POLPO is set to open two restaurants in early 2016 with Harvey Nichols, the leading luxury retailer. Both sites are scheduled to open in February and the launch in Leeds will be the first POLPO restaurant launch north of London.
POLPO Leeds will launch in the heart of the city centre on the Fourth Floor of Harvey Nichols in mid-February; whilst in London, the restaurant will open on the Fifth Floor of the iconic Knightsbridge store in early February. Both restaurants will take their inspiration from the rustic back-street wine bars of Venice and feature an array of simple but delicious small plates from the region of Veneto. The interiors will reflect the gloriously faded elegance of La Serenissima and the renowned charm of the humble bacaro.
“It is very exciting to be working with Harvey Nichols on our next two POLPO restaurants. We have wanted to find a home for POLPO in the north of England for a long time now and, with its already vibrant and exciting restaurant scene, Leeds is the perfect place. In London, Harvey Nichols Knightsbridge is one of London’s coolest department stores and we can’t wait to bring POLPO to such a renowned address,” says Luke Bishop, managing director of the restaurant group, which currently operates 10 sites in London and Brighton.
Complementing the Fifth Floor offering
Marion Carpentier, Group Food and Hospitality Director at Harvey Nichols, adds: “We’re delighted to be bringing POLPO’s unique Venetian offering to both Leeds and Knightsbridge. We’ve long been admirers of POLPO and we’re thrilled to be working with the team to introduce the concept to Leeds for the first time, as well as welcoming POLPO to our flagship store, where the restaurant will perfectly complement the Fifth Floor offering.”
Signature dishes on the menu include cicheti such as fried stuffed olives, zucchini arancini and fig & prosciutto crostini (from £3). Small plates include cod cheeks with lentils & salsa verde, pizzetta with spicy pork and pickled peppers, deep fried polenta-crusted meatballs, and sliced flank steak with porcini (from £6) while the dessert list features flourless chocolate & hazelnut cake, blackberry panna cotta and Tiramisu pot (from £5).
POLPO would not be complete without a spritz, and served with either Aperol or Campari, alongside Negronis and Bellinis. The exclusively Italian wine list begins with POLPO’s own label Garganega, Corvina and Prosecco, from £18 per bottle.
POLPO Leeds, Harvey Nichols, 107 – 111 Briggate, Leeds, LS1 6AZ
POLPO Knightsbridge, Harvey Nichols, 109 – 125 Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7RJ
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