Leonid Shutov, who opened the Bob Bob Ricard restaurant in Soho in 2008, is to invest c£9m in opening a 180-cover restaurant in the Leadenhall Building (the Cheesegrater skyscraper) in the City of London.
Shutov, who in 2014 pulled out of plans to invest £15m on opening a new high end restaurant on the former Just St James site in Mayfair’s St James’s Street, said: “The Leadenhall Building offers the ideal location for our unique restaurant concept and we are excited to open in such a fantastic location. The restaurant will break new ground in both design and culinary offering and will deliver an interior that is both urban and contemporary.”
The as yet unnamed, offering will be located on the third floor of the building overlooking the public realm. It will provide a 180-cover, all-booth restaurant with a further 120 covers in private rooms which can accommodate from four to 40 guests.
The modern British grill menu will feature locally sourced, seasonal produce cooked over an open flame or smoked in-house. In addition, a nine-seater Japanese dining room will serve sushi, sashimi and tempura.
Davis Coffer Lyons acted for landlord British Land.
Tracey Mills, executive director, Davis Coffer Lyons, said: “The Leadenhall Building is a new icon for the City skyline – a bold statement - and similarly we needed a statement operator. Leonid Shutov’s concept will provide a USP for the City, will have an exceptional design and undoubtedly, it will become part of the City’s ‘must go’ places. Traditionally known for its solid daytime trade, the Square Mile is fast becoming a fashionable destination for evening and weekend socialising.”
Chris Carter Keall, Head of Asset Management, Oxford Properties said: “As part of our placemaking strategy to enliven the public realm, we are also working to deliver two further outlets at ground floor level to provide a diverse offering to our occupiers and diners in the City.”
