Independent retailer Utility is to close its Bold Street furniture store with plans to relocate to a larger premises. Utility Home Store has been trading from the site, opposite the Liverpool city centre street’s Oxfam charity shop, since 2004 but says the unit is “no longer fit for purpose”. The shop will ... Read More...
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A critically acclaimed North West tapas restaurant is heading for Liverpool’s former Vincent Café and Cocktail Bar later this year. Simon Shaw, chef patron and creative director of El Gato Negro on Manchester’s King Street, has confirmed plans to open a second branch of the award-winning eatery. Serving seasonally influenced tapas dishes, ... Read More...
The Liverpool City Region’s best tourism events, attractions and venues were celebrated last night (16 May) at a prestigious awards ceremony. A total of 19 accolades were handed out at Liverpool Cathedral as the landmark played host to the Liverpool City Region Tourism Awards 2019. Television presenter, 'Great British Menu' judge and ... Read More...
Bar, restaurant and music venue operator Mission Mars has revealed plans for a new food and drink concept on Hanover Street. The firm purchased The Hub Alehouse & Kitchen restaurant, in the street’s Grade II-listed Casartelli Building earlier this year and is lining up Bavarian-style Albert’s Schenke for the site. Scheduled to ... Read More...
Liverpool Pan-Asian eatery HOST is planning to reappear in new locations around the city after closing its Hope Street venue. The Thai, Chinese and Japanese influenced restaurant shut the doors of the Georgian Quarter site on Sunday (17 March), after selling its lease to an unnamed company. Confirming that a licensed and ... Read More...
The search is underway for a restaurant operator to open a new eatery on Liverpool city centre’s Harrington Street. The food and drink venue could also offer al fresco dining during the summer months subject to the approval of proposed highways and pavement improvements on the street. The basement and ground floor ... Read More...
Expanding bar, restaurant and music venue operator Mission Mars has purchased Liverpool city centre’s The Hub Alehouse & Kitchen. The restaurant, which occupies the ground and lower ground floors of the Grade II-listed Casartelli Building, will become the chain’s twelfth venue across Manchester and Liverpool. Purchasing the venture from Liverpool restaurant operator ... Read More...
Knowsley Council has confirmed ‘negotiations are nearing completion’ to turn Huyton Village’s former Natwest bank into a food and drink venue. The proposed venture is said to be the third new bar, restaurant and café business in the pipeline for the village. A new Turkish restaurant called Eton Place is due to ... Read More...
Food concept Pilgrim will relocate from London to Liverpool after receiving backing on BBC Two’s ‘My Million Pound Menu’. Last night’s (22 January) episode saw the city’s Graffiti Spirits Group offer the food venture a partnership opportunity for its forthcoming Duke Street Food & Drink Market. Matt Farrell, co-founder of the independent ... Read More...
An expanding artisan chip shop has revealed plans to open sites in Liverpool and New Brighton in 2019. Chip’d is preparing to launch a store in Chester in February having successfully traded at food and music festivals, and has confirmed it is eyeing the Liverpool City Region destinations for further openings. Founded ... Read More...