London by Arash

Retail Therapy Zone

Markets, neighbourhoods and design-led districts with more character than a standard high street.

7 places
Coal Drops Yard
Shopping & dining district

Coal Drops Yard

Victorian coal warehouses reinvented as a polished mix of independent shops, design brands, restaurants and striking public architecture.

King’s Cross
Battersea Power Station
Shopping & riverside district

Battersea Power Station

An icon of London industry transformed into shops, restaurants and riverside spaces beneath the power station’s four famous chimneys.

Battersea
Old Spitalfields Market
Covered market

Old Spitalfields Market

A busy Victorian market hall combining independent traders, vintage finds, street food and the energy of East London.

Spitalfields
Borough Market
Food market

Borough Market

London’s best-known food market, packed with produce, specialist traders and excellent things to eat under Victorian ironwork.

London Bridge
Marylebone Village
Neighbourhood shopping

Marylebone Village

A calmer alternative to Oxford Street, with independent shops, cafés, food stores and handsome side streets that feel distinctly local.

Marylebone
Carnaby
Pedestrian shopping district

Carnaby

A colourful pedestrian quarter of fashion, independent shops and lively restaurants, with far more character than the nearby main shopping streets.

Soho
Canary Wharf
Modern city district

Canary Wharf

Glass towers, waterside walks, public art, shopping arcades and rooftop gardens create a polished, modern contrast to historic central London.

Canary Wharf