New Shops in East Dulwich and Nearby - 2025 Edition

[NewWave]

3 minutes ago, Sue said:

Oooh! Hot chocolate! Thank goodness it isn't nearer! I'd have doubled my weight in a month 😄

I'm wondering if I can justify a visit due to calories burned walking there and back😜

[Sue]

Just now, NewWave said:

I'm wondering if I can justify a visit due to calories burned walking there and back😜

Good call!

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

On 10/02/2026 at 14:07, Dogkennelhillbilly said:

, the Fired Earth storefront is under offer too, apparently

Fired Earth as a whole went into administration unfortunately - doesn't seem to have been a Dulwich problem specifically.

Does anyone know how much the rent is for these Dulwich Village storefronts?

[Froglander]

On 09/02/2026 at 21:40, Dogkennelhillbilly said:

Dulwich Village update: The old DVillage location is (again?) under offer.

The storefront next to the new grocer is going to open as a yoga and pilates studio...the name of which I've forgotten. 🤦‍♂️ 

Megan's is starting to push its takeaway coffee and cannibalise some of Redemption Coffee's market share. Is Megan's struggling? It's quite a big restaurant they have and rent cant be cheap. The reinventing of the Megan's branch on Lordship Lane as Ollie's seems to have stalled.

And Redemption is looking a bit tired these days...

What is Ollie’s?

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

Ollie's is another restaurant concept from the same people that do the Megan's chain. It was pretty mercilessly mocked on a thread somewhere on here. The Megan's branch on Lordship Lane closed not that long after it opened for a rebirth as an Ollie's, but it didnt seem to have happened last time I noticed.

The Crown & Greyhound is closed until Thu 19 March for renovations (and staff training, hopefully...).

The Romeo Jones booze and entertainment licence application closes for comments sometime this week. Simba Dulwich Ltd is the applicant.

https://southlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/london-borough-of-southwark-simba-dulwich-ltd-premises-licence-1.pdf

 

[Froglander]

1 hour ago, Dogkennelhillbilly said:

Ollie's is another restaurant concept from the same people that do the Megan's chain. It was pretty mercilessly mocked on a thread somewhere on here. The Megan's branch on Lordship Lane closed not that long after it opened for a rebirth as an Ollie's, but it didnt seem to have happened last time I noticed.

The Crown & Greyhound is closed until Thu 19 March for renovations (and staff training, hopefully...).

The Romeo Jones booze and entertainment licence application closes for comments sometime this week. Simba Dulwich Ltd is the applicant.

https://southlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/london-borough-of-southwark-simba-dulwich-ltd-premises-licence-1.pdf

 

I swerved Megan’s.  I miss Romeo Jones and the charming friendly owner. 

[NewWave]

made the mistake of going to megans twice in DV.. would never make that mistake a 3rd time.

Ditto I liked Romeo Jones a lot they did lovely soups and sandwiches and coffee too and such loveley staff.

[BrandNewGuy]

18 hours ago, Dogkennelhillbilly said:

The Crown & Greyhound is closed until Thu 19 March for renovations (and staff training, hopefully...).

 

It seems like only a couple of years since it reopened after a massive refurb.

[ianr]

19 hours ago, Dogkennelhillbilly said:

The Romeo Jones booze and entertainment licence application closes for comments sometime this week. Simba Dulwich Ltd is the applicant.

https://southlondon.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/london-borough-of-southwark-simba-dulwich-ltd-premises-licence-1.pdf

 

The actual application and guidance on representations can be seen on the Southwark Licensing pages at https://app.southwark.gov.uk/premises/applied/887835.

(If you want to access and search any of the various licensing registers you can currently get to them at any time via a button at https://www.southwark.gov.uk/business-and-licences.)

Edited 1 hour ago by ianr