Avenida Brasil

Status: Open
Address: 14 South End, CR0 1DL (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview)
London borough: Croydon
Former name(s): King of the South
Apatura
Bodega
Cactus Jack's
Duke's Head
Fiddler and Firkin
Duke's Head
Former address: 73 South End (1851)
Historical parish: Croydon
Dates open: 1761-
Good Beer Guide: [Duke's Head:] 1985
Owner: Mr Q's (former)
Firkin Pub Co. (former)
Website: Website
Notes: Renamed as the "Fiddler and Firkin" in 1993, and as the "Duke's Head" in 1999, as the "Bodega" by c2008 (possibly more of a restaurant), as "Apatura" in c2012 (a restaurant, but with a bar area), as "King of the South" in 2021, and as "Avenida Brasil" in c2022. This is possibly just a restaurant now, but it's unclear.
Photo taken in August 2011
Sources: Open date: Croydon and Its Pubs
Renaming: CAMRA
London Drinker WP46
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