Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Paris Shops

The French branch of the BLESS shop experience.

14, rue Portefoin. 75003 Paris

+33 148 01 67 43

bless.shop.paris@gmail.com


Tue - Fri 14.30 - 19.00 h

Sat 12.00 - 19:00 h


Colette
Über-cool shop selling it-brands including uslu airlines, Comme des Garcons, Sabrina Dehoff, and Wood Wood...

213 rue Saint-Honoré 
75001 Paris - France Tel: +33 1 55 35 33 90 - Fax: +33 1 55 35 33 99 contact@colette.fr

Monday to Saturday 11am to 7pm.

Exclusive mens and womenswear boutique - stocking Christian Wijnants, Ricard Nicoll, Marios Schwab and Arielle de Pinto to name a few..

38, Rue Mont Thabor
F-75001 Paris
+33 1 42 60 89 83

AB33
Sleek boutique, selling Christian Wijnants.

33, rue Charlot
75003 Paris
+33 1 42 71 02 82

Bringing Henrik Vibskov to Paris -

48 rue Tiquetonne
75002 Paris
T: +33(0)142369241 
E: paris-info@kokontozai.co.uk

Boutique selling a mixture of fashion designers (Christian Wijnants, Comme des Garcons, Preen), furniture designers, and art..

16, rue la Vieuville 
75018 Paris
t +33 (0)1 42 23 41 40

Small boutique specialising in Scandinavian designers, including Stine Goya.

41, rue Charlot
75003 Paris
+33 1 42 78 3760

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Tuesday, June 2, 2009

London Pubs

Once a favourite of Francis Bacon, this cozy Soho bar is a place for wine and friends (and famous for not serving beer out of pint glasses)...Restaurant upstairs.

49 Dean Street
London W1D 5BG
+44 20 74372477


Pub and live music venue in New Cross..

388 New Cross Rd
London, SE14
+44 20 8692 2047


Camden pub, a North London institution..

35 Chalk Farm Rd
London, NW1 8AJ
+44 20 74827163

Located in Kilburn, the best for gigs.

311 Kilburn High Road
London, NW6 7JR, United Kingdom
+44 20 7372 7123

The Victory
Located on Vyner Street, pop in after a gallery tour, open late and also near London Fields/Broadway Market.

27 Vyner Street
Bethnal Green, London E2 9DQ
0871 917 0007


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London Restaurants

Old fashioned French restaurant with basement club downstairs with live music.

263-267 Old Brompton Road
Earls Court, London SW5 9JA
020 7370 1434

Asakusa Restaurant 
Best sushi

265 Eversholt Street
King's Cross, London NW1 1BA
+44 (0) 20 7388 8533


Organic deli located in Brixton.

14e Market Row
Brixton Market
London, SW9
+44 (0)20 7287 7490

Open 9.30- 5.30 Monday to Saturday

Located right in the center of Hyde Park, a lovely setting for breakfast.

Serpentine Road
Hyde Park
London W2 2UH
Open Monday - Sunday 08:00 -20:00

Good vegetarian food in Soho.

45 Lexington Street
London W1F 9AN 

Shepherdess Cafe
Classic greasy spoon cafe located on City Road. Painted on curtains, polaroids of soap stars behind the counter, huge portions!

221 City Rd
London, EC1V 1JN, United Kingdom
+44 20 72532463


The finest afternoon tea in London..

Park Lane
London W1K 1QA
+44 (0) 20 7629 8888
2.30 pm or 4.45pm 

Just one of the many curry houses on Brick Lane, but Le Taj was shortlisted by the 2008 British Curry Awards..

96 Brick Lane
London E1 6RL 
Tel: 020 7247 0733 



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Friday, May 29, 2009

London Shops

Cool store, selling the usual suspects - Henrik Vibskov, Cassette Playa, Jeremy Scott, Arielle de Pinto, Walter van Beirendonck...

57 Greek Street
London W1D 3DX
T: +44 (0) 207 434 1316 
E: info@kokontozai.co.uk

87 Golborne Road
London W10 5PS
T: +44 (0) 208 960 3736



High-end concept store located near Portobello Road, right by the famous Trellick Tower. Sells innovative womenswear such as Rick Owens and Antwerp designers Veronique Branquinho, AF Vandervorst and Christian Wijnants.

1a Hazelwood Tower 
Golborne Gardens, W10 5DT 
020 8968 9095

Mon-Sat 10am-6pm



Behave
Small, relaxed SoHo boutique stocking independent designers - such as Ksubi, c.neeon, Sass & Bide, Carin Wester and Minimarket..

