CAFES, PUBS, BARS AND RESTAURANTS
The Alma, 95 Church Road (O, AW, SS, LP, LA) www.thealmapub.com
‘Pub that serves good food and takes pride in local beers’
Directly sourced free-range and wild meat; organic free-range chicken and eggs; line-caught fish (MSC); organic and biodynamic wines from small family vineyards; local beers from Croydon; herbs from Transition Town community garden; local artwork
Boyce Da Roca, 30-32 Church Road (O, E, FTM, LP) www.facebook.com/boycedaroca
Coffee bar and cafe
Locally sourced Volcano coffee. Organic breads. Home-made cakes. Amazing brunches and lunches. Boutique cafe. Stylish food, delicious housewares. Hot coffee, cool interior.
Brown and Green, Crystal Palace and Gipsy Hill stations (FTM, O, RR) www.brownandgreencafe.com
Coffee and brunch kitchen - Not on the triangle, but too good to miss out!
Fairtrade tea; Fairtrade and organic coffee and chocolate; recycled and compostable take-away cups
Casa Cuba, 99 Church Road (LP, E, LP, RR) www.casacuba.co.uk
‘Homely cafe and bar, offering something new’
Locally-made jam, soups and cakes; fairly traded coffee direct from small producers; recyclable biodegradable packaging
Comfort and Joy, 79a Church Road (O)
‘World Food made with love and joy’ - All food home-made on premises
Uses organic spelt flour and organic milk
Crystal Palace Tandoori, 24 Westow Hill (AW) www.crystal-palace-tandoori.co.uk
Indian curry restaurant
Free-range chicken
Domali, 38 Westow Street (MF, FTM, O, SS, AW, LA) www.domali.co.uk
‘Long-established, community-focussed cafe/restaurant offering a range of good value vegetarian and pescatarian meals and beverages’
Triple certified coffee (Fairtrade, Organic and Rainforest Alliance), organic wines and beers, all food meat-free, sustainably sourced fish (MSC) and free-range eggs; exhibitions of local artists
The Grape and Grain, 2 Anerley Hill, corner of Church Rd and Westow Hill (O, LP) thegrapeandgrainse19.co.uk
Independent, award-winning local ale-house
Organic ‘Freedom’ lager; organic cider; locally brewed Fairtrade beer; houses the Transition Town ‘Tipsy Garden’ growing organic ingredients for making wines, beers, Pimms etc.
The Crystal Palace Market, Church Road (LP) https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Crystal-Palace-Market/292203367556378
Joanna’s, 56 Westow Hill (AW, SS) www.joannas.uk.com
Free-range chicken and pork; fish and seafood from plentiful stocks (reliable supplier); has environmental policy (recycling, energy use etc.)
Living Water Satisfies, 46-48 Westow Street (N, SS, O) www.livingwatersatisfies.org.uk
Family-friendly Social enterprise cafe/restaurant, offering space for community activities
Natural Rainforest Alliance certified teas with FSC certified packaging; one organic green tea (Matcha tea); (donations for every pack of tea sold goes to Noel Orphanage in Rwanda)
Living Water Satisfies, 68 Church Road (N,SS, O, RR, LP) www.livingwatersatisfies.org.uk
Cafe (as above); second-hand books; rents out space to Handmade Market
The Exhibition Rooms 69-71 Westow Hill (O) www.theexhibitionrooms.com
‘Restaurant offering seasonal modern British fare’
Some organic fruit and vegetables where possible
Mediterranea, 21 Westow Hill (O, LP) www.mediterranea.co
‘Family-friendly, family-run Sardinian restaurant and pizzeria’
Organic wine; biodynamic apple juice; herbs from Transition Town community garden
The Postal Order, 32-33 Westow Street (FTM) www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk
Weatherspoons pub which supports British farmers, sells Fairtrade coffee and has a strategy to reduce waste and energy consumption
The Spirited Palace, 105 Church Road (MF, O, FTM, LP, AW) thespiritedpalace.com
‘Home from home food for mind, body, spirit and soul’
Vegan restaurant with organic vegetables supplied from farmers’ markets; organic teas and coffee, Fairtrade coffees; craft market on Sundays; (washing liquids not tested on animals)
Westow House 79 Westow Hill (O, LP, FTM, AW) www.westowhouse.com
Pub with food
Sells organic cider, a few local beers (mostly ales), Fairtrade tea and coffee
Part of an initiative with the government to avoid using force-fed meat, foie gras and venison
The White Hart, 96 Church Road (O, FTM, AW) www.thewhitehartse19.co.uk
‘Homely pub food washed down with your favourite tipple from our well-stocked cellar’
Organic ciders, Fairtrade wines and free-range sausages
Houses Vintage Hart (see Clothes section)
Yogusensi, 93 Church Road (O, MF, AW) www.yogusensi.co.uk
Healthy foods to nourish your body and mind
Organic yogurt and other organic ingredients
