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It's sad to see an independent affordable cafe shut down. I hope something similar opens up in its place. Plough Cafe and Johnnie's still do good caff food, as does the cafe inside Christ Church East Dulwich at 363 Barry Rd (Monday 10am to 2pm, Tuesday & Thursday 9am to 4pm, Wednesday & Friday 9am to 3pm).

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Apparently going to be a place called "Love Dulwich" - plans here.

Be sad to see it go, itmight not have had the best food overall, it did some great dishes and was always good value.

I think it was one of the first places we went to when we moved into the area 15+ years ago.

I have fond memories of getting bacon rolls and coffee  there at (what seemed like) crack of dawn for us and the crew building the stage for the live  music on Goose Green for Dulwich Festival Fair.

Didn't use it much otherwise, but will be sorry to see it go, as it was sort of comforting to know it was there ❤️. A relic of the "old" East Dulwich.

Does anybody apart from me remember the Dream Machine which used to be underneath it?  I loved that place so much! It was like being a student again!

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i remember the weekend fry-ups at Dulwich Cafe that junior Civilservant was treated to when she was little - that was over a decade ago!  We can still rely on Johnnie's and the caff on Upland road opposite ChichiRaRa if anyone needs a quick emergency infusion of sos/chips/beans

23 hours ago, ribrob said:

Apparently going to be a place called "Love Dulwich" - plans here.

That's gently encouraging - the applicant (or at least someone with the same name in the same part of the country and the same industry) seems to be a director of Wickham Bistro Ltd, which in turn seems to operate a nice looking cafe in Bromley.

https://www.wickhambistro.com/

5 hours ago, Dulwich dweller said:

Will be missed. Always does a decent fry up and not too pricey. The owner told me last year that the rent and rates were killing him. He also said that he's lost quite a bit of passing trade now there's coffee machines in places like the co op etc.

There are coffee machines in the Co-op???

On 10/02/2024 at 18:18, Sue said:

 

Does anybody apart from me remember the Dream Machine which used to be underneath it?  I loved that place so much! It was like being a student again!

Obviously the place underneath Dulwich Cafe no longer exists but the concept/"organisation" lives on 

 

 

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100080979353803

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On 20/02/2024 at 18:11, macutd said:

I spoke to owner who said that they had put the rent up just too much.

Had a conversation with him before Christmas about the rents. I nearly choked on a chip when he told me what he was paying out for rent and business rates. It's a fair sized space but very expensive all the same. I thought at the time that his days there must be numbered. Will be a shame to see them go because the meals are always spot on, reasonably priced and the staff are always pleasant and welcoming.

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