BrewDog food-focussed concept planned for Glasgow

The company also said work was due to begin “imminently” at its Brighton site after delay caused by red tape.

The Leicester bar will open in April in the former Wills Bar site on Friar Lane which has “a two-level interior, majoring on a really cool feature horseshoe bar”. The company said: “The curving bar gives us plenty of room to imminently load 20 draught taps for the drinking pleasure of all Leicesterians. Alongside the beer, we’ll also be serving a full BrewDog food menu, there will be tastings and other events, and the place will be stocked out with vintage pinball and arcade games. Opening in April, it’s going to be awesome.”

BrewDog’s second Leeds bar will be at Crispin Lofts, on the corner of North Street and New York Road. The company said: “The curved glass frontage there looks truly amazing, and the sheer size of the unit gives us a huge amount of space – arranged over two floors – to play with.

On Glasgow the company said: “Our plans for a more food-focused second site in Glasgow are still running along nicely. We have a corner unit – always with the corner in the Merchant City, at the junction of Hutcheson and Garth Streets. There’s a bit more work to do yet, but we’ll be up and open there ready for an early summer opening.

BottleDog Edinburgh, its second in the UK, will open at 25a Dundas Street in June.

The company secured Brighton’s Blind Tiger Club last year but said “the paperwork has taken some time to work through”.It added: “However, we’re hopeful all that will be completed imminently and we can get down to business

On future sites it said: “Looking further ahead, also on the south coast we are really keen to finally open the doors to BrewDog Southampton – look for announcements there in the near future – as well as a further bar site in Edinburgh. In London, the refurbishment continues at the Essex Road site in Islington, and we are looking forward to announcing monumental plans for the people of Dalston.”