Chinatown and Carnaby Street
Carnaby street has existed in one guise or another since the mid 1600's, by the 1800's it was famous for it's market and shops. Though the market is now gone the area has bloomed into one of Londons 'must go' shopping locations even though it is very close to both Oxford Street and Regent Street (both well known for their shopping).
Carnaby separates itself from the larger brash neighbours by offering boutique shops in good numbers interspersed with well known brand names. The street itself is pedestrianised and surrounding streets which now form part of a good shopping circuit are mostly low volume in terms of traffic (well, low volume for London)
Though the closest tube station is Oxford Circus, if you find yourself walking between Piccadilly and Leicester Square (as you should at least once) then take a turn into the streets of Chinatown and enjoy a stroll through lantern covered streets toward Soho where Carnaby Street and it's fashionable shops await.
Carnaby separates itself from the larger brash neighbours by offering boutique shops in good numbers interspersed with well known brand names. The street itself is pedestrianised and surrounding streets which now form part of a good shopping circuit are mostly low volume in terms of traffic (well, low volume for London)
Though the closest tube station is Oxford Circus, if you find yourself walking between Piccadilly and Leicester Square (as you should at least once) then take a turn into the streets of Chinatown and enjoy a stroll through lantern covered streets toward Soho where Carnaby Street and it's fashionable shops await.