Now Pogo Café is a full on no frills vegan cafe and is where I come when I don’t want to feel like I’m in London. It’s a bit ghetto with an anarchist bent which I find charming. On the other hand you could find it extremely irritating if you were the type to take all that anti-establishment crap seriously. They go to town with the shredded carrot, but it’s all so satisfyingly healthy and cheap. It always amuses me how they have more staff than customers yet it takes forever to get served, it’s run by volunteers and last time I was there, there was two of us and 16 people who appeared to be working there. You’re unlikely to stumble across it unless of course you are unfortunate enough to live near by or you’re a street level drug dealer or one of 5 kids to a white trash single mom. What I’m saying is, this is a dodgy street, where delinquents walk down the middle of the road refusing to move for cars and where kids half my size look like they’re gonna kill me just because I don’t wear jewelery from Argos. And yes this was the site of much of the action in the London riots. I am however obsessed with this place and frequently drag friends along although a recent text message (see below) has made me re-think that.
“Penny brace yourself but I have to make a confession……….I hope it will not cause permanent trauma in our deep long lasting friendship………I know the Pogo cafe is very close to your heart and I don’t in anyway wish to make you choose between us but…..I wasn’t a big fan of my food at the Pogo cafe. It tasted a bit like a dry frozen veggie burger and chips. I hope you understand and can forgive me but maybe we could try somewhere new. All my love”
We no longer speak.
Pogo Cafe, 76 Clarence Road, London E5 8HB
020 8533 1214
Wednesday – Saturday 12.30pm – 9pm Sunday 11am – 9pm
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