Marylebone High Street is absolutely one of my favourite places to go shopping so I am always surprised when I meet people who are not familiar with this shopping mecca. Marylebone High Street has this great village feel and a particularly nice selection of food, clothing and home ware shops.

1. Brissi
Great furniture, mirrors, accessories and frames. Lots of white, silver and crystal throughout give the shop a very glamorous feel.

Brissi
22 Marylebone High Street
Tel: 020 7935 6733
www.brissi.co.uk

2.Aveda speaks for itself. I like to stock up on hair products, sample lotions and creams. Rosemary Mint Shampoo and Shampure are two of my favourites.

Aveda
28-29 Marylebone High Street
Tel: 020 7224 3157
www.aveda.com

3. L'Artisan Parfumeur is a beautiful shop with original fragances and scents, unique gifts

L'Artisan Parfumeur
36 Marylebone High Street
Tel: 020 7486 3435
www.artisanparfumeur.com













4. Neal's Yard Remedies are available all over London but the Marylebone High Street shop is quite new. If you are not familiar with Neal's Yard Remedies, they offer lots of natural remedies, aromatherapy and massage oils. The Marylebone High Street Shop also has treatment rooms which offer services such as allergy testing, reflexology and massage.

Neal's Yard Remedies
112 Marylebone High Street
Tel: 020 7935 0656
www.nealsyardremedies.com

5. La Fromagerie - Absolutely one of the best cheese shops in London.
2/4 Moxon Street Street
Tel: 020 7935 0341
www.lafromagerie.co.uk

6. Rococo is a lovely little chocolate shop with really unique combinations of chocolate with unusual ingredients.

Rococo
45 Marylebone High Street, London W1U 5HG
Tel: 020 7935 7780
www.rococochocolates.com
















7. Divertimenti - excellent resource for cookware, dishes, cookbooks and plenty of wonderful cooking courses.
33-34 Marylebone High Street
Tel: 020 7935 0689
www.divertimenti.co.uk

8. The White Company - Staple for great bedding, casual clothes and home accessories.
12 Marylebone High Street
Tel: 020 7935 7879
www.thewhitecompany.com















9. Bonpoint - Great place to shop for beautiful baby gifts and children's clothes. If the prices are a little out of your budget, The Little White Company is also located a little further down the street.

52-54 Marylebone High Street
Tel: 020 7487 2512
www.bonpoint.com

10. Mascaro - really wonderful shoes and beautiful handbags
13 Marylebone High Street
Tel: 020 7935 1795


And course, all that shopping works up an appetite so you can stop by one of the following cafes for a bite to eat.

Le Pain Quotidien
72-75 Marylebone High Street
Tel: 020 7486 6154
www.lepainquotidien.com

The Orrery Epicerie
55 Marylebone High Street
Tel: 020 7616 8036

10 Must Stop Spots for Eating Your Way through Notting Hill

1. The Hummingbird Bakery - My favorite bakery is doing so well that they are opening another location in South Kensington in March 2007. I adore their red velvet cake, which I should say is perfect for Valentine’s Day.

The Hummingbird Bakery
133 Portobello Road
London W11
Tel: 020 7229 6446
www.hummingbirdbakery.co.uk



2. Books for Cooks – The perfect place to get inspired. This tiny little bookshop has a HUGE selection of cookbooks, a café and offers of number of cooking classes in their workshop. No wonder this place always smells so good.


Books for Cooks
4 Blenheim Crescent
London W11
Tel: 020 7221 1992
www.booksforcooks.com

3. The Spice Shop - Across the street from Books for Cooks, you’ll be able to find just about any spice from any recipe you find over at Books for Cooks. With over 2,500 products available, The Spice Shop is the only of its kind in London.

The Spice Shop
1 Blenheim Crescent
London W11
Tel: 020 7221 4448
www.thespiceshop.co.uk

4. The Grocer on Elgin – This place takes the term ‘ready-made meal’ to the next level. Gorgeous array of ready-made soups, salads and dinners, which you can takeaway. Plus, a great selection of baked goods and desserts.

The Grocer on Elgin
London W11
Tel: 020 7221 3844
www.thegroceron.com


5. The Ladbroke Arms – If you're feeling hungry and don’t know where to eat, the Ladbroke Arms is one of the best gastropubs I’ve found in Notting Hill.

The Ladbroke Arms
54 Ladbroke Grove
London W11
Tel: 020 7727 6648
www.capitalpubcompany.com

6. Melt – Do you ever really need an excuse to break for chocolate? This shop is a beauty both in terms of design and in terms of the quality of the chocolate.

Melt
59 Ledbury Road
London W11 2AG
Tel: 020 7727 5030
www.meltchocolates.com

7. The Ledbury – The Ledbury isn’t so much a must stop spot as it is a ‘must make reservations’ in order to stop spot. The Ledbury is a high quality restaurant with beautiful décor and an excellent tasting menu. If I made a top ten list of restaurants in London, The Ledbury would definitely make this list.

The Ledbury
127 Ledbury Road
London W11
Tel: 020 7221 7171
www.theledbury.com

8. Ottolenghi – As if you need another reason to love Ledbury Road, Ottolenghi, one of my long time favorites, is also on this fabulous road with a great selection of salads, vegetarian dishes and desserts? (Did I mention that Diane Von Furstenburg also has a shop at 83 Ledbury Road?)

Ottolenghi
63 Ledbury Road
London W11
Tel: 020 7727 1121
www.ottolenghi.co.uk

9. Planet Organic – Started by an American, this stylish store has just about everything you need for a healthy lifestyle including household cleaners, cosmetics and body products

Planet Organic
42 Westbourne Grove
London W2
Tel: 020 7221 7171
www.planetorganic.com

10. Fresh & Wild – A superb selection of organic and health food.

Fresh & Wild
209-212 Westbourne Grove
London W1
Tel: 020 7229 1063
www.freshandwild.com