3 from Amsterdam

I snapped these three when I should have been being romantic on the trip. I'm sure I had more photos because I certainly remember seeing more than three amazing shop names. Oh well a reason to go back to this wonderful city to snap more shop names and get bashful from prostitutes winking at me even though I know they only want my money.

I really want to know if 'Bobo' is a person, a group, a concept or a frame of mind.

My Dutch is a bit rusty but I'm sure that means 'Seaman'. I like this because I've never seen a shop that caters just for people inclined to the sea

Me, U, We're all gorgeous

A quickie from Prague :)

Whilst on my mate Ryan's stag do I discovered that Czech hairdressers are up for a pun themselves!

To all the whitty Czech hairdressers out there.....I salute you!

Plumstead High Street

A trip and a stroll south of the river Thames produced these beauties!

How ingenious to name a Chinese restaurant with the same name as an English pub! Or perhaps it was the other way round :S

Alan's Beds: 'Plumstead's Premier Bed Supplier'. I thought that was a very bold proclamation and wondered what the need for it was. I found out a few doors down why this was a necessity...

Alan's rivals on Plumstead high street.....

This has inspired me to open a kebab house called 'Shooting Up'. I joke, For me, The only comparisons Chinese food and heroin have is I always want more of them both after I've finished my first batch.

I looked through the window to see if the famous Mama G was in running her shop. Unfortunately she must have been on holiday or something

A double whammy here!. You know you've made your mark in history as an international figurehead of peace and harmony when a restaurant on Plumstead High Street is named after you. As for the shop next door I don't know who Mr.Uncle is, But I sure as hell want to meet him! :)

Apologies for the crappy photo. The shop is called 'Think Big' with the subtitle 'Fashionable Clothing For The Bigger Man'. I cant recall ever seeing a shop like this in my time. I didn't think anywhere in the world would warrant a whole shop for this sort or niche market.............................................................................................apart from America 

  

A quickie from Barcelona

Just a quick one my mate Chris pointed out to me whist walking down the street in Barcelona a few years ago. Now that's a name for a sandwich and tapas bar!

Walthamstow

I started local and in an area I'm familiar with, Walthamstow. It has seen worse days and is starting to become one of these fashionable places where rich live on top of poor. However it has always had a vast array of independent shops, Some with incredibly delightful names.Here we go!

What better way to attract smokers to your business than implying you have a whole city full of tobacco!

Straight to the point!

A greasy spoon with a Dickensian/Las Vegas magician vibe.

A fish mongers that doesn't need to conform to the England langwhich

One shop named after a deprived area based in another deprived area. I think it's safe to say that this was the Bronx that Jennifer Lopez sings about coming from :)

I did a double take when I saw this! Had I stumbled upon some sort of high breed chicken AND computer shop!?..........the answer is no, It was just a chicken shop

A Polish delicatessen named after a famous traveller.....what more is there to say apart from spectacular 

Not what I'd call my clothes shop but points for being brave. The fact they don't explain what B.A.D stands for must be a way of playing on people's curiosity and a way to get customers into the shop

I often come here to discuss my evil plans with other super villains......and to meet married women off the internet 

Everyone like's a pun!

They certainly do!

I put this on here not so much for the name, But despite it being closed it's just rare to see an independent bookies in London nowadays. They either get brought and turned into chain bookies or become a Tesco Express like every other fucking shop.

That's right darlings, A shop exists in on this planet where you can get your perfume AND your printing done!.