P O R T O B E L L O

Living just 16 minutes from the centre of London means that I travel up there a lot, and yet there's still many places I don't know! Places such as Covent Garden, Soho and Carnaby Street and all around the West End I know like the back of my hand, and yet somehow I had never made my way to a very famous place in London until now; this being of course, Portobello Road.

My boyfriend and I were expecting Portobello Market to be a bit like Camden, which isn't really our vibe as its a little too messy and punk-y for us, but we were mistaken! Although there are some Camden-style parts, the market has a more positive and uplifting atmosphere, with lovely antique stores and food that looked divine. Also.. some of the houses were a dream to look at!

In addition to all the lovely market stalls, we stumbled across a lovely shop we are definitely returning to next time. It was more put-together than the others, and called itself the 'general store'. It sold everything from Kinfolk Magazine, to espresso cups, to minimalist stationary, and what's more there was coffee, pastries and a little spot to sit and eat at the back.

Across the road we got to sample a little slice of pizza from a shop called Tomola, which we will DEFINITELY return to; that slice was heavenly.
All in all it was a sweet trip, and we will absolutely go back even if just for the General Store and the pizza!

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