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Honest Jon's

 
 
ADDRESS
278 Portobello Road, Notting Hill, London W10 5TE 
 
TELEPHONE
020 8969 9822 
 

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For a shop that has such a good selection of jazz, Honest Jon's also offers various other types of music on vinyl and CD. In particular, it carries a massive selection of Soul and Reggae.

The shop has, in fact, played a part in Reggae history. It was the first place in London ever to employ a Rastafarian shop assistant. It was also a hang-out for all the Rocksteady era London greats. When Punks and Mods caught on to Ska and Reggae it was to this shop that they came. After Elvis Costello had changed his name he wrote his first ever cheque in here for a brand new edition of 'Housewives' Choice'.

Yes indeed, Honest Jon's is a slice of music history, a friendly hang out and a wicked shop all in one. Their range is truly eclectic and unusual. Unfortunately, you won't be able to listen through the music yourself, they will have to put it on for you.
 

Opening and closing times for Honest Jon's

Today (Sunday) Honest Jon's closes at 17.00

Monday:

10.00
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18.00
 
 

Tuesday:

10.00
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18.00
 
 

Wednesday:

10.00
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18.00
 
 

Thursday:

10.00
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18.00
 
 

Friday:

10.00
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18.00
 
 

Saturday:

10.00
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18.00
 
 

Sunday:

11.00
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17.00
 
 
 

Location map of Honest Jon's

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Queensway Masterpark
 
21 minutes walk
 
Arthur Court NCP
 
23 minutes walk
 
 
 
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Hotels near Honest Jon's

Near Honest Jon's
Umi Hotel London
Umi Hotel
London > Hotels > Budget Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 20% off from £133
16 Leinster Square, W2 | 17 minutes from Honest Jon's
This practical, budget hotel is a great value considering its exclusive postcode within leafy Notting Hill. The hotel was established with young people in mind so ...More
 
 
 
The Abbey Court London
The Abbey Court
London > Hotels > Mid-Range Chain Hotel  Double/Twin Rooms: 78% off from £89
20 Pembridge Gardens, W2 | 19 minutes from Honest Jon's
Wrap yourself in Victorian elegance at this exclusive hotel. Located in peaceful residential street close to Notting Hill gate, the shops and nightlife of the West-end ...More
 
 
 
Princes Square London
Princes Square
London > Hotels > Budget Chain Hotel  Double Rooms: 85% off from £43
23-25 Princes Square, W2 | 19 minutes from Honest Jon's
An attractive, Grade II listed building on a leafy street in Bayswater, this traditional, reasonably priced townhouse B&B was at one time three separate Victorian homes. ...More
 
 
 
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Alternative Music Shops nearest Honest Jon's

Nearest to Honest Jon's
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Sisterray
London > Shopping > Music Shops
34-35 Berwick Street, London, Soho, London W1F | 3.1 miles from Honest Jon's
...More
 
 
 
Vinyl Junkies London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Vinyl Junkies
London > Shopping > Music Shops
94 Berwick Street, London, Soho, London W1F | 3.2 miles from Honest Jon's
It is not unusual to go down into the Vinyl Junkies basement and find your long-admired DJ guru, Derrick Carter for instance, happily spinning some tunes ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Music and Video Exchange
London > Shopping > Music Shops
38 Notting Hill Gate, London, Notting Hill, London W11 | 20 minutes from Honest Jon's
This is definitely the place to go for second hand records although Music and Video Exchange also stock cassettes, CDs and even mini-disks. Their stock is ...More
 
 
 
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Shopping near Honest Jon's

The best shops and markets near Honest Jon's
What Katie Did London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
What Katie Did
London > Shopping > Ladies Fashion
26 Portobello Green, 281 Portobello Road, London, Notting Hill, London W10 | 1 minute from Honest Jon's
What Katie Did specialises in faux vintage lingerie, steel boned corsets and hosiery inspired by silver screen sirens of the glamorous 1950s. Frilly knickers, seamed fishnets, ...More
 
 
 
