Portobello Road the road in the song "Portobello Belle" on their second album "Communiqué". The cult British children's book character Paddington Bear, featured in the books written by Michael Bond, enjoys visiting Portobello Market on a daily basis. His friend Mr. Gruber owns an antique shop on the Portobello Road, with whom Paddington has his elevenses every day. The Portobello Road and its colorful restaurants, pubs, and local culture is featured prominently in Martin Amis's 1989 dark satirical novel "London Fields." The street and its name also appeared regularly on the hit TV series "Minder". The board game "Portobello Market" is named
The Antique Gift Shop 2006 and the third appeared in May 2006. All ten volumes have now been published by Yen Press, starting in December 2005 with volume one and concluding in March 2010 with volume ten. Chapter 1: The Summer Guest An introductory story about a twice returned antique ""jookbu-in"." The long-haired, tall and handsome Mr. Yang, the store's sole employee, makes his first appearance. He has a mysterious knowledge of all the antiques in the store and an uncanny talent for reading minds. Chapter 2: The Fox Lantern One day a girl who is incapable of loving others walks into the shop