Crab Tavern, Franco Manca, and José Pizarro Tapas Bar & Restaurant have taken space at the £20 million Broadgate Circle scheme. The new food, drink and leisure destination at Broadgate City of London is set to open in April 2015 and is fully pre-let except for two kiosks.
Franco Manca, specialising in Neapolitan-style pizzas with slow-rising sourdough baked in a wood burning brick oven, has signed for 1,500 sq ft on a 10 year lease. José Pizarro Tapas Bar & Restaurant, developed by renowned Spanish chef José Pizarro, has taken 1,400 sq ft on a 10 year lease and will offer an all-day menu of contemporary Spanish cooking. New American surf & turf concept Crab Tavern has taken its first UK restaurant, a 5,700 sq ft unit on a 15 year lease, and is due to open later in the summer.
The 45,000 sq ft development, located in the heart of the Broadgate campus, will bring 11 new, high profile brands with an all-day, six-day a week offer to the area. Other recently announced signed restaurants and bars include Hakkasan Group’s Yauatcha, The Botanist from ETM Group, Aubaine, Shoryu Ramen and Comptoir Libanais.
Stylish and good quality dining options
Matthew Pinsent, Head of City Offices for British Land, said: “The new restaurant signings and leisure concept, many of which are new to the City, is fantastic news for Broadgate. They demonstrate our commitment to provide a broad range of stylish and good quality dining options that will help to attract and retain our occupiers, and help re-position Broadgate to meet the changing needs of the City.”
Owners British Land and GIC have invested £20 million redeveloping Broadgate Circle as part of their strategy to provide a more vibrant retail and restaurant offer to create a new destination which will serve the city and growing areas to the north and east. With an estimated 250,000 people (CACI) passing through Broadgate every day, Broadgate Circle is expected to benefit from its position around Liverpool Street Station, one of London’s most important transport hubs and from the completion of Crossrail in 2018.
Broadgate Circle will also complement the existing food and retail offer on the campus. Cafes and restaurants already at Broadgate include Gaucho Grill, Rocket, Piccolino and Gatti’s, in addition to pubs and bars including Corney & Barrow, The Fleetwood, Jamies Wine Bar and The White Horse. Retailers include Reiss, Hobbs, Links, Monsoon, Karen Millen and Space NK.
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