One of a Kind London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
One of a Kind
London > Shopping > Clothing
259 Portobello Road, London, Notting Hill, London W11 | 2 minutes from Honest Jon's
Kate, Naomi and Sienna all shop here for vintage finds that they can be sure they won't see anyone else wearing. For such A-list guests there's ...More
 
 
 
Honeyjam London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Honeyjam
London > Shopping > Children's Gifts and Toys
267 Portobello Road, London, Notting Hill, London W11 | 2 minutes from Honest Jon's
Irish model Jasmine Guinness is affectionately known by her family as Jam so when she set up shop with lifelong friend Honey Bowdrey to sell delectable ...More
 
 
 
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Events near Honest Jon's

Near Honest Jon's
Mirror Mirror London
Mirror Mirror
London > Events > Film Events  Dates: Saturday 26th May 2012 - 10.30am
The Electric Cinema, 191 Portobello Road, W11 | 7 minutes from Honest Jon's
The Queen has her sights set on the throne and hunky Prince Andrew Alcott, and she cannot take the risk that Snow White will steal her ...More
 
 
 
Moonrise Kingdom (Parent And Baby Screening) London
Moonrise Kingdom (Parent And Baby Screening)
London > Events > Film Events  Dates: Monday 28th May 2012 - 11am
The Electric Cinema, 191 Portobello Road, W11 | 7 minutes from Honest Jon's
Resourceful orphan Sam is the least popular member of his Khaki Scout troop, which is run with military precision by Scout Master Ward. He elopes with ...More
 
 
 
Intermediate Screenprinting: Course
London > Events > Exhibitions  Dates: Saturday 26th May and Sunday 27th May 2012
London Print Studio, 425 Harrow Road, W10 | 11 minutes from Honest Jon's
...More
 
 
 
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Entertainment near Honest Jon's

Near Honest Jon's
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Rough Trade West
London > Entertainment > Live Music
130 Talbot Road, London, Notting Hill, London W11 | 6 minutes from Honest Jon's
The record shop that launched the legendary Rough Trade label - home to The Smiths, The Fall and The Libertines among others - is still heaven ...More
 
 
 
The Electric Cinema London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Electric Cinema
London > Entertainment > Cinemas
191 Portobello Road, London, Notting Hill, London W11 | 7 minutes from Honest Jon's
Lush leather armchairs and sofas for couples, comfy footstools, wine coolers and small tables storing snacks and drinks make this small, independent cinema one of the ...More
 
 
 
The Tabernacle Arts Centre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Tabernacle Arts Centre
London > Entertainment > Live Music
Powis Square, London, Notting Hill, London W11 | 7 minutes from Honest Jon's
This refurbished Victorian church has been converted into a multi-functional venue for arts and exhibitions. Facilities include a dance studio, theatre-style performance space, soundproofed production studio ...More
 
 
 
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Sights and Attractions near Honest Jon's

The best museums, galleries, attractions near Honest Jon's
Portobello Road Market London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Portobello Road Market
London > Attractions > Other Attractions
Portobello Road, London, Notting Hill, London W11 | 5 minutes from Honest Jon's
The famous Portobello Road antiques and flea market in Notting Hill takes place every Saturday although there are also stalls from Monday to Friday. Running from ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Trellick Tower
London > Attractions > Sights
5 Golbourne Road, London, Kilburn, London W10 | 7 minutes from Honest Jon's
Towering over Golborne Road, the famous Trellick Tower has become a much talked about landmark, loved and loathed in equal measure but protected from any wrecking ...More
 
 
 
Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising
London > Attractions > Museums
Colville Mews, Lonsdale Road, London, Notting Hill, London W11 | 9 minutes from Honest Jon's
From Cornflakes to Ker-plunk, Spacedust to Spacehoppers, take a nostalgic tour through 200 years of British consumerism with Robert Opie's unique creation. Enter the Museum of ...More
 
 
 
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Restaurants near Honest Jon's

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Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Makan
London > Restaurants > South East Asian restaurants
270 Portobello Road, London, Notting Hill, London W10 | 1 minute from Honest Jon's
This is one of the best cheap eats in West London, in a bright café right under the westway. The traffic noise is a little off-putting ...More
 
