DK Travel : London : Mayfair and St James’s : Shopping

Mayfair and St James’s : Shopping

Asprey

The British royal family have bought their jewels here for more than a century. Other gift items to be found here include pens and silver picture frames.
Browns

London’s most famous designer clothing store stocks pieces by Jill Sander, Dries van Noten and John Galliano among many others.
Charbonnel et Walker

One of the best chocolate shops in town selling a tempting array of handmade chocolates. Fill one of the pretty boxes, which come in a range of sizes, with your own choice of chocolates.
Cork Street Galleries

Cork Street is famous for its art galleries. You can buy works by the best artists here, from Picasso and Rothko to Damien Hirst and Tracey Emin.
Fenwick

An up-market, pleasantly small department store.
Fortnum and Mason

Famous for its food hall and restaurants, this elegant department store still has male staff who wear coat tails. Try the extravagant ice creams in the Fountain restaurant.
Gieves and Hawkes

Purveyors of fine, handmade suits and shirts to the gentry since 1785, this shop is one of the best-known in a street of expert tailors. Off-the-rack clothes are also available.
Mulberry

Come here for the complete country-house look, including clothing, household items and gorgeous leather goods.
Sotheby’s

View everything from pop star memorabilia to Old Master paintings at this fine arts auction house founded in 1744.
Waterstone’s

What is possibly Europe’s largest bookshop occupies a large building on Piccadilly.