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Fortnum & Mason Review
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Fortnum & Mason 
- Address: 181 Piccadilly, St. James's, London, W1
- Phone: 020/7734-8040
- Category: Food/Candy
- Location: St. James's
Fodor's Review:
Although it's the Queen's grocer, this store is, paradoxically, the most egalitarian of gift shops; it has plenty of irresistibly packaged luxury foods, stamped with the gold by appointment crest, for less than £5. Try the teas, preserves, blocks of chocolate, tins of pâté, or a box of Duchy Originals oatcakes -- like Paul Newman, the Prince of Wales has gone into the retail food business. Fortnum's celebrated its tercentenary in 2007 with a major refurbishment -- although the impeccably mannered staff still sport traditional tailcoats. The ground floor food hall has expanded into the basement, which also houses a sleek wine bar. The rest of the store is devoted to upscale gifts, toiletries, and housewares, and there are three more restaurants to choose from.
- Credit Cards: AE, DC, MC, V
- Tube: Piccadilly Circus
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