Cat Street (Thieves' Market)

Cat Street, or more correctly Upper and Lower Lascar Row, lies below Hollywood Road. Its other name of Thieves' Market dates from the time when anyone who had had some property stolen could buy it back here on the following day at a very reasonable price! The traditional shops and street-traders have now given way to new buildings and the Cat Street Market, probably the largest collection of Chinese antiques for sale anywhere outside China itself. Bargains can be found in porcelain, rosewood and ebony furniture, curios and chinoiserie.