• Recently I have been thinking of old cafes which are no longer, and I started to look on the internet for information which could confirm some of my hazier memories of London cafes from around 1980 onward.

    So this thread is intended to be a resource to share information and memories about those old cafes, and also those still operating.

    The theme is working people's eating places, greasy spoons, caffs, cafes. Not coffee shops, sandwich shops, restaurants or the like.

    Here are some web pages of relevance. I will update with places I remember, and places still going, as and when I get around to it.

    https://flashbak.com/london-cafes-in-the-1980s-436558/

    http://www.classiccafes.co.uk/topten.html

    https://www.derelictlondon.com/cafes.html

    https://www.pinterest.co.kr/jasforrest/old-london-cafes-eateries/

    https://russelldavies.typepad.com/eggbaconchipsandbeans/

    Please add and share your memories, favourite cafes and related stories.

    List of past cafes:
    Parli Hill Cafe - Highgate West Hill, Highgate
    Jav's Cafe - Hornsey Road
    Andrew's Cafe - Forest Road, near Blackhorse Road tube station
    The Cat and Cucumber - Tower Bridge Road
    "The Cornflakes Cafe" - need to ask my dad if he remembers a bit more about this one, it was somewhere near Higham's Park Station
    The Hole in the Wall Cafe - High Road, between Whetstone and High Barnet tube stations
    Alfredo's Cafe - Essex Road, Islington
    Ferrari's Cafe - Lea Bridge Road, just north of Baker's Arms
    Arthur's Cafe - Kingsland Road
    Frank's Cafe - 132 Southwark Street
    Golden Grill - Mitcham Road

    List of present cafes:
    E. Pellicci - 332 Bethnal Green Road https://epellicci.co.uk/
    Lamb's Cafe - 891 Lea Bridge Road
    Terry's Cafe - 158 Great Suffolk Street
    The Chunnel Bar - 133 Lower Marsh
    Marie's Cafe - 90 Lower Marsh
    Piccolo Bar - Queen Victoria Street, opposite Puddle Dock
    Cherry Tree Cafe - 39 Muswell Hill Road
    Rock Steady Eddie's - 2a Coldharbour Lane
    The Little Wonder Cafe - corner of Hornsey Road and Benwell Road, opposite Emirates Stadium
    The Hope Cafe - 111 Holloway Road
    Starlight Cafe - 108 Roman Road
    River Cafe - Station Approach, Putney
    The Electric Cafe - 258 Norwood Road
    Regency Cafe - 17-19 Regency Street SW1
    Moonlight Cafe - 231 Brecknock Road N19

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