Mowgli signs for debut London site

Mowgli Street Food, the Indian home-cooking and street-food inspired concept, has signed for its debut London site at 5 Charlotte Street, Fitzrovia. 

Secured by property agency Shelley Sandzer, Mowgli’s new 5,800 sq ft Charlotte Street restaurant will join 13 regional sites across the country, including presences in Liverpool, Manchester, Oxford, and Birmingham.

Founded by chef, food writer, and television presenter Nisha Katona, Mowgli is founded on the food eaten in Katona’s Indian ancestral home and on her Varanasi streets, moving away from stereotypes of the cuisine. 

“Mowgli is the way my ancestors ate at home," says Katona. "I take local chefs and train them in the way my family has cooked for generations and all our dishes are freshly cooked in each restaurant every morning.

"We are uncompromisingly domestic and we are not everyone’s cup of tea but we have a family of followers who called for us in London and it is for them that we grow. 

"I’m absolutely delighted that, with Shelley Sandzer’s help, we can now call Charlotte Street our new home. Mowgli’s purpose is to enrich lives in the cities we go to starting with the teams that become part of our family, our guests for whom we become home from home and our community through our support of our London house charity."

Katona designs every space, inspired by the broken-down temples around her ancestral Varanasi home in north India, and the brand’s new Charlotte St restaurant will feature rope swing chairs that have become synonymous with the brand. 

The menu features tiffin boxes, and fresh curries with extensive gluten-free and vegan options. 

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