The Campus Hi-Fi Diner, 736 Richmond Street in London, Ontario. This place has been around for decades, virtually unchanged. No one remembers how it got its name, but staff suspect it was simply to appeal to young students back in the day when Hi-Fi systems sounded hip and cool. Good breakfast food. Good service. Reasonable …
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Oxford Book Shop
A long time book store at 262 Piccadilly Street in London, Ontario. Very nice lady working the store when I visited. Limited selection of new and used books. More children’s books than anything else. I suspect it continues to be operated mostly as a hobby at this point. Visited August 7, 2026.
Covent Garden Market
Covent Garden Market, located at 130 King Street in London, Ontario. Covent Garden used to be a large, ugly, chaotic market full of diners and restaurants, fresh fruit and vegetable vendors, butchers, bakers, people selling odds and ends and used goods, etc. to crowds of shoppers. Years ago, that was torn down and the City …
Spageddy Eddy’s
Spageddy Eddy’s is a long time dive restaurant located in an alley off 428 Richmond Street in London, Ontario. Decent food and good service. It used to be a good place to get a late night meal, but like so many places downtown its hours have been cut way back. Dodging homeless people in the …
Richmond Variety
Formerly Richmond Magazine & Variety – I guess people aren’t buying magazines anymore. 396 Richmond Street, London Ontario. Interesting exterior. Usual variety store interior. Visited August 4, 2026.
High Lunch Restaurant
A very old school lunch counter located at 533 Dundas Street in London, Ontario. Family run, the kids say their mom keeps it going to remain active. It used to be 24 hours, a place where cab drivers and reporters from the nearby London Free Press would hang out. Now that both are gone the …