Artfarm, the independent hospitality business behind Mayfair’s The Audley & Mount Street Restaurant is launching Farm Shop – a 4,000 sq ft farm shop and café at 64 South Audley Street. Under the stewardship of former Fortnum & Mason chief executive Ewan Ventures, who joined the business in 2021, the two-floor venue builds on the […]
Acting on behalf of landlord Fordgate Group, DCL has secured a duo of exciting hospitality openings for Covent Garden’s prestigious Acre House. New Italian café and wine bar Capilungo will launch at 72 Long Acre in December, to be joined in early 2024 by the third site for Mediterranean eatery Olives N’ Meze at 70 […]
One of Oxford’s oldest pubs has been taken over by Oxford Ale & Cider Investments Limited DCL successfully assigned the pub for City Pub Co to Oxford Ale & Cider Investments Limited, the team behind the award winning The Sussex Arms in Twickenham and The Express Tavern in Kew. The Grapes offers an array of […]
The Savoy has announced that renowned restaurateur Jeremy King will re-launch legendary restaurant Simpsons in the Strand next year. One of London’s oldest restaurants, the 20,000 sq ft venue dates back to 1828. Renowned for championing traditional British fare, it was one of the first restaurants in the UK to win a Michelin star in […]
Veteran restaurateur, Jeremy King began his career at Le Caprice at 20 Arlington Street and has returned to open a new restaurant supported by former Le Caprice maître d’ Jesus Adorno and chef, Will Halsall. The name Le Caprice cannot be used so the restaurant will open hopefully in February 2024 and will be called […]
Broadway Market is to welcome a highly anticipated new restaurant from hospitality power couple Honey Spencer and Charlie Sims. Sune – which takes its name from the Nordic name for son, as well as the name of sommelier Spencer’s wine mentor Sune Rosforth in Copenhagen – will open in late November on the canal side […]
We have successfully secured a new lease on The Depot in Islington for our client Mosaic Pub Company, at a rent of £75,000 per annum. This pub is a great fit to Mosaic’s ever growing portfolio.
London operator Market Taverns has added Putney’s The Spencer Arms to its collection of charming British pubs. DCL achieved a substantial premium for the lease, which was assigned to the group in the summer. The pub on Putney Common has since reopened as a community hub for locals, serving some of the best real ales in […]
Interactive football entertainment concept TOCA Social, which counts Harry Kane and Leah Williamson amongst its backers, is to launch its third and largest site to date at Westfield London. Construction is due to start next year on the 35,000 sq ft venue, which occupies an entire floor of the former Debenhams department store. It will […]
Argentinian empanadas brand, Chango Empanadas, has acquired former Dairy site in Clapham at 16 The Pavement. Founder, Bernardo Neville, decided to share his passion for the authentic Argentine Empanada to the British community with sites in Richmond, Wimbledon, Highgate, Wandsworth and Parsons Green already enjoying success. Bernardo was born and brought up in Tucuman, Argentina where […]
Prosecco Caffé have secured a new lease on the former Blade Hair Salon, 26 Frith Street in Soho. The Soho site will double up Prosecco Caffé’s London presence, having already operated a site in Westfield Stratford. Prosecco Caffé offers an authentic Italian experience at any time of the day – with an expansive coffee and Prosecco […]
DCL have assigned The Tommy Tucker in Fulham for a substantial premium. The lease has been assigned to the leaseholders of Kona Kai in Fulham. They wish to continue to operate the pub as a food led business with a great beer selection.
Legendary restauranteur, Jeremy King recently announced his first solo venture: The Park – facing flagship corner of Fenton Wheelan’s Park Modern building following the sale of Corbin & King last year. The co-founder of The Wolseley and Brasserie Zedel amongst others, the new restaurant will be in the style of the European Grand Cafes & […]
Acting on behalf of Longmartin Properties Ltd (a joint venture between Shaftesbury Capital and the Mercers’ Company), Davis Coffer Lyons has let a flagship 9,000 sq ft unit forming part of Covent Garden’s The Yards to Aqua Restaurant Group – the operator behind Aqua Shard, Hutong, Aqua Kyoto and Aqua Nueva as well as the […]
Market Taverns Pub Company, a group of 12 pubs has acquired The Spencer Arms in Putney from The Small & Friendly Pub Company Limited. Market Taverns plan to continue to utilise the pub’s great location on Putney Common and continue to provide benches on the common for locals to use. They will continue to change […]
Congratulations @jeremyrbking on the launch of @theparklondon – she’s a beauty! ✨
The Park is the second opening from Jeremy King Restaurants this year, a “new world grand café” serving an all day American / Italian menu, located on the ground floor of Park Modern, opposite the gardens of Kensington Palace.
