LONDON

48Shopping49Dance specialists in the heart ofSoho.HMV150 Oxford Street, W1Oxford CircusT: +44 (0)20 7631 3423www.hmv.co.ukHuge music store, selling everythingyou’d think it would sell!Fopp1 Earlham Street, WC2Covent Garden orTottenham Court RoadT: +44(0)20 7379 0883www.fopp.co.ukA fledgling chain specialising inlow-priced cult and popular CDs,vinyl, DVDs and books. Continuallyrotates its selection of ridiculouslylow priced stuff (£3 for a DVD!).Vinyl Junkies94 Berwick Street, W1Oxford CircusT: +44(0)20 7439 2923www.vinyl-junkies.comDestination shop for DJs, artistsand amateurs alike, coveringhouse, disco, funk, techno, newjazz beat, soul, you name it!MarketsBorough Market8 Southwark Street, SE1Noon-6pm Fri; 9am-4pm SatSouthwarkwww.boroughmarket.org.ukThe market for foodies, sellinganything from tapas to venison,from exotic teas to chocolatebrownies, from fish to real ale (andfictional home of Bridget Jones!)CamdenCamden MarketCamden High Street, NW1.9.30am-5.30pm dailyCamden LockCamden Lock Place, off ChalkFarm Road, NW1.10am-6pm dailyCamden Town/Chalk FarmA flea-market sensibility andthe spiritual home of the vintagecraze, with everything fromarmy surplus to ‘40s eveningwear, via rubber pants, joss-sticksand hard-to-find vinyl. Bewarethe crowds!Dover Street Market17-18 Dover Street, W1www.doverstreetmarket.com11am-6pm Mon-Sat(11am-7pm Thurs)Green Park/Piccadilly CircusOpened by Comme des Garçonsfounder Rei Kawakubo in 2004,this is market shopping in themost avant-garde way imaginable(think four floors inside a concreteshell!) – a venue for not onlyComme des Garçons lines, but aBjork‘I’ve always had thatrelationship with Londonthat it was this placewhere everyone wasplaying music, where allthe DJs were, and therewere amazing recordshops. I remember thefirst time I came, when Iwas 16 – it was heaven!’whole bunch of modern, edgy andsometimes outrageous fashionsand objets d’art, from the likes ofJunya Watanabe, Azzedine Alaïaand Haider Ackermann.Columbia RoadFlower MarketColumbia Road, E28am-2pm SunLiverpool Street/Bethnal Green/Old Street (but be prepared to walk!)www.columbiz-flower-market.freewebspace.comMasses of plant and flower stalls,but also an eclectic range of cafés,shops and colourful locals.Riverside WalkMarketUnder Waterloo Bridge,Southbank10am-5pm Sat, SunWaterlooBooks, books and more books.Great for really cheap paperbacks.Portobello RoadMarketPortobello Road, W10, W11General: 8am-6pm Mon-Fri; 9am-1pm Thurs; 7am-7pm Fri, Sat.Antiques: 4am-6pm Sat.Ladbroke Grove/Notting HillGate/Westbourne GroveWorking its way from theNotting Hill end with its antiqueshops to Ladbroke Grove with itsdesigner and vintage stores,Portobello Road is jam-packedwith charm and people!Spitalfields MarketCommercial Street, E1Antiques: 10.30am-4pm Thurs.General: 10.30am-4pm Mon-Fri,Sun. Food 10.30am-4pm. Fashion10.30am-4pm Fri.Liverpool StreetA favourite haunt of the EastLondon fashion pack, Spitalfieldshas the huge covered market –selling anything from junkjewellery to movie posters –at its core, with über-cool shops,bars, cafés and restaurantspeppered all around.Especially gayClone Zone64 Old Compton Street, Soho, W1Piccadilly Circuswww.clonezone.co.ukThe original gay store, filled withnaughty goodies and sexy outfitsperfect for saucy nights in or out.Coffee, Cake and Kink61 Endell Street, WC2T: +44 (0)20 7419 2996www.coffeecakeandkink.comCovent GardenHailed as ‘the best thing sincestrap-ons and sliced bread’, aunique hybrid of café, shop anderotic art gallery – winner of theErotic Awards ‘Innovation of theYear’ prize.Gay’s The Word66, Marchmont Street, WC1Russell SquareT: +44 (0)20 7278 7654Coffee, Cake and Kinkwww.gaystheword.co.ukThe UK’s largest gay and lesbian bookstore and much-loved institution!Prowler Soho3-7 Brewer Street, Soho, W1Piccadilly CircusT: +44 (0)20 7734 4031www.prowlerstore.co.ukFantastic gay emporium sellingeverything you’ll ever need: adultmags, books, DVDs and clothes.SH!39 Coronet Street, Hoxton, N1Old StreetT: +44 (0)20 7613 5458www.sh-womenstore.comRun by women for women, sip acup of tea whilst your other halffingers through the selection ofsex toys and other erotic fancies.Silver Moon @ Foyles113-119 Charing Cross Road, WC2Leicester Square/Tottenham Court RoadT: +44 (0)20 7440 1562silvermoon@foyles.co.ukEurope’s largest women’s interestbook shop – official!Rob London24/25 Wells Street, Fitzrovia, W1Tottenham Court RoadT: +44 (0)20 3073 1010www.rob.nlRubber and leather specialists,served with discretion.Sponsored byvisitlondon.com/gay