Speedo Pizza moved - what's happening to empty shop

[Cedges]

Oh no, this has ruined my week - the end of an era, I've fallen into that shop and ordered all manner of things in the middle of the night for a good few years now.

This settles it, there is nothing to keep me in London anymore.

However...do we think this may be the secret location of the new cocktail bar being discussed on another thread?

[SteveUK1978]

Turns out someone does care.

Unnecessarily aggressive posters take note.

[KidKruger]

There's still the Speedos over in Forest Hill, they're keen to maintain deliveries to ED.

[polla2256]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO I love speedos pizza - looks like I'm on a diet from now.

[Jeremy]

miga Wrote:

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> woooooshhhhhh

I thought the "restaurants" and other post-gentrification yuppie trappings bit was a giveaway.

Obviously not.

[MM22]

so does anyone actually know what is happening to the empty shop?

[Earl Aelfheah]

Any news on Speedo? Would be interested to know what's to take it's place.

[cordsm]

Can't see much sign of any building work/re-fitting going on...

[Sorehead]

its becoming a couscous bar

[Bo Peep]

Sorehead - Are you able to share your source please?

[Seabag]

Louisa Wrote:

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> > > I'm with Jeremy on this. Some people are just

> > > fanatical about shops changing hands. They

> must

> > > have the southwark planning portal saved as a

> > > favourite.

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> > > Louisa.

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> > I assume that you include yourself in "Some

> > people" - wasn't it you that started the thread

> on

> > the East Dulwich Deli closing and suggesting

> what

> > might move in instead ?

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> Oh for goodness sakes (I said something else in my

> head). I started the thread about the EDD because

> it's become iconic and is in a prime retail spot.

> Totally different to an old pizza shop. No one

> cares!

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> Louisa.

Disagree

Seeing as the old Pizza shop is at the now livelier "foodie" part of the lane, people do care and very much so

Specially as the Picture House, when it opens, will focus food further at that end of the Lane too

I know traders are making plans to change their offer accordingly, to make the best of the anticipated trade uplift

So "what's happening to empty shop" is very relevant, it's prime retail space

[Sorehead]

man in the pub so don't take it as gospel

[Zebedee Tring]

A man in the pub where I drank today told me that it was going to be a mini Waitrose.

[Sorehead]

...with an Ottolenghi deli

[Jeremy]

What the hell is a "couscous bar"?

[Lin Henden]

There is going to be a new pizza place on LL near Goose Green so youdon't have to be pizzaless!

[Sorehead]

Posted by Jeremy Today, 08:19AM

What the hell is "couscous bar"

I'm guessing....

A place to eat north african-style "tapas", sip mint tea and hit the hookah pipe.

[Louisa]

Seabag - what changes are the traders at that end of the lane making to their offering? Later opening hours? Change of use to to serve food? I'm confused. Those units up their are so small this place can't become a restaurant, so regardless of Picture House opening, it will at most become another deli or something of that ilk.

As for the couscous/middle eastern eatery that sounds like an online rumour to me. It's probably gonna remain empty for a while because of excessive rents and then be taken on by a charity shop.

Louisa.

[Nigello]

Louisa,

Why not your own urban-planning-cum-charm-school? A sure-fire hit!

[Louisa]

Nigello sounds like a plan, but I'm not paying those sort of hiked up rents. I'd rather setup a stall on north cross where I can shout at people directly.

Louisa.

[Nigello]

Do it! I'll bring a megaphone for you (if needed).

[jimbo1964]

Jeremy Wrote:

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> What the hell is a "couscous bar"?

Not sure.. Sounds moorish though.

[Seabag]

Louisa Wrote:

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> Seabag - what changes are the traders at that end

> of the lane making to their offering? Later

> opening hours? Change of use to to serve food? I'm

> confused. Those units up their are so small this

> place can't become a restaurant, so regardless of

> Picture House opening, it will at most become

> another deli or something of that ilk.

>

> As for the couscous/middle eastern eatery that

> sounds like an online rumour to me. It's probably

> gonna remain empty for a while because of

> excessive rents and then be taken on by a charity

> shop.

>

> Louisa.

As with other place near theatres or cinemas, traders will have a menu of quicker/faster quality food and wine etc. The kind of pre or after theatre offers you see elsewhere

Not sure about a Cous-cous bar (whatever that is) but a Ranoush Juice might work. The attractive thing about that area of the lane is, the shops have a frontage to trade off, as well as the shop space itself

[jimbo1964]

Plenty of space on that stretch to have lots of tables and chairs outside like Franklin's.

[adsyb99]

Something like a Burger Bear Tom (I know he's setting up in Shoreditch) would be perfect.