O2 Centre

Extraordinary collection of eclectic shops right on Finchley Rd. Huge Sainsbury, Waterstones, Conran designer shop and so on. Also they have a number of cinemas there.

We were staying a block away on Finchley Rd. and were thrilled to find the O2 Centre just steps away. It is a cozy little mall with many restaurants, theatres and a grocery store.

Every day we were in London we found ane reason or another to visit, we would have a bite at one of the many restaurants (or food bars), grab a few items for breakfast the next day from the grocery store, buy a book or stop by Habitat. Yes, we brought quite a few items back from that store.

All in all, this was a great go-to place for us and can't wait to go back.

The O2 is an odd beast, one of those centres you'd normally find in the suburbs but this one is right on Finchley Road.

They have a good variety of restaurants, a cinema, Sainsburys, and a few shops. It's clean and well kept, but not exciting.

Back when it first opened in 2000, it was really neat, with cool fountains and fish tanks and lots of seating. Now, it's pretty soulless.

Not worth a special trip but useful when you're in the area.

I rather miss the "old" O2 Centre. There were fishtanks and waterfalls and now there's a coffee shop and a frozen yoghurt place. I wouldn't exactly call it an improvement. But there has been some improvement made to the stores inside - the old Chinese place is long gone and replaced by some much better stores.

Waterstones and Habitat both remain, and both are good examples of their stores. At the back of the centre there is a Sainsburys which is quite a good sized one. But while the O2 used to be unique and exciting (although the rockery things up and down the escalators were a bit tacky), it's now a purely by the numbers example of a small modern shopping centre. I'm surprised that it has retained the "O2" name in light of the O2 Arena, as I figure the brand would have wanted to ensure that there was no confusion between the two. In the very least I would have expected an O2 shop inside it.

It's fine, but it isn't the destination that it once was.

The O2 centre is a mini version of the one in North Greenwich and houses The Vue cinema, which because of Orange Wednesdays is very busy on that day, but has a great atmosphere with so many people under one roof. There is also a Nando's and a Weatherspoons with their Curry and Steak nights throughout the week.


The layout gives the place a lot of room to move and the escalator goes straight up over a huge fish tank, which is always full of our finned friends. A great place just to chill out.

What I particularly like about the O2 Center is the food hall particularly Nando's and the Wetherspoons.
They've just done some work at Sainsbury's. It's bigger now and there is a cafe. And for girls, a bigger clothes section :-).
I've heard the book shop is closing down and that there were massive discounts. I might go and have a look

A great place to go to when you're in Swiss Cottage as there are restaurants, cafes, a cinema, a pub, a gym and a HUGE Sainsburys.


The cinema can be somewhat pricy, but thats London for you.

The O2 Centre is a great place to be. It is more of a entertainment hub rather than a shopping centre. It has many restaurants and bars including: Yo Sushi!, Weatherspoons, Nandos, Walkabout, Fine Burger Company, Zuccato and Starbucks. There is also a multi screen Vue cinema and health centre. There are a few shops including a Waterstones, Habitat and Sainsbury's.


The original O2 was based around the theme of water and as such had many fish tanks and one big one beneath the escalators which had many fish and a turtle. However, the O2 centre is currently undergoing a face lift and as such these features were removed. They are promised to return, however not in the same format. Instead a coffee shop is to be placed under the escalators.


Despite it undergoing maintenance the O2 Centre is stll a fantastic place to hang out grab a bite and catch a film. I look forward to seeing how the renovations work out.

A decent little mall with everything we could need: a cinema, a market, and a few restaurants (one of which is a Nandos!). Since this was very close to where we used to live, we came here often.

I like going to teh cinema here the seats are very comfortable although price might be a little bit higher the elsewhere its worth it. Also there are great places to eat in the complex.