 
 
S&M Cafe London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
S&M Cafe
London > Restaurants > Cafes and Delis
268 Portobello Road, London, Notting Hill, London W10 | 1 minute from Honest Jon's
1950s style sausage and mash café-come-restaurant. If you know what you want from a meal and what you want is good old, British sausages and mash ...More
 
 
 
Supperclub London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Supperclub
London > Restaurants > Modern European restaurants
12 Acklam Road, London, Notting Hill, London W10 | 2 minutes from Honest Jon's
Not to be confused with the many private supper clubs sprouting across London, Supperclub is a global chain with outlets in Amsterdam, Los Angeles, Istanbul, San ...More
 
 
 
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Education near Honest Jon's

Near Honest Jon's
Royal College of Art London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Royal College of Art
London > Education > Universities and Colleges
Kensington Gore, London, South Kensington, London SW7 | 1.8 miles from Honest Jon's
This is one of London's most prestigious art colleges and the world's only wholly postgraduate university of art and design. You will need at least a ...More
 
 
 
King Street College London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
King Street College
London > Education > English Language Courses
47 Shepherd's Bush Green, London, W12 | 30 minutes from Honest Jon's
This school teaches about 800 students from 40 different countries, offering general and exam focused English language courses for adults. Students prepare for the Cambridge exams and ...More
 
 
 
The London School of Painting and Drawing London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The London School of Painting and Drawing
London > Education > Evening Classes
23 Kensington Square, London, Kensington, London W8 | 35 minutes from Honest Jon's
Evening and weekend classes in life drawing and painting, taught by tutors from the Slade School of Fine Art and the Royal Society of British Sculptors. ...More
 
 
 
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Leisure near Honest Jon's

Honest Jon's gyms, sporting activities, health & beauty and fitness.
Float London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Float
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
2A Bridstow Place, London, Notting Hill, London W2 | 13 minutes from Honest Jon's
As Londoners struggle to relax in this bustling behemoth of a city, people seem to keep on finding new, bizarre ways to chill out. Float offers ...More
 
 
 
Westway Climbing Centre London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Westway Climbing Centre
London > Leisure > Extreme Sports
Westway Sports Centre, 1 Crowthorne Road, London, W10 | 13 minutes from Honest Jon's
Probably the best climbing wall in London, with excellent supervision and facilities, and climbs to suit all levels of ability. Be warned - this is an ...More
 
 
 
Space NK London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Space NK
London > Leisure > Health and Beauty
127-131 Westbourne Grove, London, Bayswater, London W2 | 15 minutes from Honest Jon's
This spacious Westbourne Grove branch of beauty emporium Space NK is one of only two London stores to offer treatments at the luxurious Spa.NK. The shop, ...More
 
 
 
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Pubs near Honest Jon's

The best pubs near London Honest Jon's.
The Fat Badger London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Fat Badger
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
310 Portobello Road, London, Notting Hill, London W10 | 3 minutes from Honest Jon's
This wonderfully open, visually gratifying pub carefully balances modern and traditional in terms of both décor and food. High ceilings, sash windows and a feeling of ...More
 
 
 
The Elgin London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
The Elgin
London > Nightlife > Pubs
96 Ladbrooke Grove, London, Notting Hill, London W11 | 5 minutes from Honest Jon's
A pub with G & T tastings and 22 gins on offer! The Elgin has a special Gin Palace, a small bar separated from the ...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Golborne House
London > Restaurants > Gastropub
36 Golborne Road, London, Notting Hill, London W10 | 5 minutes from Honest Jon's
This gastropub works hard to escape from the imposing shadow of Goldfinger's famous Trellick Tower. Owned by prolific and popular restauranteur Tom Etridge, with River Cafe ...More
 
 
 
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Nightlife near Honest Jon's

Honest Jon's clubs, bars, cabaret nights, casinos and interesting nightlife.
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Portobello Star
London > Nightlife > Bars
171 Portobello Road, London, Notting Hill, London W11 | 12 minutes from Honest Jon's
...More
 
 
 