DCL provided advice and leasing services to the landlord and acted as brokers in the deal.
Welcome to @Carnaby flatmates, and happy new home! 💜
We’ve been so excited to see the transformation taking place behind @thelittlevioletdoor on Kingly Street, from private members club to flatshare turned bar and restaurant!
Congratulations to the talented Little Door & Co team on a fabulous launch.
We are delighted to have acted on behalf of Shaftesbury Capital on the letting of this special site - once home to live music club The Bag O’Nails, which hosted, amongst many others, an early gig by The Jimi Hendrix Experience – and to see it enter an exciting new era.
We can’t wait to welcome @masterbaouk to @westfieldstratfordcity next month!
They’re bringing their full menu of bao, bowls, dumplings and Taiwanese-inspired street food favourites to a new part of London plus a new and exclusive hot chicken bao. The new site will have its own identity, building on everything they’ve learnt over the years, as well as a noodle room so they can make their signature fat and chewy udon noodles fresh, every single day.
@DCL have been instructed by Landlord, @thackeraygroup, to market 118 Deansgate in Manchester on a new lease. Situated adjacent to the landmark Kendals building, which is due to be refurbished and when completed will provide approx. 500,000 sq ft of Grade A office space together with approx. 40,000 sq ft of retail & leisure space, Deansgate benefits from a high footfall 7 days a week and is a popular pitch for F&B, leisure and retail.
The unit provides 3,145 sq ft on Ground Floor only with an extraction route available. All uses will be considered.
Please contact Louie Gazdar for more information:
Lgazdar@dcl.co.uk
07908 119 441
Today on #internationalwomensday, as every day, we celebrate our valued team and the contributions they make to promote inclusion and empowerment in their daily lives, from supporting female-founded businesses, to raising funds for women’s mental and physical health and coaching rugby to women and girls. #InspireInclusion
We are delighted to be working with John Lewis on the appointment of a new hospitality partner to operate the rooftop of its flagship Oxford Street store.
The rooftop garden was created in 2014 as part of the 150th anniversary celebrations for John Lewis, and most recently played host to Willows on the Roof’s Winter Terrace.
A suitably fitting operator is sought to deliver a compelling restaurant, bar and garden for the space, which has panoramic views across central London’s skyline.
For further info contact Kate Taylor or Tony Levine
On behalf of luxury residence operator Grand Residence Club by Marriott, we are delighted to have been tasked with sourcing a new tenant for the Mayfair restaurant premises formerly home to Le Gavroche. The fine dining restaurant – a London institution - completed its final service in January, ending a 55 year tenure. A fitting operator is sought for the 4,000 sq ft venue in Upper Brook Street, which sits below GRC’s luxury residences.
Contact Tracey Mills or Tony Levine for further information.
Coming soon to Covent Garden… London’s first Mexican “churreria”. @aguamiel.ldn - a flagship dessert bar majoring on churros doughnuts - launches this month at 24 Wellington Street; a thriving Theatreland destination close to Covent Garden Piazza.
Churros, made fresh in-house, will be served with a choice of sugar or real cinnamon and sugar, along with one of three dips (dulce de leche, condensed milk or chocolate), partnered with quality coffee and specialist Mexican hot and cold drinks, including aguas fresca, horchata and spiced hot chocolate.
@dcl_leisure acted on behalf of Shaftesbury Capital to let the 800 sq ft unit.
Set to open in March 2024, chicken lovers favourite, Wingstop, is adding to its growing empire with a dine-in location at former the Bodeans site, 169 Clapham High Street.
@wingstopuk first opened its doors in Texas in 1994. Their outstanding food and superior customer service created a demand that could only be satisfied by more locations. In 1997 they began offering franchises and today they are one of the fastest-growing concepts in North America.
