Carnaby Street (London) > Reviews

Advantages: one-off shops you won't find anywhere else
Disadvantages: commercial crap in between, not what it was!

...answer for. According to him, Carnaby Street was the swinging sixties place to be seen, a pyschadelic shopping mecca full of funky boutiques selling Pucci prints and Mary Quant minis, Biba bib-front dresses and Paco Rabanne perspex jewellery. If you're expecting that now, you may feel a bit let down when you do get there. There's no psychadelia, no Union Jack topped VW beetles and no zebra crossings. Carnaby Street is in fact a relatively small pedestrian ... Read review

Advantages: Different shops, unique, less crowded than Oxford St, near oxford circus tube, easy to get to
Disadvantages: None

...is way out of date, Carnaby Street has changed a lot over the past few yrs. Ignore it. Introduction ~~ Carnaby Street, well it was once the place to go in the 60's and 70's but now it's a bit less well-known. Which I think is rather good as it is less-crowded than Oxford St, Covent Garden, Regent St, etc. Location ~~ Carnaby Street could not be in a better location. It is just 3 or 4 minutes from Oxford Circus. tube station and is also ... Read review

Advantages: Central; pedestrianised; some interesting shops
Disadvantages: Not a great deal of choice; slightly tacky in places

Carnaby Street isn't quite what it was, but let's face it, what is? Conveniently located just off Oxford and Regent Streets, it's a slightly peculiar, pedestrianised road, surrounded by hyper-trendy offices, with the heart of Soho to the East and theatreland to the South. Carnaby Street today is a mix of specialist retailers, such as Soccer scene, fashionable chains (Muji, Storm) and faintly tacky, Oxford Street style shops which sell shoes, trinkets, ... Read review

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: None

Hello Everyone who took the time out to point out that I was in violation of the community rules. I was in a haste to write the comments that I didn't bother to read the guide lines and the rules for posting on this site. For that, I sincerely apologize and have promptly removed the comments posted here. I will also do the same for any other posts made that were in violation here. I sincerely apologise for this error and I hope that you guys ... Read review