Mowgli Street Food, the Indian home-cooking and street-food inspired eatery, have signed for their debut London site, secured by specialist leisure property agency Shelley Sandzer.
Mowgli’s new 5,800sq ft Charlotte Street restaurant will join 13 regional sites across the country, including presences in Liverpool, Manchester, Oxford, and Birmingham. Founded by chef, food writer, and television presenter Nisha Katone, Mowgli is founded on the food eaten in Katona’s Indian ancestral home and on her Varanasi streets, moving away from stereotypes of the cuisine.
The menu is all about the smash and grab zing of an Indian home kitchen: tiffin boxes, and light fresh curries with extensive gluten-free and vegan menus. Katona designs every space, inspired by the broken-down temples around her ancestral Varanasi home in North India, and the brand’s new Charlotte St restaurant will feature the iconic rope swing chairs that have become synonymous with the brand.
Nick Weir, Co-Managing Partner at Shelley Sandzer, said: “Given their popularity across the country, we are delighted to have secured a debut London site for Mowgli. Their innovative and creative menu, and fun atmosphere, will be a great asset to Fitzrovia and the city more widely.”
Nisha Katona, Founder of Mowgli Street Food, added: “Mowgli is the way my ancestors ate at home. I take local chefs and train them in the way my family has cooked for generations and all our dishes are freshly cooked in each restaurant every morning. We are uncompromisingly domestic and we are not everyone’s cup of tea but we have a family of followers who called for us in London and it is for them that we grow.”
