Insider’s Guide To Retro London

London’s experienced a massive facelift and identity transformation brought on by the influx of banking money and globalization, but there are still a few spots around town where you can get a whiff (quite literally) of a London of yesteryear, or at least maybe a London you can kind of imagine as filtered through Harry Potter.

From throwback candy shops, classic fish and chips joints, and jazz-age basement bars, London has more than a few places to help you forget about the present and escape to the past.

Posted on February 05, 2009 by Matt Stabile