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Alfonsina, London

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Opens Tue at 12:00pm
Operator: Independent
50-52 Long Lane, Smithfield, London, EC1A 9EJ (View on Google Map)
(020) 4619 8787
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Unusual five-storey postwar building with some art deco lines and a modern ground floor frontage. Not big inside with Industrial decor, and a real mix of chairs & tables. Renamed c.2000 as Stream (bar), closed some time later in the decade, serving as a noodle café and as a shop. Reopened again Dec 2013 as Kench & Bibsey (cocktail bar). Flooded March 2014, changed hands and reopened in May 2014 as Ask for Janice. Closed at the beginning of the pandemic. Long Lane opened in May 2022 and closed in September 2023. Reopened January 2025 as a Latin American restaurant with craft beer. [You may have to eat]

Information for this venue is provided by the East London & City Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Long Lane; Ask for Janice
Local Authority
City of London
Last updated
10/04/2025
Last surveyed
Leasehold owner
Crooked Elbow Limited
Freehold owner
Zefelix Ltd
Pub ID
ELC/100034
Asset of Community Value
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 11:00pm
Friday
Noon - 11:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 11:00pm
Sunday
Closed
Monday
No Service
Tuesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 11:00pm
Friday
Noon - 11:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 11:00pm
Sunday
No Service
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