Things to do in London, England: The Best Gift & Specialty Shops

May 1, 2022 Dorsey Hagwood

The crown jewels, Buckingham Palace, Camden Market…in London, history collides with art, fashion, food, and good British ale. A perfect day is different for everyone: culture aficionados shouldn't miss the Tate Modern and the Royal Opera House. If you love fashion, Oxford Street has shopping galore. For foodies, cream tea at Harrod’s or crispy fish from a proper chippy offers classic London flavor. Music and book buffs will love seeing Abbey Road and the Sherlock Holmes Museum (at 221B Baker Street, of course).
Restaurants in London

1. Segar & Snuff

Covent Garden, London WC2E 8RD England +44 20 7836 8345 http://www.davy.co.uk/segar-and-snuff-parlour/
Excellent
80%
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5.0 based on 5 reviews

Segar & Snuff

2. Hardys

25 New Row, London WC2N 4LA England +44 1992 568603 https://www.hardyssweets.co.uk/
Excellent
100%
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5.0 based on 2 reviews

Hardys

3. Bloom Perfumery

4 Langley Court, London WC2E 9JY England +44 20 7240 0338 [email protected] http://bloomperfume.co.uk/
Excellent
92%
Good
8%
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5.0 based on 13 reviews

Bloom Perfumery

Bloom Perfumery is home to the finest curated collection of modern independent perfume houses. Bloom also offers a unique bespoke perfume creation service to any customer. We also sell sample packs to study perfume materials.

4. The Noble Collection

26-28 Neal Street Ground Floor, London WC2H 9QQ England +44 20 3795 6298 http://www.noblecollection.co.uk/
Excellent
88%
Good
13%
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5.0 based on 8 reviews

The Noble Collection

5. Neal's Yard Dairy - Covent Garden

17 Shorts Gardens, London WC2H 9AT England +44 20 7240 5700 http://www.nealsyarddairy.co.uk/
Excellent
78%
Good
21%
Satisfactory
1%
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5.0 based on 73 reviews

Neal's Yard Dairy - Covent Garden

Neal's Yard Dairy select, mature and sell farmhouse cheese from the UK and Ireland. We work with about 40 cheesemakers. We visit them regularly to taste their cheese with them and select the batches we want to mature and sell. Flavour drives how we sell cheese. We have learnt that different palates and markets have different tastes. When you buy cheese from us, whether you are buying on behalf of a food hall or for a family meal, we encourage you to have a taste of some cheese with our cheesemongers and tell us what you think. Your feedback is invaluable to us and the cheesemakers we work with. The essence of what we do has changed very little since our founding director Randolph Hodgson began seeking out farmhouse cheesemakers to supply our first shop in the early 1980’s. We believe that the time and energy we invest in understanding cheesemaking, selection and maturation gives us the necessary experience to source much of the best cheese available in the UK and Ireland.

Reviewed By RexTsatsaroglou - Athens, Greece

No wonder the little shop was packed with customers. There was quite a selection of British cow, sheep and goat cheese. The assistant was knowledgable, friendly and quick. He didn't hesitate to offer various cheese pieces to taste and choose from. A very positive experience.

6. Rococo Chocolates Covent Garden

38 Earlham Street, London WC2H 9LH England +44 20 3887 6845 [email protected] http://www.rococochocolates.com/
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5.0 based on 2 reviews

Rococo Chocolates Covent Garden

Rococo Chocolates is a luxury British chocolate shop established in 1983. Through a thirty-six year commitment to original flavours, fine ingredients and creative design, we've built a reputation as London's most innovative and characterful chocolate shop.

7. Henry Pordes Books

58-60 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0BB England +44 20 7836 9031 http://www.henrypordesbooks.com/blue-bookshop-london/
Excellent
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5.0 based on 2 reviews

Henry Pordes Books

8. Happy Socks

62 Neal Street Covent Garden, Seven Dials, London WC2H 9PA England +44 20 7836 4345 http://www.happysocks.com/uk/conceptstores
Excellent
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5.0 based on 2 reviews

Happy Socks

9. The Tea House

15 Neal Street Covent Garden, London WC2H 9PU England +44 20 7240 7539 http://www.theteahouseltd.com
Excellent
50%
Good
41%
Satisfactory
5%
Poor
2%
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Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 116 reviews

The Tea House

Our family run business has been shining the light on the amazing diversity of tea since 1982 when we opened our iconic flagship store in Covent Garden. Started by original Covent Garden pioneer Christina Smith, the business has been handed down to her niece and nephew and remains an independent family business to this day. The Tea House has been an iconic attraction in Covent Garden since it's opening in 1982 and has seen visitors come from around the world to experience the vast range of exciting and interesting blends that grace the shelves of our London Tea Shop. The Tea House has become synonymous with high quality loose leaf tea and that's what keeps our customers coming back. We know many of our customers personally and take great care in choosing blends that we know both new and existing customers will enjoy.

10. Neal's Yard

Seven Dials, Covent Garden, London, London WC2H England +44 7534 894161 http://www.sevendials.com
Excellent
57%
Good
31%
Satisfactory
9%
Poor
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Terrible
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Overall Ratings

4.5 based on 560 reviews

Neal's Yard

Reviewed By dignalambrichts - Stein, The Netherlands

I knew about this so I looked up the route and it is a little bit hidden away. It is a small courtyard with a few shops, there are a lot of colorful buildings and plants which all together makes it look beautiful.

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