Chelsea Green

a nice relaxed bit of chelsea to have a drink and hide from the kings road-​indeed as last reviwer said, the odd special brew drinker but mostly harmless.

Lovely little shopping haven in London, although the benches in the middle do rather attract the Special Brew brigade. Still, I don’t blame them because if I wanted to sit around and drink SB all day, it’s a darn nice place to do it…

This tranquil shopping area is almost like its own little village. Set around the remains of the historic Chelsea common are a great selection of independent little shops catering for all. It has a chemist, two launderette dry cleaners, a French patisserie and a couple of delicatessens. Additionally London’s best fish monger, The Chelsea Fishmonger, a good butcher called Jago’s, the best wine merchant Haynes Hanson & Clark, and a number of restaurants including Tom Aikens. Sprinkled between these superb shops are a number of top boutiques and jewellers. Just a two minute walk off the King’s Road (down Markham Street or Jubilee Place) you would be mad not to move off that well trodden mobile phone and coffee shop beaten track to this delightful little haven.