Travel Reference
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ROUGH TRADE
130 Talbot Rd Ladbroke Grove.Mon-Sat 10am-6.30pm, Sun 11am-5pm.
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Legendary indie music specialist shop, first opened in 1976 at the height of punk/new
wave, with knowledgeable, friendly staff and a dizzying array of genres from indie-pop
and electronica to country and beyond.
WORLDS END
430 King's Rd Sloane Square.Mon-Sat 10am-6pm.
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Iconic Vivienne Westwood outlet, on the shabby end of the King's Road, from which she
sells clothes, shoes and accessories from her Anglomania label. In a previous incarna-
tion, when it was co-owned by Malcolm McLaren, it sold proto-punk fetishist gear, and
became a magnet for the young punks who went on to form the Sex Pistols.
CAFÉS
BOOKS FOR COOKS
4 Blenheim Crescent Ladbroke Grove.Tues-Sat
10am-6pm.
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Tiny café within London's top cookery bookshop. It's
cramped but friendly; this is an experience not to be
missed, with a tasty dishes at low prices. Make sure you
get there in time to grab a table for the set-menu lunch
(noon-1.30pm).
CAPOTE Y TOROS
157 Old Brompton Rd Gloucester Road or South Kensington.Tues-Sat 6-11.30pm.
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Sunny bar with emphasis on sherries (more than forty available by the glass), and inter-
esting tapas (£4.50-12).
HUMMINGBIRD BAKERY
133 Portobello Rd Notting Hill Gate.Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 9am-6.30pm, Sun 11am-5pm.
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A cute and kitsch place, this was one of the forerunners in London's cupcake craze, and
still specializes in pretty cupcakes and sumptuous sponges to take away.
