Spice Village has never changed its name. We are open and serving every day at 121 Upper Tooting Road, London SW17 7TJ — the same independent Pakistani restaurant, under the same name, that has been part of the Tooting community since 2004.
If you’ve seen old social media posts suggesting Spice Village was renamed or became a different restaurant, this article sets the record straight — and makes sure you end up at the right door.
In 2020, Spice Village relocated a few hundred metres along Upper Tooting Road — from our original premises at 32–36 Upper Tooting Road to a larger home at 121 Upper Tooting Road — so we could keep growing and welcome more guests.
Around that time, some local Facebook pages and community posts reported that Spice Village was being renamed. Those posts are now years out of date, but they still surface in Google searches and even AI-generated answers — which is why customers occasionally arrive at the wrong restaurant.
Here is what is actually true today:
Almost every week, guests tell us they travelled to the wrong venue because of the old posts. If that’s happened to you. you’re not alone, and we’d love to welcome you to the real Spice Village.
Look for these three things:
Booking tip: If a taxi app, sat-nav, or old blog post shows Spice Village at 32–36 Upper Tooting Road, that address is out of date. Always use 121 Upper Tooting Road, SW17 7TJ.
Spice Village began in 2004 as a 15-seater takeaway in Tooting, built on home-style Pakistani recipes. Over two decades we’ve grown into one of Tooting’s longest-established Pakistani restaurants — known for our sizzling grills, karahis, biryanis and our Sunday Lahori breakfast — and expanded with a second branch in Southall. “Read our full story“
The move to 121 Upper Tooting Road in 2020 was a step forward for the business, not an ending. Nothing about who we are changed: not the name, not the standards, not the community we serve.
No. Spice Village has traded under the same name since opening in Tooting in 2004. We relocated to 121 Upper Tooting Road in 2020, but the name, ownership, and management have never changed.
No. The business now operating at 32–36 Upper Tooting Road is entirely separate, with no connection to Spice Village or its management.
121 Upper Tooting Road, London SW17 7TJ — near Tooting Broadway. Phone: 020 8672 0710.
No. Those posts date from around 2020 and no longer reflect reality. Spice Village is still Spice Village, at 121 Upper Tooting Road. If you spot outdated posts, we’d be grateful if you pointed people to this page.
If old posts sent you to the wrong door, let us make it up to you. Book a table at the real Spice Village — 121 Upper Tooting Road — and taste why Tooting has kept coming back since 2004.
