London restaurants heading to Second City
THE latest restaurant to reveal opening plans at Birmingham’s £700 million Paradise project has been unveiled.
London-based Rosa’s Thai Café is planning to launch its first Midlands venue later this year in Two Chamberlain Square, the second office building to complete at the city centre scheme.
This new venue will have 80 seats and be open for lunch and dinner seven days a week.
It will join two other restaurants at Paradise. Indian/Irani café Dishoom opened last spring in One Chamberlain Square while Mediterranean wine bar and restaurant Vinoteca will take space at Two Chamberlain Square.
The eight-storey office building is due to be completed this year and will also be home to
law firms DLA Piper and Knights and financial services company Mazars.
Gavin Adair, chief executive of Rosa’s Thai Cafe, said: “For us, the offer at Paradise was too good an opportunity to miss and we are extremely happy with the setting of our new restaurant overlooking Centenary Way.
“We can’t wait to welcome Brummies into our new space in Two Chamberlain Square later this year.”
Rob Groves, regional director of Paradise’s development manager Argent, added: “Rosa’s is an outstanding new addition to Birmingham’s dining scene and we can’t wait to welcome the team to their new home Chamberlain Square.
“We are very proud that Paradise is now bringing a broad range of great, new restaurants to the city.”
Meanwhile, an independent, London-based Japanese restaurant is also planning to launch in Birmingham city centre.
Robata, which operates a single site in Soho, has revealed plans to convert the former Chilango unit at the corner of Colmore Row and Bennetts Hill.
Robata, which means ‘fireside’, serves grilled charcoal cooking and specialises in the izakaya-style of restaurant which strives for a more casual, afterwork atmosphere. Head chef Charles Lee worked at a number of Michelin-starred restaurants during his career before joining Robata.
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