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Old Spitalfields Market

(Liverpool Tube Station, Central/Circle Line)- 16 Horner Squre - shoreditch area. mostly a clothing market. they have really good stuff too and have food and restaurants; decent shopping, you can find a few things here and there. Worth it to check out at least once

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Portobello Crawl

(Notting Hill Gate Tube Station, Circle/District/Central Line) - in notting hill. on the weekends, all the stalls are open. this is one of the best markets and is super popular. They have everything from food (delicious street paella) to antiques to clothes. if you go to the clothes section (which is at the end by the tube; stop)…GREAT FREAKIN FINDS. bought one of my favorite dresses there for 15GBP; in notting hill, so right in our area. You can take the 452, 52, or 70 bus right around the corner from Crofton to Portobello market (notting hill gate stop). Ive found amazing vintage jewelry here as well as my fur vest. They have some really good up and coming designers here with their own booths also, so you should definitely look out for those. You have to dig. And don’t forget the market extends all the way up to Ladbroke grove (I think that’s the name of the area). Ladbroke grove area has more stalls and they have better finds here.

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Topshop Oxford Street

(Oxford Circus Tube Station, Central Line)- Shopping, shopping and more shopping- don’t miss topshop

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Greenwich Market

the market has good food..but also during this trip, go to the prime meridian..where you can stand on two hemispheres at the same time! great views of the city

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Carnaby

(Oxford Circus Tube Station, Central Line) - This street made the mini skirt famous and is the area that generated fashion styles to this day!

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Camden Town

(Camden Town Tube Station, Northern Line) – 188 Camden High Street - In Camden. Has a lot of quirky stuff since Camden is more “downtown” I guess you’d say; huge. You can find stuff if you dig, but a lot of the booths just have cheap repetitive items so you have to keep an eye out for good items here.

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Brick Lane Market

a Sunday morning market (they claim to end at 2 pm, but theyre really open until 6 pm) while you’re here, also stop by spitafields market since theyre 10 minutes away from each other and both just as good. Brick Lane Market has AMAZING food, and when you buy food as the stalls are about to close (about 430 pm) they give you great deals on whatever food they have left! Shopping is pretty good here also, I’ve found some great things. You just have to dig really hard. some of the stalls can be repetitive as Portobello market; The green curry here is AMAZING. There are 2 booths, don’t get tricked by the one towards the entrance because that one is not as good. If anything, ask to try it before you buy it!

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Borough Market

(London Bridge tube station, Jubilee Line) - FOOD MARKET. literally, I dream about this still. The “raclette” is a MUST. it’s a French dish that is potatoes with cheese they melt off the block. so good. and the cheesecake/all the pastries; AMAZING FOOD. HUGE market. You must get the raclette (it’s this simple potato dish with melted cheese over it). they also have great green curry here as well. Get a cup (or two or more) of sangria while youre at it. Good for grocery shopping also. Leslie highly recommends the vanilla strawberry jam. I always bought fresh pasta and pesto sauce here for pasta I made during the week.