Description: A very impressive new development that has converted the old Royal Mail sorting office into stylish shops (Hugo Boss, Harvey Nichols, Bang & Olufsen, etc.) and restaurants.
While we didn't actually buy anything, the development is worth visiting as a precursor to going to Broad Street. I'd recommend getting a cab to the Mailbox and then walk through to Broad Street. Once you've left the restaurant fronts, the walk across the canals to the Gas Street Basin is actually quite scenic and well worth the effort. For those less inclined by the bright lights of Broad Street, I can strongly recommend the Tap & Spile, which is a traditional-style pub overlooking the basin. However, if a good knees-up is more your thing, walk straight past the Tap & Spile and hit the 'strip' that is Broad Street. Apparently it's gone a bit downmarket since I was a student there, when the bars were all posh and quite hard to get into. It's more like Magaluf now, I hear.
In terms of the restaurants in the Mailbox, we had lunch in the Shogun Noodle Bar which was pretty run-of-the-mill. Think Wagamama's and Yo Sushi combined.
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