Bubble and squeek - east dulwich road

[Thomas Micklewright]

Hey Guys

Any ideas what the Bubble and Squeek cafe on east dulwich road is going to be turned into - i think I see signs of building. Hopefully not another Morleys .... perhaps an M & S? or another local Blue-Mountain-esq coffee shop?

Tom

[Horsebox]

If it's the one near BC Bikes then it looks like its being turned into a fish & chip shop.

Do you enjoy a nice bit of fish, Thomas?

[beef]

The old fish and chip shop 'The Codfather' is being turned into a posh fish and chip (and more) shop.

Bubble and Squeak, the old cafe, will either become an arts and craft store, a kids clothes shop or a nail bar. Or another Morleys, maybe a Tesco express.

What would people like to see there?

No Waitrose nonsense please.

[Thomas Micklewright]

harp. Id like to see a good coffee shop, perhaps a chocolate shop like the melange in bellenden rd???

[beef]

I'd love to see a good indian deli.

A chocolate shop sounds nice too, but an indian deli would get me coming back on a daily basis.

[kristymac1]

beef Wrote:

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> I'd love to see a good indian deli.

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Not sure what things you'd like to buy, but SMBS has a fab range of indian and other cuisine ingredients.....

[Jeremy]

Thomas Micklewright Wrote:

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> perhaps a chocolate shop like the melange in bellenden rd???

Bellenden Rd is a 5 min walk away from there!

[Jason]

We run offices on Gowlett Road and personly I'm looking forward to a fish and chip shop as long as its good. Tesco's is not the best after a while.

I don't think we need another trinket/card/baby clothes/gift etc shop or curry house.

[David A]

That chippy (and more) needs to be exceptional given the amount of time it's taking.

Nothing, other than the bike shop maybe, has really thrived on that strip since 'Hannah's' which was a great, unpretentious place.

Let's be honest, it is SE22 but it's not really East Dulwich is it?

Even with the Zandra Rhodes bollards.

How about a 'Gregg's'?

[Jeremy]

In what way is it not East Dulwich?

[peckhamboy]

In the same way as the Gowlett is an ED pub. Perhaps David A has got his SE15 and SE22 mixed up?

[David A]

PBoy: Nope. Not mixed up.

The OP on that thread was asking about pubs in Nunhead / ED / Peckham Rye.

Pretty sure it's somewhere in one of those after 15 years of living around here.

Jeremy: I bet when they put their bins out the back they're in SE15.

I know it's SE22 but if anyone's thinking of opening a business there, I wouldn't look at Lordship Lane for inspiration. The artists' supplies place and the kids' clothes shop both folded pretty quickly and I can't see the overhauled Gold Lee breaking the cycle after the posts about it on here.

It's difficult to know what would work there, especially as the leases are probably close to Lordship Lane levels because of the post-code but without anything like the footfall.

I've taken to going along the back streets to Goose Green rather than have to look into the cold, dead eyes of the owners of the Gold Lee, nail bar and barbers when they realise I'm just passing, not spending.

What about a fish pedicure place?

[Jeremy]

It has been a slightly troublesome spot for businesses, but I don't know why. It's a fairly attractive parade of shops, highly visible, major road, lots of housing nearby, kids playground, etc. So perhaps the location isn't the problem...

[Sue]

David A Wrote:

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The artists' supplies place and the kids' clothes shop both

> folded pretty quickly

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I don't recall the kids' clothes shop, which probably proves your point, but IIRC the "artists' supplies place" was not so much that as a rather downmarket craft supplies shop (the sort of craft where somebody else produces the stencils, stamps, stickers or whatever, and you just use them, rather than actually creating much yourself).

I may be wrong, as I only went in a couple of times, and once was their closing down sale (didn't buy anything) but that's the general impression I got.

[Alex K]

What would I like in that parade? A branch of PHAM SUSHI from up on Whitecross Street. I find excuses to attend Barbican events just to be able to dip into that place for their tempura, dragon roll, kitsune-udon NOM NOM NOM.

[skipper]

What does NOM NOM NOM mean?

Is it a sushi dish?

[peckhamboy]

David A Wrote:

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> > What about a fish pedicure place?

Last time I checked, fish didn't have feet so I doubt there's much of a market for that.

[Alex K]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=nom%20nom%20nom

NOM NOM NOM revealed.

[Jeremy]

Alex K Wrote:

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> A branch of PHAM SUSHI from up on Whitecross Street.

Yep, Pham Sushi is really good - I work round the corner! Surprised nobody has opened a sushi place in ED yet.

[Cyclemonkey]

This could be just a rumour but i heard it was going to be a takeaway pizza place - poss called Papa John - is that a chain?

I was having a think about what kind of shop i would want seeing as i live on Solway Rd - however i can't think of anything i need that i can't get either in Peckham or Lordship lane

[peckhamboy]

I wouldn't mind seeing somewhere that does really good coffee. I know there's a few in the area already but it would be handy for those winter morning trips to the playground with the little one.

[david_carnell]

Err....isn't there a coffee cart located AT the playground most days? One of those little Italian three wheel scooter things with the van bit on the back. Good coffee too.

[Cam123]

I think a japanese would be fantastic - brave, but if it were good people might go out of their way (or at least walk past places on LL) to get to something unique for the area. Which of course is what you need people to do with the limited footfall along there.

I do know that the building opposite that row of shops that I think used to be a taxi place and is now flats upstairs and empty commercial space below has had it's planning application for conversion to all flats turned down - it seems Southwark council isn't willing to give up on the parade on both sides remaining commercial.

[Chick]

A zebra crossing at the bottom of Oakhurst would help. It's certainly overdue.

[Cam123]

I cross right there several times a day and it is a bit awkward with the corner and parked cars - there are however lights where you can cross just down by the playground so surely a zebra crossing would be too much?