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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Simon Goodley

Piece of London’s Jewish East End feared lost as Beigel Shop shuts

The Beigel Shop sign with man outside eating what appears to be a bagel
The 24/7 Beigel Shop, which boasted it never closed its doors, was a magnet for generations of shoppers, clubbers and tourists. Photograph: Jill Mead/The Guardian

London’s best known bagel shop, which claimed it never closed its doors, has been shuttered after its Brick Lane premises were apparently repossessed by its landlord.

The Beigel Shop, an all-night eatery at 155 Brick Lane, known as “the yellow one” for its bright sign, and a magnet for generations of shoppers, clubbers and tourists, suddenly closed on Tuesday. A notice pasted inside appeared to be a repossession order.

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