ar chain owner Nightcap is to open a new London Cocktail Club site in the heart of the City in the latest vote of confidence in the Square Mile’s night-time economy.
The 1,500 sq ft bar will open later this year at 78 Queen Victoria Street and serve until 1am. Nightcap co-founder and former Dragon’s Den star, Sarah Willingham, said: “Since the lifting of the Covid restrictions we have been impressed with the strong trading at all of our City sites in London.
“I am therefore delighted to announce the signing of this new bar by Mansion Housetube station as the next in a string of new sites being finalised for The London Cocktail Club.”
The AIM-listed chain, which operates premium bars across London, Bristol and Birmingham and recently took over the Adventure Bar Group, said it is also in various stages of negotiations over opening five more sites around the UK.
It comes as Mayor Sadiq Khan urges businesses to highlight the fun of after-work socialising to help draw staff back to the capital’s offices.
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Meanwhile the City of London Corporation has told the Square Mile it must evolve to the new hybrid-working ecosystem, and is exploring converting empty office spaces into 1,500 residential units by 2030 – a move also likely to help grow the City’s nighttime economy.
Nighcap shares rose 1.25% on the update on Monday morning.
