New restaurant to celebrate local producers
A new independent restaurant celebrating the best of the region’s cuisine is set to open in Leicester in the New Year.
NineB will be opening its doors on 16 January 2020 at the city’s Great Central Square development.
Its supplier list, created by food and beverage manager Manish Sharma and owners Charles Street Building Group, includes a plethora of local food and drink producers including Brockleby’s Melton Mowbray pies, Langton Brewery, coffee brand St Martin’s and gin producer Two Birds Spirits.
Sharma said: “We’re incredibly excited to be working with some of the county’s most prestigious artisan food producers. Our team of chefs is committed to serving high quality Leicestershire food to local people and we knew we had to start with those award-winning suppliers closest to us.”
The restaurant, which has been designed by Manchester-based interior designers Koncept ID with the help of Charles Street Building Group, will also provide room service food for the adjoining hotel Novotel Leicester.
Its name, branding and ethos is inspired by the site’s Roman roots, specifically the “Stibbe” mosaic that was excavated from a high-status Roman villa found directly underneath the development in the area of the Roman city known archaeologically as “IXb.”
Sharma added: “We’re working really hard to ensure that NineB has a comfortable, relaxed ambience that reflects the hospitality of the Roman era, when service was all about the host’s duties of hospitality, as well as the divine rights of the guest. We want our patrons to feel thoroughly looked after during their visit with us.”
