Cocktail Club
Coverage of brand activity, site expansion, and drinks strategy from a fast-growing premium bar concept operating across major UK cities. This section explores venue launches in areas such as London’s Shoreditch and Clapham, Bristol’s Corn Street, Birmingham’s Temple Street, and beyond, alongside insights into menu innovation, guest experience, staffing, and F&B positioning. Designed for bar operators, group executives, and drinks leads, this reporting tracks how experiential brands drive trade in the competitive late-night and cocktail-led market.
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Sep- 2022 -12 SeptemberRestaurants
Barrio Familia Group set to open new site in Watford
Nightcap, the owner of The Cocktail Club, the Adventure Bar Group and the Barrio Familia Group of bars, has announced the new opening for Barrio in Watford later this year. The ground and first floor character building is located at Bosley’s, The Parade, Watford and comprises a total area measuring…
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Aug- 2022 -30 AugustPubs and Bars
The Cocktail Club heads to Canary Wharf
The Cocktail Club has chosen Canary Wharf for its newest opening as the brand continues its regional expansion. The new site marks the brand’s seventeenth site overall and eleventh in the capital, set to open in October. The bar will be located at 9 Cabot Square, and will have a…
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22 AugustPubs and Bars
Cocktail Club to open ‘World’s smallest Cocktail Bar’ pop-up ahead of Birmingham launch
Ahead of its September launch, The Cocktail Club has announced it will open ‘The World’s Smallest Cocktail Bar’ as a pop-up, inside Temple Phone Box on Temple Row in Birmingham. The pop-up will run from 1 – 3 September to mark the fact that The Cocktail Club will be launching…
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22 AugustPubs and Bars
Barrio to open largest site in Covent Garden
Nightcap, the owner of The Cocktail Club, the Adventure Bar Group and the Barrio Familia group of bars, has announced the opening of a Tequila-focussed bar, the first new site for its Barrio brand following the acquisition of the Barrio Familia Group in November 2021. The latest lease signing at…
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17 AugustBusiness
Nightcap agrees £10m debt refinancing facility
Nightcap plc has agreed a £10m debt refinancing facility with HSBC UK as the owner of the Cocktail Club, the Adventure Bar Group and the Barrio Familia group of bars continues its expansion. Nightcap is using the bank’s support to consolidate existing debt facilities worth £5.5m across 34 sites, three…
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4 AugustPubs and Bars
Nightcap revenues jump 55.1% to £35.9m in FY22
Nightcap has reported its group revenues surged 55.1% year-on-year from £6m to £35.9m on a combined group of companies basis for the 53 weeks ended 3 July 2022 (FY22), with like-for-like revenues up 23.6%. The fourth quarter ended 3 July 2022 (Q4 FY22) also saw group revenues jump 73.2% to…
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1 AugustBusiness
Nightcap launches Bar Academy and Tonight Josephine Bristol site
Nightcap has announced the launch of the Nightcap Bar Academy, its dedicated training hub which marks a central point for training across the group for both new and existing teams. Located in Camden Market, the Academy will provide training for all staff members to improve skills and deliver “consistent levels…
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May- 2022 -30 MayPubs and Bars
House of Gods opens new bar concept Lilith’s Lounge
The House of Gods Hotel in Edinburgh officially opened a new nightlife concept, Lilith’s Lounge, last Friday (27 May). Drinks and cocktails at the bar are all selected from specially-designed tarot cards, and there is reportedly the option of selecting a wildcard option. Lilith’s Lounge holds a 3am licence, allowing…
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Apr- 2022 -29 AprilPubs and Bars
Nightcap Q3 sales jump 52% on 2019 levels
Nightcap has announced its unaudited group sales for Q3 2022 were £9.6m, which represents a 52.7% net sales increase compared to the same period in 2019. It takes the total sales in the first three quarters of FY2022 to £25.2m, a 48.6% increase on 2019, after £7.6m in Q1 and…
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20 AprilRestaurants
Nightcap to bring Blame Gloria to Bristol
Nightcap, the owner of The Cocktail Club, the Adventure Bar Group and the Barrio Familia group of bars, has announced it is to open a new Blame Gloria site in Bristol. The latest Blame Gloria opening will be located at 22 Small Street, Bristol, BS1 1DW and covers an area…
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