I love this place. It's about as central as you can get - right opposite the Bank of England - and…read moreit's great to know there's some small and civilised antidote to the life-sapping Costa-fuelled soullessness of the commuter trudge. Should satisfy any discerning smoker's every need. It's a tiny little place but has a big stock, and the owner is really friendly and helpful. Everything from Indonesian clove cigarettes to Gitanes to snuff to cigar- and pipe-related stuff I know next to nothing about can be had. And they sell handy flip-top portable ashtrays with their name on them, which is dead convenient if you can't find any of those "gum and butts" things, which you don't want to go near anyway, if you can possibly help it. Go try.

Good News looks like every other newsagent from the outside but step inside this tiny little shop…read moreand you'll see that the choice of magazines is what keeps this little store a step ahead of the rest. Because Good News is situated in the heart of Soho, where all of London's hippest fashion houses, production companies and media firms are generally based, it needs to offer it's clients something different. Sure, you can get the usual paper, a juice and a bag of crisps but I've never seen so many magazines. If your looking for fashion, music, business or art, they have every single commercial, weird and underground paper and magazine you can imagine and even stock some industry mags as well like Music Week for example. Although I don't work in Soho anymore, if I pass this shop, I always stop by and pick up a magazine I know I can't get anywhere else...

There's countless newsagents in Soho, but I love Good News. The fact that they always stock and…read moresell my favourite magazine Monocle almost a week before it's supposed to hit newsstands makes all the difference to me. No to mention they stock a fantastic selection of international magazines and newspapers that one would often have trouble finding (especially American publications)! Definitely warrants a 5 star rating.

This branch stocks magazines, newspapers and a small selection of books (for more books you can go…read moreto the upper level of the station, they have another store there that only sells books). Ive been here several times looking for international press, but found that delviery is not very reliable, some sundays they don't receive international press until midday and some others they don't receive it at all. Plus the staff is not very helpful or friendly, always getting a "don't know, no idea" when asking if the papers will come / what time. Luckily there's a kiosk just outside the station (Bishopsgate exit) that somehow always manages to receive all the papers on time...same price and you get a smile and a "have a good day" with your press. Not being picky, but small things make a difference, even when it comes to buying the sunday paper

Corner shop with a large selection of domestic and international newspapers and magazines as well…read moreas sodas and confectionery. Friendly. They also do phone and Oyster card top-ups.

Yes, this is the age of the Internet and all media can be found on your phone…read more That said, I love newspapers. I love magazines. There's an art to headlines, to design. How photos are placed and which stories are chosen to meet your eye. Even ads help tell a story about the medium and you, the reader. These facts really pop when you can see a bunch of papers and magazines side by side. It is then when you can measure the soul of the news outlets. So here at Falstaffs you can browse scores of daily papers from all over the world, not to mention leading magazines. In an instant you can see how the world reacts to major stories. I can't read Russian or Arabic, for example, but you can decipher their coverage of similar stories based on placement and photo selection. But you don't always need to be so insightful. They'll also sell you The Sun which you can read at the pub across the street.

This is the second awesome newsagent I have ventured into in one week. Camden News you are indeed…read moreawesome, because you are clean, you have a fantastic array of office nik naks, such as post it notes, tape, paper clips and a decent array of writing pads. Secondly you have the usual snack items and juicy drinks to give us all the much needed afternoon sugar rush. I believe trying our luck at the lottery is an option here too. Yet all this pales to the exquisite selection of magazines you have on offer. I spent a good ten minutes gazing longing at the shiny covers wishing I could sit and read them all. Well done Camden News, you are the shizzle! P.s. This would be 5* review but they do not seem to have Oyster top up capabilities.

Stumbled upon this little goldmine on the way home from Camden…read more My two reasons for giving this place 5 stars? 1. They carry American mags, including AP (which used to be my guilty pleasure), among many other international publications. 2. They carry Bassetts Fruit Salad chews, aka the best sweets in history. That is all.

