New Shops in East Dulwich and Nearby - 2025 Edition

[CPR Dave]

Gourmet to Honest seems a bit of a downgrade.

[Pugwash]

Be interesting to find whether they do veggie burgers. 

[cookie]

They do

https://www.honestburgers.co.uk/menus/v-honest/

[gebbjane]

They are great option for coeliacs as well!  

https://www.honestburgers.co.uk/news/updates/gluten-free-burgers/

 

[CPR Dave]

I think veggie burgers are about to be banned?

[Sue]

36 minutes ago, CPR Dave said:

I think veggie burgers are about to be banned?

The burgers aren't about to be banned.

Just what they are called. 

Absolutely ridiculous.

Does the dead animal  aka  meat industry think if they are called something other than veggie burgers, people who don't eat meat will return to eating it?

Just so they can have a "burger" instead of a "patty" or whatever the veggie burgers will be called instead?

Edited November 21, 2025 by Sue

[Katherty]

The Firazza pizza place (near Spinach) looks closed and there's a possession notice on the door? 

[Sephiroth]

1 hour ago, Katherty said:

The Firazza pizza place (near Spinach) looks closed and there's a possession notice on the door? 

That’s been there for a while I think

anyone remember when GBK first started (long before se22) and what a breath of fresh air. Then they got investor money and became a frozen franchise.  Awful 

as for veggie burgers being banned - you’ll be telling us that Tesco won’t call their Christmas trees Christmas trees next 

[Ebenezer]

Honest Burger is not bad. At least it is a "local" chain...originated in Brixton.

[Pugwash]

I notice they also do chicken burgers as well. I just cannot stand beef burgers - there is something in the way they are prepared that disagree with me. Having had 3 hospital admissions and being on drips following eating certain foods. I now only eat chicken, fish and veggie and touch wood not had a reoccurrence of previous issues.

[rch]

On 19/11/2025 at 16:55, Earl Aelfheah said:

That's very good news!!

I walked by Honest Burger around lunchtime today and they had just opened. They haven’t publicly promoted the opening yet because they were focusing on the building work, but the guy I spoke to was really friendly. 

They’re giving away free lemonade as an opening promotion and mentioned that residents should download their app because they can get a free meal after buying a certain number of meals. 

Sounds like they also do takeaway as well.

I told him that Honest had been trending on the EDF, so I would post about today’s opening.

 

 

 

 

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

On 16/11/2025 at 08:31, Dogkennelhillbilly said:

Absolute rave review for the food at 2210 by Natty Can Cook in Herne Hill. 👏👏👏 Grace Dent of the Guardian is no easy reviewer.

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/nov/16/2210-by-natty-can-cook-london-se24-grace-dent-restaurant-review

Just as a little follow up: Grace Dent called this place opposite Brockwell Park one of her best restaurants of the year. Quite an achievement - and it looked pretty busy when I passed by last week. Well done to them!

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/dec/28/many-over-hyped-london-restaurants-grace-dent-best-restaurants-of-2025-review

Edited December 28, 2025 by Dogkennelhillbilly

[sunshine_m]

Does anyone know what's happening to Belleville restaurant on Forest Hill Road?

[gebbjane]

5 hours ago, sunshine_m said:

Does anyone know what's happening to Belleville restaurant on Forest Hill Road?

Checked the licensing register and nothing on there.

 

Interesting  though looks as if a licence has been granted for the old Galleon hairdressers on the corner of Forest Hill rd / Dunstans Rd to Lulus Ltd which is the deli/wine bar in Herne Hill.

Edited 20 hours ago by gebbjane

[tiddles]

If you google Lulu London, it is a hairdresser on the kings road… could it still be a hairdresser which offers a glass of fizz? 

[ianr]

If you look at the Companies House records you'll see that that the owner of Lulu's London Ltd owns several other businesses with SE London names -  mainly in hairdressing/beauty, and iirc one licensed restaurant.

PS The Forest Hill Road licence covers seven days/week, daytime and evening, and includes off-sales of alcohol as well.   https://app.southwark.gov.uk/premises/granted/887411

Edited 3 hours ago by ianr