Dishoom has revealed when its next UK restaurant will open

There are few things better than a properly good Indian meal, and the wild success of Dishoom proves it. Once a single café-style eatery in Covent Garden, the brand now operates 14 total locations across the UK, and it’s about to add another.

Liverpool will be the next city to welcome the popular Indian chain. Instead of a traditional restaurant, however, the Scouse branch will become the fifth Dishoom ‘Permit Room’, an all-day bar/café with a slightly more casual feel with the same excellent quality food. So far, there are Permit Rooms in Cambridge, Oxford, Brighton, and on London’s Portobello Road.

According to the company’s CEO Brian Trolip, Liverpool has been on Dishoom’s radar for some time. The chain opted for a Permit Room over a traditional restaurant because it felt it would match the energy of the city. Trolip described the Permit Rooms as ‘lively and rooted in the spirit of Bombay’s drinking culture’, which definitely sounds like the sort of spot that will fit nicely into Merseyside.

But Liverpool’s new Permit Room won’t just be a bar. You’ll also be able to enjoy the best of Dishoom’s cooking, including classics like black daal, mattar paneer and a breakfast roll made of naan. Mains will range from a whole tandoori chicken to a lamb curry, and there will also be a range of sharing plates and bar snacks to order if you’re primarily in for drinks.

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The bar is set to take over the site of the former Bank of Scotland on Dale Street at Exchange Court. A ‘soft launch’ will happen in late February, where you’ll be able to enjoy half price food until the official opening in early March. You’ll be able to make a booking on Dishoom’s website in early February, although the restaurant will be available for walk-ins too. No specific dates have been provided yet. 

This is the latest in a series of rapid expansions from Dishoom, which opened restaurants in Glasgow and Leeds last year, and even launched a little hotel in the capital. It’s also eyeing up a site in London Bridge, which would become its eighth location in the Big Smoke. In even bigger news, it’s set to cross the Atlantic and recently secured investment for an outpost in New York.

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