10 Best Antique Shops in London

The Antique Jewellery Company is a family-run London shop specialising in fine vintage jewellery from the Georgian period through to the 1950s. It suits shoppers looking for antique rings and historically styled pieces, including international customers buying remotely.

Antiques of Wimbledon is an antique store offering in-store shopping alongside delivery, repairs, valuations, house clearances and bespoke furniture options. It suits collectors, probate clients and people furnishing a home with distinctive pieces, with examples including made-to-order fabric, trim, legs and orientation for selected items.

Townhouse combines an antique shop, gallery and café within an 18th-century house. It presents furniture, glassware and 20th-century British art, while its downstairs café serves handmade treats, coffee and homemade cakes. The setting suits visitors looking for a quiet, atmospheric place to browse, read or relax.

The Portobello Print & Map Shop is an antique retailer specialising in old maps, engravings and decorative flower, animal and maritime prints. The shop brings historical context to its collection, with original maps and carefully preserved pieces suited to collectors, travellers and distinctive interiors.

Crystal Palace Antiques is a Victorian warehouse turned antiques emporium in London, offering furniture, lighting and home accessories. The spacious, carefully arranged shop focuses particularly on vintage and mid-century furniture, including designer pieces, restored items and unusual decorative objects. It suits shoppers furnishing a home, sourcing a distinctive piece or finding props for theatre and film.

London Silver Vaults is a specialist destination for fine English silver, antiques and objets d’art, set within underground vaults. It suits shoppers searching for distinctive silver gifts, jewellery, tableware or collectable pieces, while the separate vault-like shop units make browsing part of the visit.

The Junk Shop is a London antique store and enduring antiques dealer with an eclectic collection, antiquarian books and a basement emporium. It suits browsers and collectors who enjoy an exploratory search for unusual objects, with multiple rooms of antiques, curiosities and knick-knacks creating a treasure-hunt style visit.

Alfies Antique Market is a vast indoor London market spread across multiple floors, with an eclectic mix of antique, vintage and retro stalls. It suits collectors and treasure hunters browsing for decorative pieces, antique jewellery, mid-century furniture, artwork and unusual historical objects. A café adds a stopping point to the market, while different stallholders bring varied expertise and stock.

Camden Passage, Islington is a pedestrians-only market street combining antique stalls with independent shops, boutiques, cafés, restaurants and pubs. It suits visitors who want to browse vintage jewellery, ornaments and other curiosities in a less chain-led setting. The flea market is held on Wednesdays and Saturdays, while some stalls may accept cash only.

Greenwich Market is a long-established indoor market with stalls and shops selling antiques, art, handmade crafts, clothing, jewellery, gifts and souvenirs, alongside international food stalls and take-out bites. Its structured indoor layout and surrounding cafés make it suited to browsing, eating and exploring independent traders, although the market can become crowded at busy times.