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Heroes and Legends closes, Foxtons sets its sights on Croydon, and various...
Openings A European-inspired restaurant called Yumn Brasserie has opened at 69–71 South End. This fills a building that had been vacant for several years, which is always pleasing to see. A...
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Hairdressers, mobile phone shops, and African groceries on London Road and...
Openings Two new businesses have opened in the Gary Court retail units (on London Road near the junction with Sumner Road) — Option Mobiles at number 187, selling gift items and mobile phone...
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Behtareen opens, Mexway closes, and Playground, Club 88 Degrees, and...
Openings An Indian cafe called Behtareen has opened at 1 Dingwall Road. It specialises in “street food” and snacks such as chana chaat (pictured). Closures Mexway at 42 George Street has closed, as...
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New openings on the High Street, no more Pret on North End, and real ale...
Openings A new club called Club 88° has opened at 84 High Street (under the flyover). Just across the road from there, a new casual restaurant (burgers, chicken, ice cream, etc) called Everyday’s has...
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New openings on London Road, George Street, and North End: Pizzeria di Prato,...
Openings A new pizza restaurant called Pizzeria di Prato has opened at 152 London Road. According to a poster in the window, pizzas from a wood-fired oven are available from 4pm–11pm Monday–Sunday....
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New openings including a Vietnamese cafe, African grocery shop, and art...
Openings A new Vietnamese cafe called Viet2Go has opened at 20 Surrey Street. Fresh Fields Market has opened at 86–88 Church Street, selling fruit, veg, flowers, groceries, wine, bottled real ale, and...
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Coffee shops, art galleries, molecular cocktails, and health food
Openings Artists’ collective Turf Projects has a new home at Units 39-40 in Centrale. The space will host exhibitions and events. Two new coffee shops have opened! Crushed Bean is at 81 High Street,...
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Blue Mountain Cafe closes, Wandle Park Cafe reopens, and a new scale model...
Openings Photography/makeover studio Hello Gorgeous has opened a new branch at 85–87 Church Street, and a new hair and beauty salon called Morning Star has opened at 193a London Road. (The latter does...
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Retro CR0, Mbuta Nanga!, Noodle 23, and no more Memory Lane Records
Openings A “vintage boutique” called Retro CR0 has opened at 15 St George’s Walk, specialising in clothes from different countries. Other openings include Foxtons at 2–4 High Street, Post &...
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Cát Bà Island, Pizzeria Pellone, a revival of The Folly, and various new gift...
Openings We have several interesting food-and-drink-related openings to report! Firstly, a Vietnamese restaurant, Cát Bà Island, has opened at 18 South End, replacing Mae Ping. It caters for...
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Buttercream Dreams and Moj Y Moj, Meze Lounge coming soon, and closure of...
Openings There are three new food places since our last blog post! Vegan cafe Buttercream Dreams is based on the ground floor of Project B at 3–7 Middle Street, and serves cakes and drinks as well as...
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Mleczko Polish deli, American Candy, Smoketronics vaping cafe, and a day...
Openings A Polish delicatessen called Mleczko has opened at 68 High Street (previously Black Sheep Bar). This is the first South London outpost of an established West London chain, and its opening in...
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Sushi, vegan food, and camel meat arrive in Croydon as Doughmasters and Pita...
Openings Croydon has acquired several new food places since we last posted. Firstly, an Italian cafe called Ciao Bella has replaced the sadly-missed Franco’s Caffe at 54 Surrey Street. Just around the...
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Deliveroo comes to Croydon, along with new Romanian, Caribbean, Italian, and...
Openings The diversity of Croydon’s food offerings has increased yet again, with a new Romanian restaurant called Mahala opening at 83 Church Street (previously Big Mamma/The Gun) and Indian street...
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Paperchasers Ink and SI5 Spymissions arrive in Croydon, and German doner...
Openings Tattoo magazine Paperchasers Ink has opened a shop and studio at 10 St George’s Walk. Pop in for a free copy of their magazine! They also offer tattooing services, but only by appointment. A...
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Saravanaa Bhavan, Turtle Bay, three new vape shops, and many other new openings
Openings Saravanaa Bhavan has opened at 18 George Street. This is the latest branch of a worldwide chain of Indian vegetarian restaurants, serving thalis, dosas, and much more. A new chapter in the...
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Future plans for the Completists’ Guide to Croydon
When we launched the Completists’ Guide to Croydon back in August 2012, we planned to keep it running indefinitely — making sure the information stayed up to date, reporting openings and closures, and...
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Romanian and Italian sandwiches, yet another vape shop, and closure of Bianco...
Openings A Romanian deli and sandwich shop called Terra House has opened at 206 High Street. They don’t have any sit-in space — it’s quite a small shop — but their sandwiches are made from their own...
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A new juice shop on London Road, opening of the Croydon Arts Store, and...
Openings A juice bar and cafe called Snake & Mongoose has opened at 36 London Road. Juices are made fresh to order, with ingredients including all the usual fruit and vegetables as well as more...
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Lagos Island opens while Albert’s Table and Cát Bà Island close
Openings Croydon has a new Nigerian restaurant! Lagos Island at 41 St George’s Walk is a family-run business offering delicious home-cooked food such as gizzard with fried plantain in hot pepper...
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