MINA KIOSK

Mina Kiosk
53 Great Portland Street
London, W1W 7LG

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 60p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: You can't really see it in this picture, but according to the awning, Mina Kiosk offers "News & Mags - Confectionery - Fax & Copy - E Top Up". I think E Top Up just involves a little gadget attached to the till, you can see the confectionery on offer and there's a little rack of newspapers outside. But how can they fit a fax and photocopier inside there? Magic?

PORTLAND FOOD & WINE (REDUX)

Portland Food & Wine
246-248 Great Portland Street
London, W1W 5QY

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 59p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Bigger than the branch further down Great Portland Street, but we're only interested in Twirls, that's not important.

JET

Jet
30 Clipstone Street, Marylebone
London, W1W 5DQ

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 60p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: There is a maximum height restriction here of 6.0m. Although I think this probably only applies to vehicles rather than individuals as even Robert Wadlow was only 2.72m tall.

CHRISTINE'S CONVIENCE STORE

Christine's Convenience Store
132 New Cavendish Street, Marylebone
London, W1W 6YA

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 50p!
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: What a bargain! This shop is really nice and seems a bit like it's about fifty years out of date. Like you might go back the next day and find it all boarded up and empty and you'd ask someone what happened to the shop and they'd say "Shop? There hasn't been a shop here for fifty years". The woman who served me was very nice, I hope she was the actual Christine, it would be like meeting a celebrity.

GOOD NEWS

Good News
138 Great Portland Street, Marylebone
London, W1W 6PZ

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Very good
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 60p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Quite cramped little shop. Busy because of location, can be tricky moving around.

CAVENDISH CANDY

Cavendish Candy
112 New Cavendish Street, Marylebone
London, W1W 6XS

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 60p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Store is well air conditioned, Twirl in good condition.

PORTLAND FOOD & WINE

Portland Food And Wine
104 Great Portland Street, Fitzrovia
London, W1W 6PE

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Good
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf and in fridge (sometimes)
TWIRL PRICE: 59p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Full range of chocolate bars kept in fridge, though slightly hidden. Don't be put off if you can't see a Twirl in the fridge. It's in there, right in the back of the fridge. Just keep looking. Danny Wallace was standing behind me when I took this photo.

CRISPINS

Crispins
69A Great Titchfield Street, Marylebone
London, W1W 7PX

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 65p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Pricey, considering West One News is just across the road

2010 UPDATE: Twirls are now 69p.

WEST ONE NEWS

West One News
24-25 Foley Street, Fitzrovia
London, W1W 6DX

TWIRL AVAILABILITY: Excellent
TWIRL STORAGE: On shelf
TWIRL PRICE: 60p
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS: Cool, Twirl in good condition. This is right opposite where I work, so very convenient if you are me, which I am.

2010 UPDATE: Twirls are now 65p.