Belgravia II : Pimlico Rd & Elizabeth St
For maximum buzzy loveliness, walk this itin on a Saturday morning when the Pimlico Road Farmers’ Market / 9am1pm / lfm.org.uk / is on. Hop off at Sloane Sq tube, skirting along the left side of Sloane Sq, and nipping left into Lower Sloane St. A mere three-min toddle will reward you with salty liquid caramels at #89 Artisan du Chocolat / artisan duchocolat.com. Exit left (a few pounds heavier) and waddle into enchanting #93 Potterton Books / 7730 4235 / potterton bookslondon.com / for glossy coffee table tomes. Cont. left, then left again into luxe homeware hub Pimlico Rd / thepimlico road.com / and pop on your decorator specs. First up at #94 Pullman Editions / 7730 0547 / pullmaneditions.com / has ltd run Art Deco travel prints to inspire your next jaunt, and furnisher to the famous Rose Uniake’s showroom is at #82 / 7730 7050 / roseuniake.com. Skip a quick left into Holbein Pl for florid, hand-printed country house textiles at #16 Bennison / 7730 8076 / bennisonfabrics.com / and swish hi-so interior stylist Nicholas Haslam at #12-14 / 7730 8623 / nicholashaslam.com. Retrace to Pimlico and twirl left. At #72 Anthony Outred / 7730 7948 / outred.co.uk / boasts a plush spread of furny, then cross for modish Italian design at #99 Promemoria / 7730 2514 / promemoria.com / and neoclassical fireplaces at #97 Jamb / 7730 2122 / jamblimited.com. Zip over again for #60 Linley’s / 7730 7300 / davidlinley.com / right royal frippery, while opp. at #77 Dale Rogers / 7881 0592 / dalerogersammonite.com / is the T. Rex of fascinating fossils, and #67 Zuber / 7824 8265 / zuber.fr / crafts divine wallpapers and fabrics. Nibbly? Across the road you go to stock up on M’Lady Bamford’s gourmet goodies at deli-caff #44b Daylesford Organic / 7881 8060 / daylesford.com. Now, the road forks to reveal a tree-lined opening, and it’s here you’ll find the adorable farmers’ market every Saturday. Feeling moony? Pick up a neat bouquet at #30a Wild At Heart / 7229 1174 / wildatheart.com, then continue straight along Pimlico to find 30s-60s collectables at #28 Gordon Watson / 7259 0555 / gordonwatson.co.uk; C.20th decorative wares at #26 Gallery 25 / 7730 7516 / gallery25. co.uk; and lush custom rugs at #22 Luke Irwin / 7730 6070 / lukeirwin.com. Double back, crossing the little market area into Ebury St for #202 Paolo Moschino for Nicholas Haslam / 7730 0445 / packed with nice nesty bits on the cnr, noting La Poule au Pot (see Rest/Casual) on the right as you go. On, on like the wind for prints at #227 Ramsay / 7730 6776 / with peepers peeled for the house on the left where Mozart lived. ‘Turkish March’ onward for five mins to fawn over #116 Peggy Porschen’s / 7730 1316 / peggyporschen.com / cute cakes, and fab joester #114 Tomtom Coffee House / 7730 1771 / tomtom.co.uk / on the opp. cnr. Exit right, and right again onto Elizabeth St for eccentric gems by Vicki Sarge at #38 / 7259 0202 / vickisarge.com / and denim heaven #40 Donna Ida / 7730 4554 / donnaida.com. Cross for heritage cashmere at #51 Hawick / 7259 9995 / hawickcashmere.com; ace milliner Philip Treacy at #69 / 7730 3992 / philiptreacy.co.uk; cult perfumer #71 Les Senteurs / 7730 2322 / lessenteurs.com; and doggy delight #79 Mungo & Maud / 7467 0823 / mungoand maud.com. Phew! Time for a sit down. Retrace to #44 for gorge gastropub The Thomas Cubitt / 7730 6060 / thethomas cubitt.co.uk / for a well-deserved pint. And Bob’s your uncle!