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Chinatown, Seven Dials
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Chinatown

  • 4.534k reviews
  • $$

Chinatown on Gerrard Street buzzes with colorful lanterns, busy markets, and an energetic street atmosphere. It’s best known for authentic Asian groceries, bakeries and restaurants, colourful signage and small independent shops — visit to taste diverse foods, shop specialty ingredients, and soak up lively cultural sights. Expect crowds, fragrant street stalls, and a compact pedestrian area ideal for wandering and photography.

Quick answers

Chinatown in short

When is the best time to visit Chinatown?

It's at its best afternoons and evenings. Wedar also scores every hour of the next five days against the forecast; see the best time on this page.

How much does Chinatown cost?

Google lists its prices as $$.

Where is Chinatown?

Gerrard St,London,W1D 5PT,United Kingdom.

Right now · 10:00 pm

Why it fits right now

Not one for this hour.

Go tomorrow at 1 pm instead.

In its favour

  • Hours not listed

Worth knowing

  • Hours unknown: check before you go

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The next five days

Best time to go

Scored on the forecast, its opening hours and when it's at its best. Tap a time to see it.

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Before you go

Plan your visit

Hours

Hours aren't listed. Call or check the website before you go.

Where and how

  1. 1 Chinatown
  2. 2 Opium Cocktail Bar · 1 min
  3. 3 Waxy O'Connor's London · 2 min
  4. 4 Friendly Society · 3 min
  5. 5 Rupert Street Bar · 3 min
Gerrard St, London, W1D 5PT, United Kingdom(opens the map)DirectionsTo Seven DialsWebsitechinatown.co.uk

Good to know

  • Price $$
  • Good with kids
  • Good for small groups
  • Good for large groups

From visitors and the venue

What it's like

4.5from 34k reviews

Known for

  • Sightseeing
  • Weekend outings
  • Photography
  • Art installations
  • Historic landmarks
  • Outdoor seating

The feel

  • Lively
  • Historic
  • Casual
  • Tourists
  • Family friendly
  • Solo friendly

Around Seven Dials

Nearby

Within about a 15-minute walk.

On nearby

For the next three hours

What to wear to go there now

Leave with a jacket.

Your full outfit
  • JacketThe whole time