Love to shop in Kentish Town

Bottles of olive oil

Earth Natural Foods

This popular shop would easily be at home in New York’s Greenwich Village. It stocks an amazing selection of organic and vegetarian wholefoods, fresh produce and ecological household goods.

200 Kentish Town Road
NW5 2AE
020 7482 2211
www.earthnaturalfoods.co.uk

Phoenicia

A Mediterranean food hall listed in Time Out’s top 20 London Delis in 2008.

186-192 Kentish Town Road
NW5 2AE
020 7267 1267
www.phoeniciafoodhall.co.uk

Alongside its food havens, Kentish Town has a mixture of your usual high street banks, phone stores and deliciously cheap homeware stores. But it also hosts a selection of independent stores that are unique and give the area a real local flavour.

Pro Perc Professional Percussion

They have been drumming up business for over a quarter of a century and have served some of the greatest drummers. The team at Professional Percussion can help out the budding amateur through to professional drummers with lessons, equipment and advice.

205 Kentish Town Road
NW5 2JU
020 7485 4434
www.propercussion.co.uk

The Hellenic Book Service

Specialising in modern and classical Greek – with a touch of Latin too – symbolising the diversity of Kentish Town’s shops. They also have a huge section specialising in travel to Greece and Cyprus. Try Greek alphabet Scrabble or read Harry Potter in either ancient Greek or Latin for a challenge.

49-51 Fortess Road
NW5 1AD
020 7267 9499
www.hellenicbooks.com

Squadron HQ

If you remember the Laurence Corner army surplus store that ran for over 50 years near Euston station, then you’ll love this fine replacement set up by former employees. Surplus army clothes and hats are piled high alongside camping gear and a well stocked costume hire section.

121 Kentish Town Road
NW5 8PB
020 7485 2442
www.squadronhq.com