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Kris Gourlay

New Edinburgh Bento Asian food bar planned for Stockbridge gift shop site

A new Bento Asian food bar is set to open in one of Edinburgh most desirable locations soon.

The popular Asian restaurant that specialises in delicacies such as sushi, poke bowls, bubble tea and much more, is set to open on Raeburn Place, Stockbridge.

Plans have been proposed to the City of Edinburgh Council that detail the location of the food bar, as well as how the store will be presented and potential opening times.

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The team are already familiar with Edinburgh, having a popular store on South Bridge and Lothian Road, which will allow the new Stockbridge location to follow a similar décor and menu.

An independent Edinburgh store, Gifted, currently occupies the site earmarked for Bento.

Bento will certainly not look out of place, and there will be plenty of healthy competition waiting to welcome the Asian food bar.

Stockbridge is, of course, home to one of the most popular neighbourhood markets in the city, as well as dozens of independent coffee shops, butchers and similar restaurants.

It doesn't look like much work will be required to get Bento up and running, with alterations to the front-facing shop and signage all that is included in the proposed plans.

Drawings of the store have been included, which show the same pink shop-front design that will replicate the South Bridge store, as well as a blue strip running down the length of the building.

The aforementioned speciality dishes, sushi, poke bowls, bubble tea and dim sum are all included on the front of the building, as well as opening hours which are currently Monday-Sunday 12pm-9pm.

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