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.
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
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