Benito’s Hat will open its sixth venue, on the former Mother Mash site on Leadenhall Street, in mid-March.
This follows the successful opening of its Farringdon branch in November and other sites at Kings Cross, Covent Garden, Oxford Street and Goodge Street. The 1,800 square foot restaurant and bar spread over three floors. New to Leadenhall is a hidden ‘Margarita and Mojito Bar’ on the upper level and two burrito creation lines – ensuring customer wait times are kept to a minimum.
Founder Ben Fordham said: “Our Leadenhall restaurant is perfectly positioned in a high footfall area and will provide a fresh and exciting food and drink offering that is ideally suited to the fast pace of the City. This year, we are looking to strengthen our team and aim to reach a target of ten branches by the end of 2014.”
Leadenhall marks the second restaurant to open since Benito’s Hat secured a £1.4 million investment with the majority of funds coming from UK-based Calculus Capital last year.