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*Chef's kiss*: Shelley Sandzer secure second site for Officina 00

Leading specialist UK leisure and property agency, Shelley Sandzer, has secured a new site for artisanal pasta concept restaurant and workshop, Officina 00 at 67 Whitfield Street, Fitzrovia. The all-encompassing space will be the operator’s second, after Shelley Sandzer secured their debut site in 2019.

The new 1,758 sq ft ground floor restaurant will bring everything Officina 00 is renowned for to a brand-new West End audience; namely seasonal artisanal pastas prepared with 00 grade pasta flour, via an experiential theatre kitchen. Joining their existing site in Old Street, Officina 00 Fitzrovia will deliver authentic recipes used in Italian households and decades for centuries.

Officina 00’s new site will also incorporate their popular workshops, hosted by brand founders Enzo Mirto and Elia Sebregondi, in which the art of pasta making is taught in hands-on classes. As with their Old Street site, Officina 00’s Fitzrovia workshops are suitable for anyone wanting to learn about pasta making, evidencing the brand’s commitment to not only authenticity and quality, but community too.

Enzo Mirto, Co-Founder of Officina 00, commented on the signing: “Officina 00 has moved from strength to strength since our Old Street site opening, which Shelley Sandzer were influential in securing for us, and we are excited to now be bringing our concept to a key West End area. With the help and guidance of Shelley Sandzer, we are now able to take the next step on our brand journey, which we feel confident will be an equally great success.”

Ted Schama, Joint Managing Partner at Shelley Sandzer, added: “When I met Enzo and Ellia for the first time, I knew they had all the experience and passion to create something very special. I believed in them and recommended them to our clients GPE for their first site in Old Street which became a runaway success.

Since then, they wanted to establish something new and special in the West End and Derwent’s Charlotte Street development provided the perfect environment for Officina00 Fitzrovia. At Shelley Sandzer we find there’s nothing better than working closely with passionate people along their journey.“

This signing follows the news that Shelley Sandzer has secured a second site for The Font, the indoor climbing gym brand that combines world-class bouldering, functional fitness, and social spaces, who are to open a site in Wandsworth later this year. This forms part of Shelley Sandzer’s strategy in securing sites for emerging concepts entering the UK, demonstrating the importance of the capital’s leisure and F&B scene.

Shelley Sandzer acted for the brand. Distrkt and Shackleton represented the landlord, Derwent.

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