AN AWARD-WINNING Indian restaurant chain has has agreed a new 20-year lease in a Scottish city as it looks to open at a new location.
The former stock exchange building on Nelson Mandela Place in Glasgow has been let to Dishoom, with plans to combine the ground floor and basement units at 3/11 Nelson Mandela Place within the former A-listed Glasgow building approved.
The listed building dates back to 1877, and will see a second Dishoom Scottish restaurant at some point later this summer.
The chain previously opened a site on St Andrews Square in Edinburgh in 2017.
It was estimated that the restaurant would create around 30 to 40 full time equivalent jobs.
John Menzies, director in the retail team at Savills Scotland, commented: “Agreed off market, this is another fantastic deal for Glasgow and is testament to its popularity as a key food and beverage location.
“Feedback from many national operators who have prime sites in the city, put Glasgow in the top 10% of their UK bar and restaurant portfolios, measured by both turnover and profit.
“Consequently, occupier demand for the very best food and beverage properties remain strong and we are already in discussions with a number of national brands who wish to open later this year.”
Founded in 2010, Dishoom was designed to match the Irani cafes that were popular in Mumbai in the 1960s.
Their first restaurant opened in Covent Garden and the company now operates 10 sites across the UK between Edinburgh, London, Birmingham and Manchester.
The unit at 3 Nelson Mandela Place was previously occupied by restaurant Absurd Bird which closed suddenly in July 2022.
