nino_savatte
No pasaran!
That's right, but for some reason the owners (who also owned The Bridge in Barnes) sold it to Plum.
*London cafes: your very best recommendations, please!
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That's right, but for some reason the owners (who also owned The Bridge in Barnes) sold it to Plum.
greasyspoon
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There are two cafes i read about in 'London caffs' and i am not sure if they are still there - can anyone confirm if brook mews sandwich bar (http://www.classiccafes.co.uk/brooksspecial.htm) and regis snack bar (http://www.allinlondon.co.uk/directory/1150/24487.php) are still there and unchanged?
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oryx
Sitting on the bok of the day
Two I know already, but have visited recently and can recommend:
Cafe Sol in Crystal Palace (Westow Street) - went there today & the friendly owner remembered me even though I haven't been for ages! Unpretentious, decent coffee, freshest ciabatta I have had in ages, lovely choice of sandwich fillings & not too expensive.
The Glow Lounge in Clapham South (bordering on Balham) - laid back, free papers, friendly service (can be a little slow when busy), good food & juices. A nice outdoor area, though being a troglodyte myself I don't use it.
Cafe Sol in Crystal Palace (Westow Street) - went there today & the friendly owner remembered me even though I haven't been for ages! Unpretentious, decent coffee, freshest ciabatta I have had in ages, lovely choice of sandwich fillings & not too expensive.
The Glow Lounge in Clapham South (bordering on Balham) - laid back, free papers, friendly service (can be a little slow when busy), good food & juices. A nice outdoor area, though being a troglodyte myself I don't use it.
johnbytheway
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really good kebab house
This Kebab House is brillant and so cheap
Chicken Donna is £3.00, Meat donna same.
It is at turnpike lane near the tube entrance in Wellington parade Called the new Capital Kebab Resturant.
This Kebab House is brillant and so cheap
Chicken Donna is £3.00, Meat donna same.
It is at turnpike lane near the tube entrance in Wellington parade Called the new Capital Kebab Resturant.
It's called 'The Electric Elephant' at 186a Crampton Street SE17 - near the top of Walworth Rd.
Open 7.30 a.m to 5 p.m M-F & 10 a.m to 3 p.m Sat.
Fresh soup every day, organic pastries & bread for sandwiches - good range of sandwich fillings, salads, homemade cakes & the famous Borough Market chocolate brownies. Damn Fine (fairtrade organic) coffee. Also doubles as a gallery exhibiting work by Pullens Yards artists.
http://www.pullensyards.co.uk/
The best cafe near where I live is Cafe Van Gogh on Brixton Rd - really excellent quality food & a lovely building. Open til 5 Mon - Sat.
http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/cafe/1o12c7t/cafe-van-gogh
Bernie Gunther
Fundamentalist Druid
Endorsed. Also a mention for a nice one opposite the football pitch off Grafton Way in Fitzrovia. (Same street as the Agra indian restaurant)
Maggot
The Cake of Liberty
Is that the one near Amelia St?
It looks good, but is off the beaten track, so i don't know how successful it will be.
yes that's the one.
It's in a pretty good location cos it has all the businesses of the Pullens Yards right next to it (approx 150-200 people work there), is in the heart of the Pullens estate itself, as well as a new housing development across the street, & one being built around the corner, & there are loads of offices around. It seems to be pretty successful already
There's not exactly much (any) competition for decent food & coffee in that area......Yeah have to say i thought the " Electric Elephant" is a good caf. Sat outside i reckon it will do much more business in the summer as its quite small inside.
What about the demise of proper 'bubble', i've been served up fried mashed potatoes with frozen veg in it! The majority of greasy-spoon cafes in London are bloody awful, the quality is usually very poor, there are a few gems, 'Maria's' in Borough Market, 'Velli's' in Drayton Park to name but a few.
Maggot
The Cake of Liberty
I popped in there, and it turns out I know the girl who runs it. She's part of the Unsound crowd.
hipipol
Peckham Wry
Used to live on Crampton Street- thats the old Pullens Centre I suspect
Always an Unsound kinda place, the Pullens!!!
Haven't been myself but Raffles is supposed to be good:
http://russelldavies.typepad.com/eggbaconchipsandbeans/2006/07/raffles_craven_.html
Who remembers Café Crescent, in Camden? RIP
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It's perhaps more of a deli than a cafe, but here's a wee plug for Nevada Street, on the street of the same name in Greenwich, near the entrance to Greenwich Park. The woman who runs it is very welcoming, the food looks great, the coffee is more than drinkable and it's a very pleasant place to sit and watch the world go by. I've got into the habit of reading and/or working in there over a coffee. 
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
Tony's on Chapter Street in Pimlico, just off Vauxhall Bridge Road is great. Blinding crusty bread, good daily specials, tea in mugs and the coffee is excellent too. A real old school caff.
I often meet friends in there for a Saturday morning fry up. It's a great place and, like you say, really old school
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
i was just thinking how i could go check that out when i'm at work, but then i remembered i don't work near there anymore.
Mrs Magpie
On a bit of break...
...and always such a warm welcome. "Hello lovely people!"I often meet friends in there for a Saturday morning fry up. It's a great place and, like you say, really old school
Clint Iguana
not an undercover cop
Inspiralled, camden High Street
Not sure if this counts as a cafe, it aint a greasy spoon, but then again it aint a restaraunt, I happened accross INSPIRALLED this week whilst visiting your little town.
From the website it looks too new age to be real, but it is actually very friendly and the food is out of this world (at a down to earth price).
It is very much into vegetarianism, fair trade, saving the planet, healthy living and chilling out, which might sound a bit pretentious, but that is not how it felt on my visit. They have some interesting events in there, including DJs (Don Letts at the controls this very evening).
it is as close as i have ever been to being in a festival cafe in an urban setting. Which is not surprising cos it has its roots in the party scene, they were heavily involved in the Synergy Project events.
It is plonked at the end of the High Street, overlooking the canal, and makes a welcome break from goth t-shirts, poppers and bongs.
The decor, the music and the friendly atmosphere are all an added bonus, cos at the end of the day what you want from a cafe is good food, and the food i sampled this week was awesome.
Not sure if this counts as a cafe, it aint a greasy spoon, but then again it aint a restaraunt, I happened accross INSPIRALLED this week whilst visiting your little town.
From the website it looks too new age to be real, but it is actually very friendly and the food is out of this world (at a down to earth price).
It is very much into vegetarianism, fair trade, saving the planet, healthy living and chilling out, which might sound a bit pretentious, but that is not how it felt on my visit. They have some interesting events in there, including DJs (Don Letts at the controls this very evening).
it is as close as i have ever been to being in a festival cafe in an urban setting. Which is not surprising cos it has its roots in the party scene, they were heavily involved in the Synergy Project events.
It is plonked at the end of the High Street, overlooking the canal, and makes a welcome break from goth t-shirts, poppers and bongs.
The decor, the music and the friendly atmosphere are all an added bonus, cos at the end of the day what you want from a cafe is good food, and the food i sampled this week was awesome.
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