THE OLD KOFFI POT
(1930-2008)
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Originally owned by an Italian family called the Feraras,
this much-loved local dated from the 1930s and retained
an unusual and extensive collection of coffee pots ­
all sizes, shapes and colours ­ displayed on a
long shelf over the counter.

The outside sign boasted
'Builders Breakfasts Horlicks and Bovril'.

The large interior wasa fantasia of lustrous frosted lemon
and lime opaque glass, set off with original ceiling
fans, neon strip lights and beautiful old fashioned
stick-on-letter wall menus.
 

Truly, a Valhalla in Vitrolite for classic cafes fans,
the Koffi Pot closed in 2007 and was replaced in 2008
by a modern Coffee House with the same name.

 (In 2001, director Mike Leigh shot a couple of
scenes at the Koffi Pot for his film All or Nothing.)

Text courtesy of
CLASSIC CAFÉS
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