India Bistro is too launched in to the UK in the Chapel Allerton area of Leeds. Foodlink Global Restaurants, backed by AVT Capital to the tune of £1.2m, has acquired a 4,150 square-foot, 120 cover venue on Harrogate Road.
Menus offer a “unique India Bistro experience for UK, featuring iconic dishes and local favourites from north India and beyond.”
A second restaurant is planned for London this 2026.
Founded in 2003 by Sanjay Vazirani, Foodlink Global Restaurants started with small-scale events in Mumbai, gradually transforming into operating across luxury catering, banquets, restaurants and venue partnerships in 30 countries, and has grown to become India’s largest food and beverage company.
Its other restaurant brands include Glocal Junction and China Bistro, which made its UK debut in September. Today, India Bistro operates 30 outlets across India and the UAE.
Navin Chauhan, president of restaurants at Foodlink Global, said: “India Bistro is built on a respect for Indian culinary heritage and a love of hospitality that feels both personal and familiar. We’re thrilled to bring this concept to Leeds and offer a dining experience that is bold, flavourful, and welcoming.”
Founded in 2024, AVT Capital is a UK-based hospitality investment group “building modern, culturally rooted dining brands”.
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.