The shops you didn’t know you needed: the rise of The Roman’s concept store
A tequila chaser with your garms? Why the East End’s spin on the concept store could save the high street.
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Shopping
The best places to shop in the Roman Road area, including Bow, Mile End, Globe Town, Fish Island and Hackney Wick, with news and interviews from shop owners and market traders.
The best of Bow’s Victoria Park Market
We’ve compiled a list of our favourite stalls at Victoria Park Market to help you make those difficult decisions and
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Cabbage Alley: Roman Road is the world’s first street market on the metaverse
Social Streets, the media company that publishes news and culture magazines for Tower Hamlets, has launched Cabbage Alley, the first
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Dogbliss opens on the Roman: a new hub for Bow’s canine community
Selling much more than poo bags and pet food, this enterprising dog shop, dog hub and dog deli serves the
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A taste of Turkey on the Roman: Elif Cinpolat’s golden gözlemes
Serving up traditional Turkish gözlemes, Cinpolat feels at home on the Roman. If you’ve ever strolled through Roman Road market
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Pride of place on The Roman: Pride Tattoos
An inquisitive lime green chameleon, inked semi-colons, and an empathetic artist combine to make Pride Tattoos one of the longer-standing
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The quiet charm of the Buddhist bookshop, Jambala
Kindness, inclusivity, and courtesy are just some of the qualities championed by Jambala, a Buddhist bookshop of Lilliputian size Akin
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Hackney Wick: the ultimate guide to East London’s playground
Discover the best things to do, eat, drink and shop all in a day at the destination fun zone that
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Market day on Roman Road snapped by zine-maker Wedgley Snipes [photoessay]
Take a stroll down Roman Road market with photographer Wedgley Snipes. People have been ‘going down the Roman’ for over
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Wishin’ we were fishin’ with Roman Tackle
With jellied eels an archetype of East End culture, it’s not surprising that Roman Road offers one of London’s few dedicated
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The Borrowers of Hackney Wick: welcome to the Library of Things
The Library of Things, the social enterprise making “borrowing better than buying” in order to create a more sustainable future,
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Stitches, the tailoring business bringing East London’s clothes back to life
Based on Roman Road, Stitches is a small tailoring business gaining a big reputation for bringing East London’s clothes back to life.
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