I used to work close by to the market, not many people notice this but if you after a cheap eat try…read moreupstairs. There are about 4-5 stall type eateries offering a range of world cuisines. If I remember correctly they had Indian, Chinese, Jamaican, Italian and something else. The market itself is quite quirky and if I'm honest a bit of a tourist trap. In the sense that prices don't quite beat other markets such as Camden or Portabello. But I guess it depends what your after. Atmosphere though is fantastic. Especially in the summer, you can sit down with a ice cream or coffee and people spot whilst enjoying some of the free street performances. There is also a band located in the basement which fills the air with familiar classical tunes. In the winter the atmosphere is very different, warm, cosy and bustling.

Covent Garden Antique Market is certainly worth a visit, particularly if you are on holiday in…read moreLondon and want to see the sights. Tere are lots of little shops and stalls to wonder around, but most enjoyably yu can spend time in central London just enjoying the atmosphere. There are quite often street performers at one end of the Market and it is just possible that you will find something nice to purchase too. Covent Garden is the closest tube station.

Old fireplaces, stained glass and wooden doors, not your standard local shop but fantastic…read morenonetheless. The reclaimed fittings that you will find in the Junction Emporium are unique and beautiful, enough to give an old house a new lease of life. The owner, formerly a builder, specialises in supplying and fitting old fireplaces. You will not find a shop where they know more about this select market or have such a stunningly unique collection than at The Junction Emporium.

This shop sells fully restored pine furniture, much of it coming from Eastern Europe, fully…read morerestored fireplaces and surrounds as well as beautiful pieces of original furniture. It also provides Restored pine furniture and fireplaces from the 1800s to the 1930s. Also a large range of architectural pieces such as door handles, ornamental cast iron, stained glass windows and a comprehensive stock of stripped internal and external pine doors. It is a family run business for many years they are very happy to offer free advice and have a wealth of craftspersons at disposal, including stone masons, stained glass window repairers, cast iron welders and architects to name a few. They also offers a pine stripping service, custom built kitchens and wardrobes and personally installs fireplaces. So if you want your problems and headaches sorted out then get down to the Junction Emporium, Lordship Lane in east dulwich.

If you could wish for one thing, what would it be? Money? Fame? Love? An unending supply of…read moreTwinkies? Right now I'd probably wish for running water in my flat because it's been 3 days due to bureaucratic incompetency, but I digress. If you can't have those other wishes granted, you might as well pop over to Make a Wish. This place is filled with the most random bits of antiques and vintage you could hope to find. In a recent expedition there, I saw a large volume on Tin Tin, cufflinks shaped with tap nozzles saying 'hot' and 'cold', antique clocks and more. Sadly, no genies in any of the old bottles, but hey, my name isn't Aladdin. Not only was it so full with objects that it was delightful to dig around, but the shop keeper was lovely as having running water in your flat (read: VERY lovely). I chatted with her while I browsed around and enjoyed our little conversation. So go out, be Vasco da Gama and discover this little known country of Make a Wish. May not swing you around the African cape to India, but it will be an adventure nonetheless.

This place is absolutely gorgeous, filled with reasonably priced antiques, costume jewelry,…read moreknick-knacks, things you never knew you wanted but now you do. Everything in this shop is pretty much either amazing or so odd that you'll find it so. I want to run away with it all, leather armchairs and glittery clutches and hundreds of years old chests. For the quality of goods I saw I felt everything was quite affordable - after all, if you're going to spend hundreds on a new wardrobe why not buy one from the mid-18th century for the same price?

Located in historic Notting Hill, Portobello Road, this is one the coolest antique souvenir stores…read morewe discovered on our trip to London. I bought a few items that look great in my office.

Though this shop might feel a little small, it has items in every nook and cranny, so it's a little…read morebit like a treasure shop. When there in early June, it has everything from new mugs to vintage glass bottles to old road signs to bigger trunks and furniture-like items. For printing, it seemed to be mid-range. Some of the vintage bottles were in the ballpark of £10-12, mid-sized trunks and other vintage items were £50-100 (depending on what it was), while some more noteworthy items were several hundred pounds. I definitely recommend taking a look if you like vintage items since its a bit of a treasure trove.

Such a cute market! Loved all the little vendors and shops. So many different things to see, eat…read moreand buy. Worth a stop if you are in London, also in a cool area!

We loved this market. We went on Saturday, which I believe it is open only on Friday and Saturday…read more Much less crowded than the Borough Market, which you can barely move through certain sections during peak hours (though great selection). I enjoyed a quiche. My daughters enjoyed strawberries topped with Nutella. We all shared a fish and chips meal from Poppie's which I highly recommend. Probably the best fish and chips we had while in London. There are olive bars and paella and all sorts of amazing foods to enjoy. Also pick up a Notting Hill bookstore linen tote while you are there.

Junk, the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up [syn: debris, dust, rubble,…read moredetritus] Shop, a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services; "he bought it at a shop on Cape Cod" [syn: store] Basically this is a place where you can purchase nonsense that you didn't even want or realise you needed. It's also a little bit amazing! Run by 2 old geezers Alice S is right, there is a ramshackle collection of stuff the you just wouldn't put together, Actually if you are in the business for a bargain you may find one here, I can't put a name on what they sell but there is a huge collection of nonsense to browse. Seriously, It's a lovely place, go visit!

