Aida

Top choice in Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields


Brick walls, minimalist wood and metal fixtures, and pops of green from potted plants make this concept shop a delight to peruse. Indie brands abound in the form of menswear, womenswear, shoes and accessories, plus home goods, books, fragrances and skincare. Browsing's all the better with a coffee, juice or latte from the shop's cafe – spring for the signature rose.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields attractions

1. Columbia Road Flower Market

0.34 MILES

A wonderful explosion of colour and life, this weekly market sells a beautiful array of flowers, pot plants, bulbs, seeds and everything you might need…

2. Dennis Severs' House

0.38 MILES

This extraordinary Georgian house is set up as if its occupants – a family of Huguenot silk weavers – have just walked out the door. Each of the 10 rooms…

3. Museum of the Home

0.38 MILES

These beautiful ivy-clad brick almshouses, which are closed until summer 2020 for renovations, were built in 1714 as a home for poor pensioners. Two rooms…

4. Wesley's Chapel

0.43 MILES

Built in 1778, this warm and welcoming church was the place of work and worship for John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist Church. You can learn more…

5. Old Truman Brewery

0.47 MILES

Founded here in the 17th century, Truman's Black Eagle Brewery was, by the 1850s, the largest brewery in the world. Spread over a series of brick…

6. St Mary’s Secret Garden

0.47 MILES

A little pocket of charming – not to mention unlikely – wilderness in the middle of a Hackney housing estate, St Mary’s Secret Garden really does feel…

7. Bunhill Fields

0.49 MILES

This cemetery just outside the city walls has been a burial ground for more than 1000 years. ‘Bunhill’ probably derives from the area's macabre historical…

8. 19 Princelet St

0.51 MILES

This grand 1719 town house was originally occupied by a prosperous Huguenot family of weavers, before becoming home to waves of immigrants, including…