Hurwundeki Café

On my initial discovery it was like an episode of the Twilight Zone. I decided to walk up Cambridge Heath Road as it was a rare sunny day when I came across what looked like a garden centre or children’s crèche due to an abundance of garden gnomes, miniature chairs and rocking horses on a sand-covered fake beach sort of thing with very old deckchairs and a lovely old oak kitchen table. Situated next to the overground station and facing a particularly seedy strip club, Korean-owned Hurwundeki, is an amazing café playing 20’s jazz and kitted out with old wooden furniture you might find in a sailor’s beach cabin. Once upon a time the food choice was pretty slim consisting of either a roast vegetable sandwich, a samosa, a croissant or a lemon, now they have a great choice of everything. These days Hurwundeki is a little more polished with slick service and a huge choice of food and drink. I think I was fonder of it when it was a bit random and run by a broody Frenchman though.