Mowgli Street Food opens new site in Norwich
Nisha Katona opened the first branch of Mowgli in Liverpool in 2014, and the brand now has 24 restaurants across the country
Mowgli Street Food is set to open a new site in Norwich this week, marking its first ever restaurant in the city.
Anyone dining during the first week of opening (Aug 8-15) will receive free Chat Bombs, one of Mowgli’s signature dishes. Chat Bombs are crisp bread puffs filled with yogurt, spices, chutney and chickpeas.
The Indian restaurant brand, founded by Nisha Katona MBE, also serves treacle tamarind fries, Keralan fried chicken and Mother Butter Chicken.
With interiors inspired by Katona’s ancestral home in Varanasi, diners can expect an “amber-glow night market feel, trees strung with vines, and the lively clatter of tiffin tins”.
Katona opened the first branch of Mowgli in Liverpool in 2014, and the brand now has 24 restaurants across the country.
She has also worked as a business and food expert on several projects across the BBC, ITV and Channel 4.
Katona said: “Mowgli is a place to kick back with friends and family, two and four-legged, as we have a passion for the things that matter to you. It’s about creating a home-from-home, where food and kindness come first.”
General manager of Chantry Place, Jo Bates, added: “We’re really proud to offer such a wide variety of global flavours, and Mowgli is the perfect addition, bringing a true taste of India to Norwich. Its ethos of supporting local charities fits so well with our own and we can’t wait for the doors to open and for shoppers to experience its mouth-watering menu!”
Every Mowgli restaurant works with a handpicked local charity, and in Norwich, the team is partnering with East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH), whose work supports families across Norfolk and East Anglia.
Laura Southcott, senior corporate fundraiser for EACH, said: “We’re thrilled and grateful to have forged this amazing partnership with the Mowgli Trust. From our point of view, it’s a fantastic, high-profile opportunity to raise funds and awareness, supporting our vital work across Norfolk and the rest of East Anglia.
“We firmly believe it’s the start of an exciting relationship, and this venture is going to directly help the children and families receiving our care and support. As well as expressing our gratitude, we’d also like to take this opportunity to wish our friends from the Mowgli Trust the very best of luck with their new restaurant in Norwich.”
