Gourmet Burger Kitchen and Riva Lounge to open restaurants in Beverley’s Flemingate

Gourmet Burger Kitchen, the premium burger restaurant, and Riva Lounge are to open restaurants at Flemingate, the £120m shopping and leisure development in Beverley that opened in November last year.

Gourmet Burger Kitchen is to open a 3,756 sq ft restaurant adjacent to the six-screen, 1,000-seat Parkway Cinema. The chain, which was founded 15 years ago in Battersea and opened its 70th restaurant earlier this year, will open this June with 106 covers.

Founded by Shaun and Julie Thompson, independent operator Riva Lounge is a new concept 3,650 sq ft restaurant positioned as an authentic European lounge and café bar.

Riva Lounge’s 116 cover restaurant, which will comprise a bar area and a separate gelato counter, is set to open in May.

Dominic Gibbons, managing director of Wykeland Group, said: “Gourmet Burger Kitchen and Riva Lounge are two key additions to Flemingate’s line-up.

“They reaffirm the centre’s position as a complete day-out, with Flemingate offering visitors a high quality combination of shopping and leisure previously unavailable in the catchment. The brands are also a great complement to one another, providing visitors with even more choice whilst both bringing something new to Beverley.”

Keith Bird, chief operating officer at GBK, added: “With the opening of Flemingate, the town of Beverley is thriving, so the time seemed right to open a restaurant in the area.

“As a new destination in town, Flemingate is attracting a lot of attention, so when it came to location the centre stood out for us. The presence of Debenhams and the cinema, together with Flemingate’s proximity to the Minister, helped to seal our decision and we can’t wait to open.”

GBK and Riva Lounge join Costa, Deli No 1, Subway, Greggs and Patisserie Valerie to comprise Flemingate’s catering offer. The centre’s retail mix includes stores from Debenhams, H&M, The Entertainer, Trespass, Wilko and Poundland.

Independent retailers, Bolo and Guest & Philips complete the current offer, which is set to joined by a number of high street names later this year.

Metis Real Estate Advisors acted for Wykeland. GBK was represented by JLL, with Scotts advising Riva Lounge.