Mercato Metropolitano

Could sourcing ethical meat make restaurants more sustainable?

The UK consumes 2.5 billion burgers every year. In your opinion, why is this particular dish so popular? I think that the popularity of street food has helped and it’s always been an affordable treat. And I think it’s just a combination of using a few quality ingredients and putting…

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Mercato Metropolitano launches new market

Sustainable community food market group, Mercato Metropolitano (MM), has announced the development of its second Elephant and Castle market, MMy Elephant Park, with six new food traders. The new and improved marketplace is said to offer fresh produce that’s prepared on-site by a handful of trading partners, all of which…

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Karapincha to open first bricks and mortar site in Canary Wharf

Sri Lankan kitchen Karapincha has announced that it will be opening its first bricks and mortar site in Canary Wharf, London. The new 350 sq ft site will be located in Canary Wharf tube station and will be a significant step for family-run business. The business currently operates in three…

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Mercato Metropolitano crowns winner of rent-free tenure

London-based sustainable food market, Mercato Metropolitano, has announced the first trading partner that will be setting up shop at its brand-new Ilford sustainable community food market.  Arjun Manikandan, from Ilford, has been crowned MM’s official ‘dreaMMer’ and winner of the dreaMM initiative, securing a three-month, rent-free tenure for his business…

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Mercato Metropolitano to offer local entrepreneurs rent-free tenure

Mercato Metropolitano (MM), part of the MMovement, has unveiled a new initiative that will offer a local entrepreneur a rent-free tenure in a bid to encourage new business. The marketplace, which runs a number of sites across London and is soon to open a new site in Ilford, is opening…

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Kapincha unveils brand redesign amid expansion plans

Sri-Lankan kitchen Kapincha has teamed up with creative agency Free The Birds as part of an interior design overhaul to match the brands expansion plans. Launched in 2018 by two twin sisters – Vasanthini and Dharshini Perumal, Karapincha brings family recipes to life in the form of Sri Lankan cafes…

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Mercato Metropolitano MD to step down

Mercato Metropolitano has announced Amedeo Claris is to step down as managing director. Mercato operates a number of community street food markets with three sites in London with plans to open a European flagship in Berlin next year. According to the group, Claris is leaving to take up a new…

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Mercato Metropolitano reopens after forced closure

Mercato Metropolitano, a street market based in South London, has reopened after being forced to close by police on 2 November.  Earlier in the week, police temporarily shut the popular food destination a few days before England’s second national lockdown after customers were seven minutes late to leave the venue.…

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From market stalls to brick walls: how pop-ups are riding the bricks-and-mortar wave

Ka Pao With a name and menu that packs a punch, Ka Pao is Glasgow’s latest permanent resident. The new restaurant and bar features the same team who opened rustic Glaswegian site Ox and Finch back in 2014, a restaurant that has garnered much critical acclaim in the city. The…

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Baba G’s closes first bricks-and-mortar site in Camden

Street food trader Baba G’s has closed its first bricks-and-mortar restaurant in Camden Market, after less than a year.  The Indian-inspired burger restaurant opened its 50-cover site in Camden in May last year.  A statement posted on its social media platforms announced the closure, and read: “Just a little announcement…

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