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Coffee Bar South Croydon

A Memory of Croydon.

The coffee bar at South Croydon with 'steps' was known as the Chalet Swiss. So called, as it resembled a typical Swiss wooden building. It was one of only a few places 'teenagers' could meet. Another was the Tarantella on the A23 towards Norbury.

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I used to visit the Tarentella coffee bar with my boyfriend who lived in Goston Gardens, back in the 60's. We were scooter people then MODS
Fri Jul 11th 2014, at 4:15 pm
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We would while away many an evening in the Norbury Tarentella during the early 60s. I moved away in the mid 60s so do not know what happened to the coffee bar.
By Michael Hocking on Sun Mar 1st 2015, at 8:34 pm
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Even worse than that, it was, pretentiously, called 'Chalet Suisse'! Another one, The Olive Tree, on the Brighton Road was out of bounds to Whitgift boys (can't think why) but I went there with Melanie Wade anyway. Froffy Coffee - how cool was that? Nick Wagner
By Nick Wagner on Wed Aug 19th 2015, at 7:01 pm
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We took a trip down memory lane just recently. The Tarentella Coffee Bar is now A Turkish Restraunt.
By christineweeks03 on Sun Oct 25th 2015, at 7:12 pm
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