Mimi's Tearooms in York

[bramcor]

Not exactly a genealogical question but related to family history as I'm trying to put together a little album about my late MIL for my husband. He recalls her talking often of a Mimi's Tearoom in York that she visited frequently in the early 1980s (around 1984?) while she was staying near York, & I had hoped to find a photo online.

But it seems Mimi's doesn't exist anymore & I can find no mention of it anywhere. I thought I could just use a photo of the building or even the street but I don't know the actual address. He thought it might be in Gillygate or close by, but can't be sure. There are any number of cafes & tearooms in Gillygate & Bootham today but the place could have become something other than an eating place, of course.

I wondered if any members remember this tearoom from the 1980s & exactly where it was situated? I'm on the other side of the world so can't just visit the street (other than on Google Streetview).

Any information would be appreciated. Thanks.   Jude

[KGarrad]

The iconic tearooms in York would be Betty's?
Are you sure it was Mimi's?

[bramcor]

Thank you, KGarrad, we know of the well known Betty's - it would have been so much easier if it had been that tearoom. But my husband is pretty confident it was Mimi's she spoke of, with a mention of Gillygate. Google Streetview shows a number of cafes & tearooms in Gillygate & one called Evie Brown's Tearooms in Bootham right opposite Gillygate. I had hoped someone local might remember one called Mimi's, even if it was at least 30 years ago. 

[BumbleB]

York Telephone Directories are available to browse on Ancestry, but there is no mention of Mimi's in 1982 or 1980.

[Rhododendron]

Hi Jude,
It could, of course, be that the Tearooms were not actually called "Mimi's" but that Mimi worked or owned the Tearooms.