Glasgow city centre Thai restaurant has closed

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The restaurant on Ingram restaurant relaunched in the spring, hoping to “redefine the Southeast Asian dining experience” with the introduction of an innovative new casual dining menu.

A city centre Thai restaurant has closed. Mamasan was relaunched with a barbecue menu in March, devised by chef Finn Steel-Perkins, who left the restaurant a month before it closed. The business was revamped after a £150,000 investment by owner Brad Stevens.

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At the time they said “Mamasan will focus on three new pillars - Bar, BBQ, and Records - which features Scotland's first listening bar, spearheaded by DJs and tastemakers.”

Mamasan was launched in 2020 after spending £500,000 to establish the restaurant in a landmark building opposite Royal Exchange Square. Brad Stevens exited Bar Soba Group in 2019 to establish Pizza Punks which has restaurants in Glasgow, Belfast, Newcastle, Leeds, Liverpool and Nottingham.

Mamasan was launched on Ingram Street in a unit that had previously been occupied by the restaurant brand Cau. It closed after parent group Gaucho went into administration.

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He said Mamasan would scale up the concept he developed with Bar Soba, he said on opening: “It was too good an opportunity to miss. I always thought about how I could elevate Soba back in the day. This gave me the perfect opportunity."

“I brought that style of food into Glasgow in 1999. Nobody else was doing it. We want to give a rebirth to that, if you like. It is unfinished business.”

The brochure describes the now unoccupied unit on Ingram Street saying: “The premises are currently fitted out as an outstanding restaurant opportunity located on one of Glasgow’s most desirable retail and leisure thoroughfares. However, it is suitable for either a restaurant or retail use.

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“The property benefits from a double height, fully glazed frontage which provides excellent visibility from both Ingram Street and Royal Exchange Square, providing one of the strongest F&B and potentially retail profiles on the street.”

“Right in the heart of the city, Ingram Street has become the prime location for aspirational retailers, with the street being home to established luxury brands such as Ralph Lauren, Hugo Boss, End, Belstaff, Cruise and Mulberry.”

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