North London cafe owner expands to four locations

Summarised from This Is Local London's report · Updated 9 Oct, 12:25 · Archive

A north London cafe owner has grown Lunar Cafe from one location to four in three years.

Diren Cicek opened Lunar Cafe as a small site near Hampstead Heath on Highgate Road three years ago. She has since expanded to four locations, including cafes at Highgate Studios, Georgians Padel club in Crouch End, and a co-working space on Tottenham Court Road.

The Highgate Studios location seats 200 people and operates as a public co-working space free of charge as long as visitors do not bring outside food and drink. Cicek said she took over venues when customers and other businesses approached her about running their cafe spaces. She described the expansion as a growing family business achieved without external investment, with the cafes serving salads and sandwiches made from market deliveries.

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• 'I've grown my cosy Hampstead Heath cafe into a family business with no investment'North London cafe owner Diren Cicek has grown Lunar Cafe to four locations, serving fresh pastries, salads, sandwiches and pizzas in Highgate and Crouch End.This Is Local London · 9 Oct, 12:00

In this story: Diren Cicek · Lunar Cafe · Hampstead Heath · Highgate · Crouch End · Highgate Studios · Tottenham Court Road · Georgians Padel club

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