London Opens Arms to Hungarian Entrepreneurs

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When Istvan Bozo first moved to London in 2010, he craved the flavorful pancakes he’d loved as a child in the northern Hungarian village of Zabar. After trying about 20 places and finding only disappointment, he realized he needed to start his own restaurant.

It took him just two weeks to get the permits and financing for Crepe Fun-Tastic. Today the pink-and-green-fronted shop near Victoria station has six employees, all Hungarian, and sells between 70 and 100 pancakes each day.