This winding street, once a simple track across fields from the Notting Hill tollgate, is now very lively on Fridays and Saturdays, the days of the flea market. From Chepstow Villas to the junction with the Lonsdale Road, antique shops rub shoulders with a handful of chic restaurants. Heading north, the mood becomes more egalitarian, as cafés and pubs alternate with shops and minimarts. It is in this part that the fruit, vegetable and food market is held.