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SoBo was a coffee shop with art displays on Tower Bridge Road in [[Locale Bermondsey|Bermondsey]]. [https://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/1/220746 According to the LondonSE1 forum], as of May 2019 it's closed down and been replaced with a different cafe called Earthsea. The information below is retained for historical purposes. <div class="old_info"> A coffee shop with art displays on Tower Bridge Road in [[Locale Bermondsey|Bermondsey]]. It [https://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/view/793 opened] in January 2004. It changed ownership in December 2010 according to a thread on the [https://www.london-se1.co.uk/forum/read/1/134701 LondonSE1 website]. Our reviews date from the time of the previous owner. The shape is long and narrow, and it only seats about 20 or so people inside, on a combination of orangey-red plastic chairs and hard banquettes (with loose cushions). There's a garden/smoking area out the back too, with tables and chairs and a toilet. The SoBo website describes it as an "art gallery espresso bar", and it does indeed have displays of art for sale on the walls — these appear to change every so often. [http://www.london-se1.co.uk/restaurants/info/399/sobo LondonSE1] says it has BT Openzone wifi. They have a small range of hot and cold drinks (less than you would expect from somewhere like Caffe Nero) for takeaway or eat in. [[secretlondon]] noted in September 2008 that they offer soya milk for these. They do some food including cakes and panini — the panini are pre-made and displayed at the counter. Takeaway is a little bit cheaper. They have a breakfast menu too. They're licensed, and serve wine at least, possibly other bottled alcoholic drinks too. There's no table service — order and pay at the counter, and they'll bring your food over to you when it's ready. [[secretlondon]] visited a couple of times in September 2008. On my first visit, I arrived at 3:30pm and there was only one other person in there. There was some background music. I had a chai latte <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/secretlondon/2824550603/ photo]</small> and a spinach pastry <small>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/secretlondon/2824550611/ photo]</small>. My pastry came with a small side salad and the latte and pastry cost £5.20. On my second visit there were pushchairs and children playing with a toy box at the entrance, which felt a bit [[Locale East Dulwich|East Dulwich]] like for my taste. This time I had a takeaway spinach pasty which was served in a see through plastic box with a dressed salad. [[Kake]] visited on a Tuesday afternoon in July 2010, also arriving around 3:30pm — there were about half a dozen other customers during my visit. Music was playing, but only just audible over the noise of the road outside. I tried the parma ham panini (£4 for eat-in). The SoBo website claims the panini are toasted, but mine was actually microwaved (although competently enough). The bread was a bit dry and nothing special, and I could have done without the random and somewhat ugly-looking splodge of olive oil that they put on top. The filling was fine. A couple of rather tough-skinned cherry tomatoes were supplied on the side. My tea (£1.75 for a two-cup pot) was fine; I asked for it to be "very weak", and they got it just right. I wish they'd offered me soya milk, though — I much prefer it, but didn't realise until later that it was an option. Accessibility: Small ridge at the entrance. One step down to the garden area and toilet. [[secretlondon]]'s verdict: Their coffee is nice and available with syrup and soya milk. They are notably expensive for the area though. [[Kake]]'s verdict: My panini was disappointing, but I might pop in again for a cup of tea (which given the size of the pot I felt was a reasonable price). See also: * [http://web.archive.org/web/20130724094208/http://hungryinlondon.com/2010/05/sobo-bermondsey/ Hungry In London review] <div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], July 2010.</div> </div>
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