Once ranked as the street with the most independent stores in Europe, Gloucester Road is a hub for small and quirky businesses to thrive. But over the past couple of years, the hospitality industry has been struck hard by both the effects of the Coronavirus and now the cost of living crisis.
And sadly, this has caused a number of businesses to permanently close, with Gloucester Road not escaping the downturn. Over the past six months or so, Gloucester Road has seen the closure of many loved independent restaurants and cafes.
Bomboloni, which was a ‘popular family-run Italian restaurant’, closed its doors last October after five years of trading. At the time the owner of the restaurant, Sara Griffin, explained her reasons included ‘staffing problems and sky rocketing bills’ which she just couldn’t afford.
