Cafe Med

Status: Closed
Address: 370 St John Street, EC1V 4NN (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview)
London borough: Islington
Former name(s): New Clown
Clown
Queen of Hungary [same site]
French King
Turk's Head
Former address: 136 St John Street Road (1899)
62 St John Street Road (1856)
Historical parish: Clerkenwell
Dates open: by 1823-at least 2006
Owner: Med Kitchen (former)
Website: Website
Notes: Renamed as the "Clown" in c1774. Now solely a restaurant.
Photo taken in July 2012
Sources: Open date: Archives
Close date: Beer in the Evening
Renaming: Clerkenwell and Finsbury Past via Tris C (e-mail)
PO 1839/1841/1856/1869/1882/1895/1899 (all as "Clown")/1915 (as "New Clown")
References: MS 11936/495/1003316 (as "Clown")
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