New businesses arrive in Tooting and Balham
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Recent months have seen a plethora of new businesses open their doors in Tooting and Balham. A new report by local news sites Tooting Newsie and Balham Newsie showed a surge in activity in these areas, with new start-ups ranging from restaurants to a health and wellbeing company.
Tooting
Tooting is building on its reputation as a foodie haven with more and more eateries opening up in the area. December saw a new Kurdish restaurant come to Tooting Broadway. Taştê (which means ‘breakfast’ in Kurdish) serve homemade, healthy Kurdish food, including sharing breakfasts and lunches, in a venue that’s both family and wheelchair friendly. Good Neighbour opened at 102 Tooting High Street, taking over the site where Tota used to be. The company is serving sharing plates in the day and the evening, brunches at weekends, and has an extensive wine list. The owner already has a successful branch of the restaurant in Camberwell. Up in Tooting Bec, Communion Coffee is a commuter-focused coffee bar serving quality coffee in a speedy way! It has a selection of coffee, tea, baked goods and chocolate bars to eat in or take away and hopes to offer a lunchtime sandwich option soon. Pinch Café recently launched in the reception area of the Trident Business Centre. Owner Kuba is serving a menu of freshly-made, mostly vegetarian and vegan sandwiches, wraps, soups, waffles, cakes and smoothies, plus a hot dish of the day. If you fancy a bike ride (albeit stationary) with your coffee, Cycle Culture is now open on Upper Tooting Road serving tea, coffee and snacks, with a cycle studio in the back!
Balham:
In Balham, the start of 2020 saw online sensation Trap Kitchen open its first restaurant, choosing 76 Bedford Hill as its home, from where it serves dishes of lobster, snow crab, chicken, macaroni and waffles. Some people may recognise owner Prince Cofie Owusu from his appearance on the BBC hit show My Million Pound Menu. Family-run Lebanese restaurant-café, Libano, also opened in January, serving freshly-made Lebanese breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner at 76 Balham High Road. Tool & building supplies retailer Toolstation opened its 400th UK shop in Balham, located at the Zennor Road Trade Park off Weir Road. The company held a big party to celebrate with several promotions for customers on the day. Balham resident and Italian pastry chef, Nicoletta Loiacono, has started her own home baking business, Meraki: Baking Studio. As well as looking to sell her products in markets, at events and via outside catering, Nicoletta also serves local residents and businesses. February saw the launch of The Gut Feeling, an online subscription service delivering products that help people look after their stomach. Every product is hand-picked by the owner and her team and features prebiotic and probiotic foods and drinks with a touch of wellness. February also saw local resident and massage therapist, Alice Wilkinson, start her own venture. Alice Wilkinson Massage focuses on helping young professionals who are suffering from burnout. Working out of a home studio as well as at Feel Good Balham, Alice encourages mental and physical reconnection through the power of touch, offering transformative holistic massage treatments in a calming space.
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