Croydon In The 2010s - Differences between Version 49 and Version 44 of 2-3 Dingwall Road

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Business premises on [[Locale Dingwall Road\|Dingwall Road]] near [[East Croydon Station]].	Coffee shop, cafe, and juice bar on [[Locale Dingwall Road\|Dingwall Road]] near [[East Croydon Station]]. It opened in July 2014.
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By May 2012 it was occupied by a career and business advisor called [http://www.prevista.co.uk/ Prevista LifeLine Centre] <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/7340869376/ photo]</small>, but by June 2013 this had moved <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/9173573778/ photo of sign]</small> to Robert Street. The units were vacant and advertised to let as of June 2013 <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/9173567264/ photo]</small>.	It sells coffees and teas, freshly-made juices and smoothies, cakes, hot and cold breakfasts (served 7:30am-11am, as of May 2017), and a small, daily-changing lunchtime menu (served noon-3pm, as of January 2016).
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As of June 2014, a sign in the window <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14231031249/ photo]</small> indicated that it would be opening soon as a coffee and juice shop called Smoothbean, offering "artisan coffee, ethically sourced tea, freshly made juices and smoothies, delicious savoury food [...and...] cakes and snacks." <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14231032979/ photo of frontage at this point]</small>	There's plenty of internal seating, plus outside seating in good weather.
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Smoothbean was open by late July 2014. It sold coffees and teas, freshly-made juices and smoothies, cakes, hot and cold breakfasts, and a small, daily-changing lunchtime menu. There was plenty of internal seating, plus outside seating in good weather, and it was step-free throughout, including to the toilet. This was still there in December 2019.	Accessibility: Step-free throughout, including to the toilet.
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* Photos of the Smoothbean menu in July 2014: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14548518527/ hot drinks], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14711947476/ juices], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14711951226/ smoothies], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14548514197/ sample lunch menu] * Photos of the Smoothbean menu in 2016: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/24398147265/ breakfast, Jan 2016], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/23769944954/ lunch, Jan 2016] * Photos of the Smoothbean menu in 2017: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/32416941946/ experimental weekend brunch, Jan 2017], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/32456857735/ tea and coffee, Jan 2017], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/34903999575/ breakfast, May 2017], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/35531541730/ cold drinks, Jul 2017]	* Photos of the menu: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/34903999575/ breakfast] (May 2017), [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/23769944954/ lunch] (Jan 2016), [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/32456857735/ tea and coffee] (Jan 2017), [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/35531541730/ cold drinks] (July 2017)
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	<div class="history"> The premises were previously occupied by a career and business advisor called [http://www.prevista.co.uk/ Prevista LifeLine Centre] <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/7340869376/ photo]</small>, but some time between May 2012 and June 2013 this moved <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/9173573778/ photo of sign]</small> to Robert Street. The units were vacant and advertised to let as of June 2013 <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/9173567264/ photo]</small>. As of June 2014, a sign in the window <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14231031249/ photo]</small> indicated that it would be opening soon as a coffee and juice shop called Smoothbean, offering "artisan coffee, ethically sourced tea, freshly made juices and smoothies, delicious savoury food [...and...] cakes and snacks." <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14231032979/ photo of frontage at this point]</small> Smoothbean was open by late July 2014. See also: * Photos of Smoothbean menu in July 2014: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14548518527/ hot drinks], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14711947476/ juices], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14711951226/ smoothies], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14548514197/ sample lunch menu] * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/32416941946/ Photo of Smoothbean experimental weekend brunch menu in January 2017] * [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/24398147265/ Photo of Smoothbean breakfast menu in January 2016] </div> <div class="last_verified">Existence last checked in December 2019.</div>
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category='Cafes'	category='Breakfast,Cafes,Eat-In Food,Lunch,Step-Free Access,Takeaway Food'
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fax='' formatted_website_text='' host='2a00:1098:86:4d:c0ff:ee:15:900d' hours_text='' latitude='51.375058'	fax='Smoothbean23' formatted_website_text='smoothbean.co.uk' host='81.187.166.218' hours_text='Mon-Fri: 7:30am-3:30pm; Sat-Sun: closed (source: Twitter, Feb 2019)' latitude='51.374532'
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longitude='-0.094552'	longitude='-0.092973'
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opening_hours_text=''	opening_hours_text='Mon-Fri: 7:30am-3:30pm; Sat-Sun: closed (source: Twitter, Feb 2019)'
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phone=''	phone='020 3754 2412'
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summary='Business premises on Dingwall Road near East Croydon Station, occupied during the 2010s by Prevista LifeLine Centre and Smoothbean cafe.' website='http://www.smoothbean.co.uk/'	summary='Coffee shop, cafe, and juice bar on Dingwall Road near East Croydon Station, previously a career and business advisor called Prevista LifeLine Centre.' summary='Business premises on Dingwall Road near East Croydon Station, occupied during the 2010s by Prevista LifeLine Centre and Smoothbean cafe.' website='http://www.smoothbean.co.uk/'

Coffee shop, cafe, and juice bar on Dingwall Road near East Croydon Station. It opened in July 2014.

It sells coffees and teas, freshly-made juices and smoothies, cakes, hot and cold breakfasts (served 7:30am-11am, as of May 2017), and a small, daily-changing lunchtime menu (served noon-3pm, as of January 2016).

There's plenty of internal seating, plus outside seating in good weather.

Accessibility: Step-free throughout, including to the toilet.