unique fast food experience.

Books for Cooks

4 Blenheim Cres

W11 1NN London

www.booksforcooks.com/

THE cookbook store!

Compendium Bookstore

234 Camden High Street

NW1 8QS London

0044 714858944

Book store with excellent selection in Camden Town.

Japan Center Bookshop

212, Picadilly

W1V 9LD London

171 439 8035

Bookstore with restaurant in the basement. Japanese gifts and videos.

Magma Clerkenwell

117-119 Clerkenwell road

EC1R 5BY London

www.magmabooks.com/content/service/gallery.html

Magma Books gallery.

Magmabooks Bookshop

8 Earlham Street Covent Garden

WC2H 9RY London

www.magmabooks.com/

Best address for design- architectural, graphic and fashion books. Interesting gadgets and T-shirts. Invites to linger and rummage.

The Library

268 Bronton Rd

London

Upscale fashion combined with a bookstore.

A bathing Ape " Busy Work Shop"

4 upper James street

W1F 9DG London

The Bathing Ape Shop in London. Love it or leave it!

A.P.C

40 Ledbury Road

W11 London

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Quality basics for Women and Men. Well worth the little extra. They also carry accessories & selected CD's.

Bond

10, Newburg Street

W1 London

www.mytrainers.com/

Excellent streetwear store. They carry such brands as Silas, Stussy, X-Large, I Saw, Recon etc.

Burro

29Floral Street

WC2E 9HL London

www.burro.co.uk

Nice prints, cool sweaters- it's Burro style. A local brand.

Carhartt

56 neal Street

WC2H 9PA London

0044 20 7836 5659

Main Carhartt store in London.

Cinch

5 Newburgh Str

W1V 1LH London

0044 020 7287 4941

Special Levi's Store.

Foot Patrol

16A St. Annes Court

W1F OBJ London

www.foot-patrol.com

Shoes & urban clothes.

Gloria s

Truman Brewery Brick Lane

E1 London

www.superdeluxe.net/

Interesting sneaker store located in the Truman Brewery. Loads of toys! Kubrics, Laus etc.

Griffin

297 Portobello Road

W10 5TD London

www.griffin-studio.com/

Nice, but fairly expensive label.

Jakes c/o Plum

79 Berwick Street Soho

W1F 8TL London

www.stussystore.co.uk/

Nice, small store off of Neal Street.

Johnsons

406 King`s Road

SW10 London

171 351 3268

Old established store on the famous King's Road. It still carries glamorous gear for rockstars, bikers and old school suits in wacky colors. Open Mo-Fr 11.00-6.00 Sa 11.30-6.30

Maharishi

19 Floral Street

WC2E 9HL London

www.emaharishi.com

Here you'll find Futura paintings, books, toys and clothes. What else do you want?

Microzine

Colebrook Row, Islington

N1 8AB London

Concept store with interesting selection in the North of London

No.One

Kingsland Road

London

Stylish mix- Fashion, Records, T-shirts, BMX bikes, jewelry and art

Nothing

230 Portobello Road

W11 1JL London

Small store on Portobello Road. They carry such brands as Lady Soul, Boxfresh, Sessun etc.

Oki-ni

25 savile row

W1S 3PRT London

www.oki-ni.com

Concept store. Produces limited editions with names such as Adidas, Evisu, Griffin etc. Excellent selection of books and CDs

Paul Smith

41-44 Floral Street

WC 2 London

0044 71 379 7133

A visit to the Paul Smith store is always worthwile.

Rude

14 Hanbury Street

E1 London

www.letsmaketshirts.com/

Shop of local Rude Label. Here you can also design your own T-shirt and have it printed on the spot.

Size?

Portobello Road und Carnaby Road

London

Sneaker store with large selection of exclusive styles. At the shop on Carnaby Road you'll also find a small sneaker gallery.

Slammin Kicks

37 Beak Street

W1F9RZ London

020 7439 0180

www.slamminkicks.com/

Rare Sneakers

Stussy Store Ltd

19 Earlham Street

WC 2H 9 LL London

www.stussystore.co.uk/

Main Stussy store in London

The Common Market

121 Kings Road/ Chelsea

SW34BN London

0044

Close to the tube station Sloane Square. Here you'll find clothes from brands such as E-Play, Diesel and G-Star. In the basement there's the Drum & Bass Record Store "Section Five".

The Duffer of St George

27 D`Arbley Street

W1 London

171 439 0996

Old school, British Sportswear brand. Known for their innovative T-shirts and Sweatshirts. Open Mo-Fr 10.30-18.30

The Hidoeout

7 upper james street

soho London

+44 20 74374929

www.hideoutstore.com/

Urban skatewear. Here you'll always find nice gear from Supreme, Goodenough, Bountyhunter etc.

Urban Outfitters UK

36-38 Kensington High Street

W8, London

The English Version of Urban Outfitters is slightly different from the stores in the US. More selected brands, higher price level. Besides clothes, you'll find accessories, records and more. Open 10.00 - 19.00

Zoltar

33 Marshall Street

W1 London

020 7287 5252

Interesting mix of printed T-shirts, Menswear, shoes, japanese gadgets and toys.

Kamakura Minamoto Kitchoan

44 Piccadilly

W1V 9AJ London

0041 171 437 31 35

Japanese backery. Delicious sweets for daring tasters, as well as a feast for the eyes.

Intoxica!

231 Portobello Road Nothing Hill

W11 1LT London

www.intoxica.co.uk/

Record store with big selection of old film soundtracks and rare 50's - 70's groove LP's.

People s Sounds

All Saints Road

W10 5TD London

Reggae and Dub specialists.

Rough Trade

130Talbot Road Nothing Hill

W11 1JA London

www.roughtrade.com

Well assorted record store with 2 MK-turntables at your disposal. Lots of electronica, but also a good selection of House, Rock and HipHop.

Vinyl Exchance

Nothing Hill Gate Tube Station

London

Secondhand Vinyl. There's something for everybody. Right next to Starbucks.

Slam City Skate

16 Neal`sYard

WC 2 London

A skate store. In the basement there's a small "Rough Trade" record store. The walls outside are decorated with art from Phil Frost.

Borovick Fabrics LTD.

16 Berwick Street

W1V 4HP London

0044 71 437 2180/0520

Beautiful fabrics. Open: 8.30 - 18.00, Sa 8.30 - 17.00

Muji / No Brand Goods

26 Great Marlborough Street

W1V 1HB London

0044 071 494 1197

Muji - our favourite!

Scent System

11, Newbourg Street

W1 London

020 7434 1166

www.scent-systems.com

The ultimate destination for perfume lovers. Here, male and female will find exquisite perfumes from all over the world. The main focus not being on well known but on refined, hard to find scents.

The Berwick Street Cloth Shop

14 Berwick Street

W1V 3RG London

0044 071 287 2881

Fabric store to get carried away!

Canal Walk

London

If you need a break from shopping and culture take a nice walk along the Grand Union Canal- which later turns into the Regents Canal. It's one of the longest canals in England and leads from London all the way to Brighton. Within London you can walk from Northeast London to Northwest London, through Regent's Park, the zoo and on, taking direction Nordon, to Birmingham. Especially scenic is the area around Warwick Avenue, also called "Little Venice" in Western London as well as the area all the way to the Northeast around Islington and the Grand Junction Wharf Basins.

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