Obu has recently opened in Glasgow’s Princes Square and serves diners Japanese, Thai and Chinese-inspired dishes including bento boxes. Formerly Azur Bistro, it has 24 covers and serves a variety of sushi, ramen, dim sum, wok and curry options. Obu joins Cranachan and NY Grill which are also owned by the Azur Bistro Limited group.
The space features red leather booths and prints on the walls including The Wave by Japanese artist Hokusai and Chinese Girl by Vladimir Grigoryevich Tretchikoff. The decoration also includes Chinese lanterns and beads.
Company Director Danielle Fleming said, “Following the closure of Azur Bistro, we saw a gap for an Asian restaurant. We wanted to create something to suit Princes Square that would appeal to those looking for more than just one type of Asian dish.”
Chinese entrepreneur Andy Chung of Glasgow’s Amber Regent has been the power house behind a desire to create a Chinese Festival for Glasgow to celebrate Chinese New Year. As a result of his efforts Glasgow’s newly formed Chinese New Year Festival Association, will bring the Chinese Year of the Golden Monkey Arts Performance and Ethnic/Traditional Costumes Festival to George Square on 7th February for the first time.
Andy Chung told DRAM, “There are Chinese festivals all over the world from London to San Fransisco, where people come together to celebrate Chinese New Year. Now Scotland too will have its annual event in the shape of our new Festival, which has been supported by Glasgow City Council.” Andy, who is Chairman of the Festival has also received support from the .Consulate of the People’s Republic of China, MSP’s, the Chinese community and Chinese Student Association.
He says, “I am very grateful for all the support we have received, and when you see line-up of entertainment that we have organized including Dragon Dancing, the Lion Dance, Martial Arts, as well as Chinese National dance performances, not to mention traditional Chinese music alongside some traditional Scottish Bag pipes, I’m sure people will see why it is important to celebrate Chinese New Year in Scotland. We hope it will bring some Chinese festive spirit to Glasgow.”
Chop Chop opened its first Glasgow restaurant on Mitchell Lane last month and now Fergus McVicar has just opened Tabac. Chop Chop, which already operates in Edinburgh specialises in north eastern Chinese cuisine, and serves dishes served in an authentic Chinese manner, where dishes are brought to the table in random order as soon as they are ready. Their first restaurant in Edinburgh has been open for over nine years, it has been a huge success and has over 20,000 loyal members.
Owner and head chef Jian Wang said, “We are really excited about the new design in our Glasgow restaurant which will be emulated across our subsequent restaurant openings. We have been planning to expand for a number of years and Glasgow seemed like the obvious next step.”
Meanwhile Fergus, who is a well known figure in Glasgow bar-land, with his previous successes including The Variety Bar and Chinaski’s, has opened Tabac. Located on the site of the former Bar 10, the new bar, which has some striking lighting arrangements, is being promoted as an “Illicit drinking den” and has a very definite French cafe/bistro feel.
Chinese restaurant chain Chop Chop, which achieved instant fame on Gordon Ramsay’s F-Word, is using crowd funding to open its latest venture in Glasgow. Owners Roy King and Jian Wang plan to open In December and are inviting people to invest in the new Mitchell Street restaurant. This is despite closing one of their Edinburgh outlets, which has now been taken over by Tom Kitchin. Chop Chop still have a Morrison Street restaurant in Edinburgh and say they are planning four or five more places including Glasgow.
All its investors will receive vouchers to spend at Chop Chop along with extra discounts for larger investors. The public can easily invest as little as £100 on Angels Den (www.angelsden.com/project-view/chop-chop/). The money raised will go towards the new restaurant in Mitchell Street, Glasgow, which will total £430,000 in construction and pre-opening costs. Any surplus funds raised will be applied to the opening of their second site.
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