Bloom's restaurant was a

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Jewish deli restaurant in London. Until its last branch closed in summer 2010, it was the longest-standing kosher restaurant in

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, and was well-known beyond the

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ish community. Blooms was under the supervision of the London Beth Din.

History

The original restaurant, in

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, was established by Morris Bloom in 1920. Morris Bloom was a Lithuanian immigrant. His son Sidney continued to run the family business, and in the early 1930s, the restaurant moved to Old Montague Street. In 1952, the restaurant moved to

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, and subsequently, a second restaurant was opened in

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. The East End restaurant closed in 1996, due to the changing nature of the neighborhood. For many years the Bloom's brand was maintained by the surviving restaurant in

in north west London. It was renovated in summer 2007, and served traditional

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-style Jewish cuisine (as opposed to many other Kosher restaurants in London which are more influenced by Israeli-style food). A new Bloom's restaurant opened in

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in 2007, but has now closed. Shortly thereafter, the final Bloom's outlet, the Golders Green restaurant, also closed its doors, in summer 2010.

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History

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