Now, with 26 restaurants and 13 "delivery only" dark kitchens in the UK and over 1,500 restaurants globally; US, Mexico, Colombia, Panama, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, France and the UAE, Wingstop has a huge following.
Paul Tallentyre represented @bodeansbbq for the sale of the lease at a premium.
#wingstopuk
#chickenwings
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See our latest public house instructions.:
1 Royal Vauxhall Tavern, Vauxhall
2 Putney Pies, Putney
3 Loose Box, Westminster
4 Ferndale Road, Brixton
5 The Feathers, Chalfont St Giles
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@westfieldstratfordcity has welcomed Asian bakery @ongongbuns run by husband and wife Icy and Aaron Mo.
Pop down to the Great Eastern Market at Westfield Stratford City to grab one of their Chinese pork, chicken curry, Korean Garlic Bread and Spicy Vegan salty ong buns buns or treat yourself to some sweet pandan and coconut cake.
The Great Eastern Market is home to a host of specialist and independent food outlets including Karaway Bakery, Ergon Greek deli, Pasta Remoli, Rasa Malaysia and Japan Centre, as well as microbrewery Tap East. Contact us for pop up and longer term opportunities
Season’s Eatings Day #15: Brutto
We end the year, and our Season’s Eating’s series, with a tribute and a toast to Russell Norman; one of hospitality’s finest and a truly inspirational figure whose loss is keenly felt.
Russell’s impact on London’s dining scene in London was immense. From the launch of Polpo in 2009 to his most recent project @bru.tto, both he and his restaurants were defined by creativity and flair, attention to detail and genuine warmth and hospitality. Whilst rapturously received and commercially successful, they were underpinned by a sincere and scholarly passion for the source of their inspiration, as was evident in Russell’s award-winning books “POLPO: a Venetian cookbook (of sorts)”, “Spuntino – Comfort Food (New York Style)”, “Venice – Four Seasons of Home Cooking” and “BRUTTO: A Simple Florentine Cookbook”.
We had the privilege of working with Russell and his business partner Richard Beatty on projects from the first Polpo on Beak Street, to Polpetto, Spuntino, Mishkin’s, Ape & Bird and Brutto - the Clerkenwell restaurant that is Russell’s take on a Florentine bistro. The lively neighbourhood trattoria proved an instant hit; a winning combination of simplicity, authenticity and conviviality, with a sprinkling of Russell’s fairy dust. Long may it live on.
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Season’s Eatings Day #14: Arlington
News began to emerge earlier in the year that hospitality legend @jeremyrbking would make a very welcome return to the capital’s dining scene with not one, but three major projects.
The first to open in early 2024 will be a reinvention of Le Caprice - the restaurant where Jeremy began his career with business partner Chris Corbin - which will open under the new name of Arlington.
Though originally opened in 1947, Le Caprice took on a new lease of life when it was taken over by King and Corbin in 1981, becoming one of London’s most in-demand dining rooms with a stellar clientele, tended to by “maître d’ without equal” Jesus Adorno, with whom King is re-uniting for the project. Adaptions of old favourites from the menu for 21st century tastes are planned for @arlingtonlondon, by former Le Caprice head chef Will Halsall and team.
The launch will be followed in the spring by the opening of @theparklondon in the new Park Modern building opposite Kensington Palace Gardens, to be followed by a reinvention of institution Simpsons in the Strand.
DCL acted for Jeremy King Restaurants on the off-market acquisition of Le Caprice, as well as brokering the Park Modern and Simpsons in the Strand deals.
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Season’s Eatings Day #13: Bunsik, Westfield Stratford City
@westfieldstratfordcity has today welcomed popular Korean street food brand @bunsik_london.
The fast-growing brand’s fifth site is located within the busy lower ground floor food court. Alongside its epic corn dogs, kimbap, ddukbokki and Korean fried chicken, in a first for the group, a range of vegetarian options are on offer, including the debut of its first veggie burger.
The launch marks a milestone in the growth of the ambitious brand, which launched in 2021 on Charing Cross Road.
DCL advises URW on F&B and leisure at Westfield Stratford City and Westfield London.
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