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Business premises on [[Locale London Road|London Road]]. As of late November 2015 it's been refurbished to open as a hair/nail salon.
Cafe and coffee shop on [[Locale London Road|London Road]]. It opened in April 2014.
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It was previously a cafe and coffee shop called Finjan, but this closed down some time between July and September 2015.
<b>Note:</b> As of September 2015, Finjan is temporarily closed for refurbishment, according to notices in the window. It remains closed as of early November.
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<div class="history">
See [http://london-road-croydon.org/history/0074-finjan.html The Past and Present
of Croydon's London Road] for history up to July 2015, at which point it was a cafe and coffee shop called Finjan.
In late 2014 it opened a shisha area at the back (as of December 2014, this is open from 6pm to midnight every day, and until 2am on Fridays and Saturdays).
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It does cooked breakfasts, sandwiches, salads, cakes, coffee, and tea. The food is halal, so the cooked breakfast has beef sausages and no bacon. Vegetarian sausages are also available.

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* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/19898499209/ Photo of Kurdish breakfast at Finjan] (July 2015)
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14015717752/ Photo of Finjan interior] (April 2014)
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14015712202/ Photo of English breakfast at Finjan] (sausages, egg, mushrooms, beans, courgettes, toast; April 2014)
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14015700301/ Photo of salad filling menu at Finjan] (April 2014)
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14015711921/ Photo of coffee/tea menu at Finjan] (April 2014)
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/13995766876/ Photo of breakfast menu at Finjan] (April 2014)
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/19898499209/ Photo of Kurdish breakfast] (July 2015)
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14015717752/ Photo of interior] (April 2014)
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14015712202/ Photo of cooked breakfast] (sausages, egg, mushrooms, beans, courgettes, toast; April 2014)
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14015700301/ Photo of salad filling menu] (April 2014)
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/14015711921/ Photo of coffee/tea menu] (April 2014)
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/13995766876/ Photo of breakfast menu] (April 2014)
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As of September 2015, Finjan was temporarily closed for refurbishment, according to notices in the window. It remained closed as of early November. By late November there was a sign in the window <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/23569723622/ photo]</small> recruiting "Hairdressers, Barbers[,] Stylists, Makeup artists, Nail technicians, Threading", and the interior had been filled with hairdressing stations <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/23050116094/ photo taken through window]</small>.
Accessibility: A step to get in. More steps to the back room, and even more steps to the shisha area.

<div class="history">
[https://www.flickr.com/photos/23066873@N02/6663285525/ According to a photo on Flickr], at some point prior to 1989 the premises were occupied by something called Dinners Delight.

Some years later, the occupant
was a noodle bar called [http://london.openguides.org/wiki/?Udon,_CRO_2TB Udon].

At some point before 2012 it was occupied by Nash barbers and hairdressers <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/6823793162/
photo]</small>, but Nash moved across the road to [[Nash Unisex Salon, 61 London Road|number 61]] in early 2012. As of May 2012, number 74 was vacant <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/7177962694/ photo]</small>.

By March 2013,
an interpreting and translation service called Language Friendship &amp; Co <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/8558703407/ photo]</small> had moved in, but this closed some time between May 2013 and January 2014. According to a poster in the window as of March 2013 <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/8559810126/ photo]</small>, they either used to have or still do have another base in West Croydon on the first floor of numbers 51-53 London Road. As of January 2014, number 74 was vacant <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/12087828266/ photo]</small>.

As of mid-April 2014 the premises were under refurbishment to reopen as a coffee shop called Finjan
, with a frontage advertising coffee, tea, baguettes, soups, croissants, and sandwiches <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/rjw1/13945576593/ photo]</small>. Finjan opened on Tuesday 22 April 2014.
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<div class="last_verified">Existence last checked in July 2015.</div>

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summary='Cafe and coffee shop on London Road.' summary='Business premises on London Road.' summary='Cafe and coffee shop on London Road.' summary='Business premises on London Road.'

Cafe and coffee shop on London Road. It opened in April 2014.

Note: As of September 2015, Finjan is temporarily closed for refurbishment, according to notices in the window. It remains closed as of early November.

In late 2014 it opened a shisha area at the back (as of December 2014, this is open from 6pm to midnight every day, and until 2am on Fridays and Saturdays).

It does cooked breakfasts, sandwiches, salads, cakes, coffee, and tea. The food is halal, so the cooked breakfast has beef sausages and no bacon. Vegetarian sausages are also available.

See also:

Accessibility: A step to get in. More steps to the back room, and even more steps to the shisha area.

According to a photo on Flickr, at some point prior to 1989 the premises were occupied by something called Dinners Delight.

Some years later, the occupant was a noodle bar called Udon.

At some point before 2012 it was occupied by Nash barbers and hairdressers photo, but Nash moved across the road to number 61 in early 2012. As of May 2012, number 74 was vacant photo.

By March 2013, an interpreting and translation service called Language Friendship & Co photo had moved in, but this closed some time between May 2013 and January 2014. According to a poster in the window as of March 2013 photo, they either used to have or still do have another base in West Croydon on the first floor of numbers 51-53 London Road. As of January 2014, number 74 was vacant photo.

As of mid-April 2014 the premises were under refurbishment to reopen as a coffee shop called Finjan, with a frontage advertising coffee, tea, baguettes, soups, croissants, and sandwiches photo. Finjan opened on Tuesday 22 April 2014.

Existence last checked in July 2015.

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