Maybe if I had been Che Guevara, Karl Marx or Fidel Castro in a past life instead of a pretty,…read morepretty butterfly, I would have like this bookstore more than I did. You ask, "You were a pretty, pretty butterfly?" And, you ask: "Fidel Castro probably isn't dead, but you were him in a past life anyway?" To which I respond "Hot Jacket Potatoes!" Freedom press has the benefit of a great location. It's down some pedestrian alleyway which gives the store an air of the secret and unknown. "Oh la la," you think as you walk to it. Inside, however, was not my cup of perfect tea (although there were a few real cups sitting around the store. Also, my perfect cup of tea is a full bodied orange spice from Seattle Washington). There were different sections - history, science fiction, biographies, sociological stuff, etc. but all revolving around the theme of fancy dress parties - and by that I mean anarchy and revolution! This bookstore would be your reading list if you took a class named Social Uprising and Revolt 101 and beyond. I guess some of the books would be pretty interesting, but I'd have to read them to find out for sure. There's also a section with anarchist-like clothes (mostly t-shirts) with designs such as the Queen's head over the crossbones of a skull and crossbones. I thought that was pretty amusing. If you're feeling rebellious or if you like defying authority, you should probably check this place out. It's not for me, but it maybe for you because as we all know, I say tomato and you say tomato.

Well, this is the oldest anarchist publisher in the world. Britain's oldest anarchist book shop…read more What more can I say? I've only been once, last week, and I loved it. Amazing place. Maybe that's 'cause I'm politically interested. And it's true, they do stock mainly anarchist literature, but also a mean line in pamphlets, magazines, and general anarchist publications. It's really worth visiting, tucked innocently off Angel Alley (something of the Harry Potter, eh?) and up a flight of stairs which it appears hasn't been renovated since this place opened (all the better for it in my opinion), it's basically crammed full of really interesting books on politics and the ways of the world. In their magazine section, they had a title called Mao or Never, which claimed to be the only Maoist publication in Britain to boast a colour cover. That's a really fun joke if you're in these circles, thing was mocked up! The staff, too, are really nice. I had a request for a really obscure book, they looked, couldn't find it and were really apologetic. So, if you're passing the KFC on Whitechapel High Street, come in here for a browse. I bet there's at least one book which you'd like to take home.

This is my local shop and I love it to bits and pieces. Dips is a total legend, always smiling,…read morehappy to help and full of chat. Him, mum, dad and wife all help out in the store and you can feel the love the instant you walk in. I wouldn't get my bread, milk, pastries or papers anywhere else.

was meant to have a parcel delivered here for me to pick up, and after 3 days it's still not been…read moreaccepted because the shop is apparently full. the shop shouldn't have this service and an option unless they are actually prepared to take the parcel in. this was meant to be my most convenient option, and it's turned into a lot of wasted time calling DPD and the store who sent my parcel. won't be using again!

I do feel that newsagents are the last custodians of our historical communities. The place to bump…read moreinto a neighbour, have a chat about yesterdays football results as you pick up a paper, or the naughty wink an old lady gives you as you grab yourself a load of penny sweets. Capital newsagents are well set up and cover every aspect you'd expect from newsagent. They have an excellent array of daily press and monthly magazines, the fridge is stocked full of drinks, there's a massive amount of sweets, whilst in the back you'll find an impressive amount of stationary, cards and wrapping paper. The added extras are the ability to send money abroad via Western Union and you can do the lottery. Whoo hoo! I am impressed with Capital Newsagents. Rock on guys!

Unsung high street heroes - newsagents, I think. Obviously they don't get much praise, it's so…read moresimple to get right and so supremely difficult to get wrong isn't it? Just get your stock in and always make sure you don't run out of cigarettes and miniature bottles of whiskey. Easy. But simple things go wrong all the time right? England penalties, scrambled eggs, trousers...So, here's a pat on the back to a newsagent doing it really well. They don't run out of newspapers, the drinks selection is just right, it's warm in the winter and they sell a few decent cards for when you forget someone's birthday.