I don't know where else in South London you can find an antique javelin, a birdcage and an…read moreautobiography of Frank Sinatra on the same table. The Junk Shop is an Aladdin's cave of rubbish/treasure on Greenwich South Street. The stock varies from biographies and historical artifacts (mainly right wing paraphernalia- a Daily Mail series on the modern monarchy, an enormous hardback on the Third Reich and a Thatcher biography) Amongst all the military-themed bits of tat, there are actually some very good finds- there were some cool old 1950s Christmas cards, some 1960s newspapers in excellent condition and some beautiful vintage postcards. It is a funny old place but definitely worth a rummage through.

Loved the shop. Some of the prints were a bit pricy but I understand the trade. I've been looking…read morefor good prints to bring home to my mother in America and it was the best place to find exactly what I needed. Highly suggest!!

Magnificent! I was…read moreafter a print of Alexandra Palace for my fella's birthday and was pointed in the direction of Storey's by my mum: "You must have been before - that little store just off St Martin's Lane?" Erm, nope! Well, Storey's certainly is a 'hidden treasure' and I can't believe it's taken me almost three decades in London to discover it. Boxes and boxes of original, rare prints, from London scenes to military and naval to old maps - it's a trove of gems and I could have happily spent the entire day flipping through the images. There were three men serving when I arrived and one helped me to locate a fantastic, large print of Ally Pally from 1875 that was exactly what I was looking for. I continued to explore and also found a smaller print of 1820s Covent Garden market from 1885 and one of the Globe Theatre from 1885. The prices vary wildly in price, for example the small Globe print was a reasonable £30 while a similar sized map of north London was £230! Yikes! Many of them are extremely rare original prints and engravings, so it really depends on their age I guess. As I've said before, size isn't everything! My purchases cost me a modest £150 without framing, not bad considering their quality and uniqueness! They provide a framing service here but I wasn't sure where we'd hang them so decided to hold on so I could pick an appropriate frame later. This really is a great place to come for a thoughtful and unique gift for friends, family or that 'someone special'... or even just to treat yourself! If I'm in the area and have time to kill I will definitely be popping back in for a look around - I could spend hours in Storey's!

I love Northcote Road Market for it's diversity, it's food and it's casual atmosphere. I was a…read morelocal to SW11 a few years back and my boyfriend and I used to visit the market for fresh bread or homemade taramasalata, whatever was on offer on any given weekend. There are a number of different stalls from antiques and and odds n ends to all sorts freshly baked and prepared food. There is a huge selection of Italian bread, dips, cakes and biscuits. The market is not that big but it's the perfect size in my opinion. I hate markets that are too huge, you can never decide what to buy but Northcote Road Market is small but perfectly formed offering you everything you need for your Sunday lunch to something nice to put on the mantelpiece at home.

I think there is a real diversity to Northcote Road! Some cute novelty shops, and high street…read morenames, mixed with the weekend Market Traders that offer special baked goods, clothing products, handmade goods, household antiques and even a vintage bicycle stall that fixes your bike if you roll up! It is neatly laid out, and a good people watching area while you sip a cuppa' or if you venture back to the common to walk your dog, or catch some sun. Situated 'between the commons' so you get the best of both worlds with Clapham and Wandsworth Common lifestyle(s) and the closest station is Clapham Junction. The only down side is not all the traders are there from week to week so best to check out this market on a sunny day, or Saturdays when its more active. I did stumble across a Facebook page recently, which showcased the market traders and their current products/services. This should help those who are thinking about visiting. http://www.facebook.com/NorthcoteRoadMarket

"This is a hot mess."…read more A hot, sexy, shoreditchy, junky-treasure-filled, narrow, jammed up --- MESS. I mean this in the nicest of ways. Basically this is a storage space that is unloaded and reloaded for the flea markets. ANd we hit it on a day that it was "full." As in, nothing out to pasture to be sold. This mean we walked into a long and narrow space toppling with chairs, art, glamour shots, furniture, nudity --- basically, we stumbled into a hipster wonderland. The music is so loud you won't be able to talk to the person that is barely visible behind all the "junk." This seems to be by design according to their web site. It's a free-spirited shop. No organization, no price tags...and no way to really find out what things are or how much they cost. I guess this is part of the fun. We admired the action figure window display, flipped through a few of those ridiculous Glamour Shots, admired the cushioned headboard hanging from the far back wall that resembles a "moneyshot" woman -- and were on our way. Their website gives a great story. I wouldn't hesitate to stop in again. I'm pretty sure if I wanted to buy something they'd list out a price -- but maybe not. That's the fun of... a HOT MESS.

The Church Hill antique centre is fantastic. It's a big antique shop housed in an old church. I…read moredon't know very much about antiques, and I am normally put off by the prices, but I spent absolutely ages in here: there was a lot of great stuff, mostly very affordable. The jewellery and accessories were especially good; there was a gold bangle watch in there for only £25. Upstairs on the gallery they had a few 1930's fur stoles, mink and fox for between £20 and £40. Cheap as chips, considering! Plus the stuff was all laid out nicely in cabinets. I'm definitely going to come back when I need to buy some presents for people. You could get something really special at a decent price.

I found a copy of Milton's Poetical Works and asked "How much?" Because there are sections of…read moreconsignment items from various sellers and the price wasn't marked, the man at the front counter called the seller to see about the price. Her first answer was that the books were "prop pieces" but that she would be willing to sell the book for £5. Wow. It was published in 1862. I am happy to have found the book and happy with the service in this shop.