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Harlem
London > Nightlife > Nightclubs
78 Westbourne Grove, London, Bayswater, London W2 | 15 minutes from Honest Jon's
Harlem offers a first rate bar restaurant on the ground floor and an excellent little club downstairs. Arthur Baker is the brains behind this venue so ...More
 
 
 
Westbourne House London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Westbourne House
London > Nightlife > Bars
65 Westbourne Grove, London, Bayswater, London W2 | 17 minutes from Honest Jon's
Boasting an elegant design, this large venue is a popular place for perusing the long and imaginative cocktail list. Westbourne House is more of a bar ...More
 
 
 
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Meeting venue hire near Honest Jon's

Where to have your meeting, conference, exhibition, private dining or training course near Honest Jon's.
Electric Cinema London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Electric Cinema
London > Business > Venue Hire
191 Portobello Road, Notting Hill, London, Notting Hill, London W11 | 7 minutes from Honest Jon's
...More
 
 
 
Miller's Academy London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Miller's Academy
London > Business > Venue Hire
28a Hereford Road, London, Bayswater, London W2 | 14 minutes from Honest Jon's
Miller's Academy is the brainchild of Martin Miller who has made his name publishing over 170 books on design and antiques, most famously the Millers Antique ...More
 
 
 
Louise T Blouin Foundation Institute London
Editor's Top Pick - Recommended
Louise T Blouin Foundation Institute
London > Business > Venue Hire
Louise T Blouin Foundation Institute, 3 Olaf Street, London, W11 | 18 minutes from Honest Jon's
...More
 
 
 
 

Also in Portobello Road

Our recommendations in the same street as Honest Jon's

 
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Alternate names and popular misspellings for Honest Jon's

Honest Jon's, Honest Jons
 
 

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Portobello Road Market
Portobello Road Market
Shopping | Until 31st January 2013 

Portobello Road Market 5 minutes walk from Honest Jon's

The famous Portobello Road Market in Notting Hill takes place every Saturday although there are also antiques shops and temporary ...More

 
Shake Tiger Shake
Concerts | On 27th May 2012 

The Regent 18 minutes walk from Honest Jon's

Electropop by the London-based group....More

Sunday Soul
Clubbing and Nightlife | On 27th May 2012 

Paradise by Way of Kensal Green 18 minutes walk from Honest Jon's

Resident DJs spin house and soul....More

Sunday Sessions
Clubbing and Nightlife | On 27th May 2012 

Paradise by Way of Kensal Green 18 minutes walk from Honest Jon's

Resident DJs spin soul, house and disco....More

Wessex Academy Of Performing Arts
Music | Until 2nd June 2012 

Canal Cafe Theatre 23 minutes walk from Honest Jon's

A performance by student musicians....More

The Beloved
Theatre | Until 9th June 2012 

Bush Theatre 1.25 miles from Honest Jon's

Acclaimed Palestinian theatre company ShiberHur and the Young Vic arrive at the Bush Theatre with their emotive and tragic take ...More

Jubilee - A View From the Crowd
Jubilee - A View From the Crowd
Exhibitions | Until 4th September 2012 

Kensington Palace State Apartments 1.3 miles from Honest Jon's

As we are in the grip of Diamond Jubilee fever, celebrating Queen Elizabeth II's 60 years on the throne, Kensington ...More

 
Diana: Glimpses of a Modern Princess
Diana: Glimpses of a Modern Princess
Exhibitions | Until 31st August 2012 

Kensington Palace State Apartments 1.3 miles from Honest Jon's

Following a major renovation in time for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, Kensington Palace is once again opening its doors to ...More

 
The Enchanted Palace
The Enchanted Palace
Exhibitions | Until 31st December 2012 

Kensington Palace State Apartments 1.3 miles from Honest Jon's

As Kensington Palace undergoes a £12 million renovation project, due for completion in 2012, there's a magical exhibition revealing the ...More

 
Suzy Bogguss
Concerts | On 27th May 2012 

Bush Hall 1.37 miles from Honest Jon's

Classic country music by the American singer-songwriter....More

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