Kochchi, the Scottish Sri Lankan street food concept is to open its first stand-alone restaurant this month.
Kochchi has operated at Bonnie & Wild – the Mac & Wild food hall in Edinburgh since 2022.
The concept will now make its bricks and mortar debut in the former The Hanoi Bike Shop, in Glasgow’s Ruthven Lane on Thursday, 29th January, with
80 covers over two floors plus external seating.
Founders Shehan Fernando and Suki Jayaratne have developed a menu with, Koththu, Sri Lanka’s iconic street food at its heart.
Fresh flatbread is hand-chopped and seared on a hot griddle with vegetables and curry, with roast chicken, black pork or cauliflower.
Curries feature options of Colombo chicken curry, black pork curry, monkfish curry, crab curry, devilled chicken, pork and prawns. A separate brunch menu will include bacon hoppers, and milk hoppers, roast pãan options. A Colombo omelette, while The Kochchi Experience offers a guided five-course sharing menu.
Drinks include Sri Lankan-inspired cocktails, craft beer and tropical softs.
www.kochchi.co.uk
Author: George Shaw
Former BBC journalist and founder and CEO of an award-winning London advertising and PR company for 20 years, providing restaurant consultancy services. Spent a decade as the director of communications of the Asian Catering Federation in the UK and lead judge for its various restaurant and chef awards programmes. Now returned to journalism, specialising in food and travel and currently the Editor-in-Chief for Taste London, Taste Asia, the Good Curry Guide and CEO of International Culinary Guides.