Sisters behind Parveen's Canteen set to transform former Victoria Road charity shop
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A former Victoria Road charity shop could be transformed into a restaurant specialising in Pakistani home cooking
Parveen's Canteen has lodged a planning application for the former Cancer Research shop on Glasgow Southside’s Victoria Road. The brainchild of Sahar Sharif and Fariya Sharif, Parveen's Canteen has operated as a caterer to events across the city.
It will be their first permanent restaurant in the city.
Now, if plans are approved, they will convert the ground-floor unit at 420–424 Victoria Road from Class 1A retail use into a Class 3 restaurant/café, as detailed in a planning application submitted to Glasgow City Council.
The plans show seating for 24 patrons on the first floor, with a further 15 seats on the ground floor.
A Kickstarter campaign launched by the sisters in April to “help bring Parveen's to the Southside of Glasgow” has reached more than £31,000 of its £40,000 target. They will be hoping to reach that milestone before the end of the campaign on June 28.
The sisters detailed the campaign on social, it reads: “Our dream of opening a new neighbourhood restaurant in the Southside of Glasgow is so so close.
“We have over 20 incredible rewards on offer, from limited edition merch to our exclusive backers party and your own private cooking classes with us. So, head to our Kickstarter page via the link in our bio and treat yourself to something special.
“Your support will help us open Parveen’s in the Southside of Glasgow.
“Please back our campaign and share it with friends and family. Every pledge and share means a hell of a lot to us.
“Love S & F x”
A decision on the plans is set to be undertaken by Friday, 31 July.