Shops, bars and restaurant hub to open this month

A new hub for street food and local independent retail units is set to launch in Sheffield on 17 October.

Tenants will be loading their equipment into a collection of container units in Fargate from this week.

Food offerings will include Get Wurst, which promises to bring a taste of Bavaria to the Steel City, Clapping Seoul, an authentic Korean-owned vendor specialising in popular street food and Fat Mex, an established Mexican cuisine business from Steel Yard Kelham.

The retail selection will feature Heist, a pop-up from the team behind Heist Brewery celebrating the finest Sheffield ales, lagers and IPAs and JAM Artworks, an arts vendor specialising in Sheffield-inspired digital prints, including t-shirts, calendars and home decorations.

There will also be a terrace bar offering a selection of beer, wines and spirts, including locally produced drinks.

The food and retail units on the lower deck will be ready to go on 17 October with the bar on the upper deck expected to open on 28 October.

Mazher Iqbal, co-chair of Sheffield City Council’s Transport, Regeneration and Climate Policy Committee, said: “It will be fantastic to see people of all ages from across Sheffield enjoying everything this exciting destination has to offer.

“This new hub of shops, bars and restaurants offers something unique to Fargate and an injection of activity which will attract people back to this area of town again.

“We have big ambitions for Fargate, starting with these containers but continuing with Future High Streets Fund investment.

“This investment will see the introduction of a cultural hub, named Event Central, which promises to be an opportunity to showcase Sheffield’s artistic talent and expected to attract more than 110,000 visitors a year.

“Alongside this work, pocket parks will be introduced through Fargate, using the design skills and knowledge gained through the Grey to Green scheme.”