48 Lexington Street
London W1F 0LR
020 7734 6876

Jewelry boutique - high-end, fashionable pieces from brands like Tom Binns, Liz Goldwyn, Vibe Harsløf, Sabrina Dehoff, Arielle de Pinto...with also a concession at Selfridges and a new shop in Convent Garden.

37 Marylebone High Street
London W1U 4QE
+44 (0) 20 7224 1808



Boutique selling designer labels and vintage clothes - all very feminine in style.

65 - 67 Monmouth Street
Covent Garden London WC2H 9DG
+44 (0)20 7240 4280


'Cult' boutique, located right in the middle of Shoreditch - stocks cool independent labels like Opening Ceremony and Henrik Vibskov.

1 Kingsland Road
Shoreditch London E2 8AA 

Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat - 11am-7pm; Thurs - 11am- 8.30pm; Sunday - 12am - 6pm 

All-around cool shop, selling cult commercial streetwear labels like Clark's Originals and Obey, as well as smaller designers like Wood Wood, Minimarket, Sabrina Dehoff, Something Else, Minimarket, and Stine Goya.

47 - 49 Charlotte Road
London EC2A 3QT
T 020 7749 0503
E info@thethreethreads.com

Mon-Sat 11am-7pm; Sun 12pm-5pm



East end store selling underground labels, such as Sabrina Dehoff, Bernhard Willhelm, Cassette Playa and Wood Wood.

41 Coronet Street
London N1 6HD
Tel: (+44) 0207 729 3600
Email: info@goodhood.co.uk

Tues - Sat 11.00 - 19.00; Closed Sunday & Monday


One of the largest outlets for contemporary design in Great Britain - a manufacturer and retailer, also selling a broad range of homewares.

135-139 Curtain Road
London EC2A 3BX
T +44 (0)20 7739 1869
F +44 (0)20 7729 4224
E info@scp.co.uk

Still reasonable vintage mega-market in the East End, with a recent (much) smaller outpost in Soho.

110-112 Cheshire Street
London E2 6EJ +44 (0)20 7613 3636

Monday - Sunday: 10am - 6pm


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New York Bagels

The absolute favorite of many since 1976. They sell their award winning  hand-rolled bagels and also have a large array of cream cheeses, salads, and meats.
359 1st Avenue
New York, NY 10010
Phone: 212-260-2252
info@ess-a-bagel.com  
 
The original Lower East Side establishment. Delicious bakery, have to try the bialys too. They don't sell cream cheese though, gotta take these ones home!

367 Grand Street
New York, NY  10002
Tel: 877-4-BIALYS
Fax: 212-253-2146
Info@kossarsbialys.com


Bagelsmith
Located on Bedford Avenue, this 24 hour bagel shoppe is best at 3am. Small, but has the huge selection of cream cheese (low fat and tofu variations too), and a large variety of delicious bagels..

189 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718.218.7414


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New York Shops : Interiors

SoHo outpost of the MoMA store uptown. Posters, coffee-table books from the museum's collection are available - but more importantly, a range of home decor is on offer: unique lamps, kitchenware from OXO, Anne Black ceramics..

81 Spring Street 
New York NY 10012 
646-613-1367


Cutting edge and hard-to-find designs - the ultimate in finding unusual innovative homeware and furnishings. Pricey.

150 Greene Street
New York NY 10012 
212-204-7100


Carefully selected homeware from around the world - including Denmark's Anne Black.

92 Thompson Street
New York, NY 10012
212.966.8991 Tel
212.966.2443 Fax
info@clio-home.com

Monday-Saturday: 11am-7pm; Sunday: 12pm-6pm

Lancellotti Housewares
Tiny shop in East Village but stocks tons of items for the home.

66 Ave. A
New York, NY 10009 
212-475-6851

City-wide charity shops that sell amazing furniture. The 17th Street location has the best furniture, and the cream of the crop is saved for weekly silent auctions.

143 W. 17th Street
New York, NY 10011 
212-366-0820


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Thursday, May 28, 2009

New York Bars

A designated landmark of New York City (est. 1817, arguably the oldest bar in Manhattan), Ear Inn is a quintessential American bar with amazing food.

326 Spring Street
New York, NY 10013 
212-226-9060

Formerly a pool supply store, it has a huge back patio - perfect for the summer months, complete with a taco truck! Always has DJs or live music..

484 Union Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11211 
718-609-0484

Dirt cheap drinks drink yourself to death

25 E 1st St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 473-9842

An Austro-Hungarian style beer garden, right in the center of Williamsburg. 2 adjoining warehouses were gutted for the full effect - lots of beers on tap and a free bratwurst with every liter of daily special beer !

113 N. 3rd Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718.963.3973 


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