Bristol will soon be home to a new trendy cocktail bar after a string of popular sites opened in London.
The bar is set to open in the city centre at 22 Small Street under the name Blame Gloria, which is already a success in the capital at its Covent Garden and Clapham sites. BristolLive first reported on the new venue back in November last year after the Adventure Bar Group submitted plans to move into the former Timbuk2 site, which was also once home to a 24-hour café.
Its current bars serve up an extensive list of distinctive cocktails and promising music that offers a complete mix of old school and current hits, including songs from all different eras and genres. The London sites - known for their vibrant interiors and flower-patterned seating - also offer reserved areas and deluxe cocktails for birthdays and guestlist entry for those who plan ahead.
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Sarah Willingham, chief executive officer of Nightcap, said: “After another successful site opening of The Cocktail Club in Corn Street back in November of last year, we are excited to start trading a new Blame Gloria in an equally amazing site with underground arches which works so well for the flower themed branding.
“This is our first Blame Gloria outside of London as we seek to share a brand Londoners have enjoyed in Covent Garden for years with its well-known brunches and late night partying. Since adding the Adventure Bar Group to the Nightcap group back in May 2021, the business has performed very well and we are now starting to see the significant efforts invested in readying their brands for nationwide roll-out, as we announce the second, of several new sites, in just the last week.”
The space covers an area of approximately 8,000 square feet, with a 2am license and an unrestricted capacity of 350. Although an exact date has not been confirmed, Adventure Bar Group said it would open later this year.
The former TimBuk2, a 300-capacity venue loved for its intimate nature, closed its doors in 2016 having welcomed some of the world’s best DJs from Hot Since 82 to German techno stalwarts Ben Klock and Marcel Dettmann.
The Small Street site is the second new bar opening for Adventure Bar Group in the last week following the announcement of the opening of a Tonight Josephine in Hanover Street, Liverpool. Nightcap now boasts three sites across two of its brands in Bristol and it takes the total number of sites within its estate to 33, with an additional 23 premises under offer or in legal negotiations across the UK for all of Nightcap’s brands.
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