Olea Social opens UK debut site at The Yards, Covent Garden

Longmartin Properties Ltd, a joint venture between Shaftesbury Capital and the Mercers’ Company, has announced Olea Social, the modern Mediterranean restaurant, has opened its debut site within The Yards, Covent Garden.

The YardsHarriet ShawMay 9, 2023The Yards, Covent Garden, Food and Beverage, Restuarants

Cheap as chips: Brits opting for lower cost F&B options, but still determined to socialise, CACI's brand dimensions finds

CACI, the consumer and location intelligence specialist, has revealed a significant trend towards lower price point hospitality venues performing well, in the midst of consumer cost pressures.

CACIHarriet ShawMarch 28, 2023Food and Beverage, Hospitality, Restuarants

Hammerson to add restaurant, wellbeing and leisure space as part of Grand Central’s transformation

Hammerson has submitted plans to transform a former department store at Grand Central, part of its Birmingham estate, into 200,000 sq ft of modern wellbeing-designed offices called ‘Drum’. Designed by Ken Shuttleworth’s Make Architects, the proposals reflect Hammerson’s strategy to reinvigorate its prime urban estates through diversifying uses whilst maximising the re-use of embodied carbon in existing buildings.

Chinatown London welcomes debut site for Pochawa Grill

Shaftesbury has announced that experienced restaurateurs Maguro Group have launched their debut casual Korean BBQ concept, Pochawa Grill, at Chinatown London’s 29 Wardour Street.

Chinatown LondonHarriet ShawDecember 19, 2022Chinatown London, Opening, BBQ, debut, Restuarants

Life and Seoul: Trio of new openings at Chinatown London

Shaftesbury has announced the openings of three more East Asian concepts at Chinatown London, Europe’s foremost destination for representing traditions and trends across the Far East.

Chinatown LondonHarriet ShawSeptember 8, 2022Chinatown London, Shaftesbury, Openings, Restuarants

Döner Shack selects Silverburn for Scottish debut

German street food restaurant, Döner Shack, has signed for its debut Scottish restaurant at Glasgow’s Silverburn; a major step in the brand’s expansion throughout the UK.

SilverburnHarriet ShawJanuary 25, 2022Silverburn, Glasgow, Restuarants

Italy's favourite pasta brand miscusi signs for UK restaurant debut in The Yards, Covent Garden

Longmartin Properties Ltd, a joint venture between Shaftesbury and the Mercers’ Company, has announced that Italy’s favourite pasta restaurant, miscusi, has selected The Yards, Covent Garden, for its debut UK location and its first restaurant outside of Italy.

Seven Dials Market celebrates new entrants

Shaftesbury has announced that KERB’s Seven Dials Market will be officially re-opening on 17 May with the addition of four new independent traders, adding to the destination’s signature ‘tastes like London’ spirit.

Liverpool ONE prepares to re-open

Grosvenor Europe is preparing to reopen Liverpool ONE, following the Government’s announcement allowing all non-essential stores to re-open from 15 June. The Liverpool ONE team has been working around the clock to ensure visitors will remain safe and assured at all times upon their return.