Major Italian restaurant group to open in Paradise
Big Mamma Group is arriving in Birmingham and opening up at 2 Chamberlain Square at the end of 2024.
After opening acclaimed restaurants all over Europe, Big Mamma will bring La Bellezza to Paradise.
The 150-cover trattoria and 25-cover ‘whimsical’ terrace will take over the former Vinoteca space, providing 100% homemade Italian dishes directly from their 170 Italian artisans, such as Puglian burrata from Salvatore Montrone and 22-month-aged Parmigiano Reggiano DOP from Paolo Gennari.
Established in Paris in 2013 by co-founders Victor Lugger and Tigrane Seydoux, Big Mamma has grown to 26 restaurants across France, the UK, Spain, Germany, Monaco and Italy.
Birmingham will be the group’s second UK city, joining five London venues: Gloria, Jacuzzi, Circolo Popolare, Avo Mario and Carlotto.
Big Mamma was valued at £233m in 2023 after private equity firm McWin took a majority stake in the B-Corp business. It was the first restaurant group to be awarded a B-Corp status in 2018.
Co-founders Victor Lugger and Tigrane Seydoux have shared: “Our main goal as restaurateurs is to bring to life the warmth and generosity of those little trattorias you find hidden throughout Italy. La Bellezza will be the epitome of this.
“We are hugely excited to be coming to Birmingham, not only to be part of its incredibly vibrant restaurant community but to also bring our superb Italian products, which we spent 3 years personally sourcing from small family-run artisans, to another major European city.”
Ross Fittall, commercial development director at Paradise Birmingham developer and asset manager, MEPC, said: “The arrival of La Bellezza underlines the wider appeal of Paradise with its growing range of original, high-quality leisure operators. Two Chamberlain Square has been a hugely successful part of Paradise with several established office occupiers bringing thousands of new jobs to the building.
“The fact it has now attracted another high- quality leisure operator in such a key location overlooking Chamberlain Square adds to its superb mix of office and leisure tenants while once again bringing an exciting new occupier for the people of Birmingham to enjoy.”
La Bellezza is set to open at the end of 2024 at Paradise, 2 Chamberlain Square.
Graeme Wait acted for Big Mamma while Bruce Gillingham Pollard advised MEPC and Paradise on the letting.
