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JD Wetherspoon is set to open its first ever pub in London’s Theatreland district, with a new West End mega-boozer taking over part of what was once the Trocadero.
The pub will be known as Piccadilly Hall, named in tribute to the original Piccadilly/Pikadilly Hall – the 17th century mansion that gave its name to Piccadilly Circus. It will open at 30 Shaftesbury Avenue – most recently home to the now-shuttered Coyote Ugly bar.
A launch date for the latest pub from the budget boozer chain has not yet been revealed, but what we do know is that the space will be over 3,600 square-feet and will fit 280 covers, and be open daily from 7am to midnight. Yes, they will be doing breakfast.
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This follows news that ’Spoons will be opening a new watering hole at Paddington Station. The proposed new pub will span 3,600 square-feet across two floors, including a mezzanine in the station’s former ticket hall, with direct access to the Bakerloo line. It will join two other recently opened railway ’Spoons; Captain Flinders Wetherspoons at Euston and The Lion and The Unicorn at Waterloo.
Earlier this year Westminster Council also granted Wetherspoons a license to operate a pub and restaurant on the Strand, right next to Charing Cross station.
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