However, the area has a lot more to offer than a tourist-trap-market and shopping in chain stores. Like many places around the world (sadly), Covent Garden has a lot of the boring chain shops like Zara, Gap, and Marks and Spencer. However, if you wander off into the tiny alleys and streets just by the markets, you will be pleasantly surprised (although your wallet may be surprised as well).
There are lots of unique boutiques and vintage shopping to be found for the intrepid adventurer. Here’s a list of shops I’m hoping to visit on my next day out:
Blackout II– specialising in everything vintage from the 1920s to the 1980s
51 Endell Street Covent Garden London WC2H 9AJ
Pop Boutique– unlike a lot of vintage shops, this little gem is affordable – and adds a modern twist to some of their pieces.
After living in America and New Zealand, Emma Wells moved to London where she began to cover life, work and travel in and around London on her blog On London Time. She shares advice for newcomers, travelers, and visitors alike. Beyond London, she writes about traveling on the cheap across Europe and around the world as well as food, books and tea.
