With locations in Covent Garden, Westfield Stratford City and the flagship on Regent Street, the Apple Store is an essential destination store. Read more about The Apple Store
Billed by the international fashion press as the one must-visit store in London, upon clapping eyes on this multi-storey giant on Oxford Street, it’s easy to see why. Read more about Topshop Oxford Circus
The brainchild of edgy Japanese designer Rei Kawakubo, Dover Street Market is a temple to fashion of the cutting edge and exceedingly covetable variety. Read more about Dover Street Market
A Berwick Street landmark, Phonica is a meeting point for genuine music lovers of all genres. Rows of dark wood shelves house a plethora of carefully selected records, encircling concave bubble chairs Read more about Phonica Records
With locations in Shoreditch and Soho, Beyond Retro is practically an institution, and will almost certainly pass the lips of any local you ask for pointers to the nearest second-hand clothing store. Read more about Beyond Retro
The arrival of this US-based store was a sunny bolt from the heavens through the heart of London’s traditionally hip but stiff retail experience. Read more about Anthropologie
London is home to some fantastic vintage shops and British eccentricity means that they are plenty of independent shops in the capital where you'll be able to find some very unique items.
As well as the smaller chains, you can always expect bigger brand names, especially with the likes of the Apple Store being ever-present. Pop inside for all your Apple needs. Elsewhere it's shabby-chic and retro designs that hang off the rails and walls, unless you're after something different but still suitably quirky - check out Daunt Books and Sounds of the Universe to see what we mean.
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