The Ivy set to grow with first restaurant south of the river
The Ivy is to open its first offshoot south of the river at an apartment development close to Tower Bridge.
The 8,000 sq ft river-facing brasserie will be the sixth restaurant to bear the name following openings in Covent Garden, Marylebone, Chelsea and Kensington. Richard Caring, owner of The Ivy, has said he wants to create a “group of brands” from his high-profile London venues, which also include Annabel’s nightclub in Mayfair.
The latest Ivy brasserie will be in One Tower Bridge, a 419-home scheme by developer Berkeley. It follows last year’s deal to build a 900-seat theatre at the site. It will be run by The London Theatre Company, led by the National Theatre’s former artistic director and executive director, Sir Nicholas Hytner and Nick Starr.
The development will also include a 70-bedroom boutique hotel, in the Grade II listed St Olave’s building in Tooley Street.
Harry Lewis, managing director of Berkeley Homes South East London, said: “The brasserie will perfectly complement the highly anticipated theatre and we look to forward to working with these to create the capital’s newest cultural and dining destination.”
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