The restaurant Harry Morgan, an institution of north west London, has closed its doors for good.
The St John’s Wood eaterie, which has served Jewish deli-style food to locals, tourists and celebrities for more than 72 years, is another victim of the pandemic.
Manager Antonio Franco who has worked at the restaurant for 10 years, told the JC that landlord, Trophaeum Asset Management (which owns 60 per cent of properties on St John’s Wood High Street), had refused to agree any compromise over their rent.
“Our revenue has been at about 40 per cent of what it was before. We stopped paying the rent and tried to negotiate a rent reduction or to pay the rent in stages, but they refused,” said Mr Franco.
