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KOCHCHI Glasgow, the highly anticipated new Sri Lankan dining destination, has opened its first standalone restaurant in Glasgow’s West End.
The opening marks an exciting new chapter for the brand, which first captured Scotland’s attention at Bonnie & Wild in Edinburgh’s St James Quarter – the acclaimed Scottish food marketplace. The half a million-pound investment into the Glasgow West End destination aims to build on that success with an expanded menu and dedicated bar.
With a dining capacity of 80 covers spanning over two floors plus an external heated balcony area, KOCHCHI also features a dedicated bar area with a carefully curated drinks list — featuring Sri Lankan-inspired cocktails, craft beers, and tropical softs — these will complement the food’s energy and heat.
Bringing bold flavours, regional authenticity and contemporary flair to the city’s vibrant food scene, KOCHCHI Glasgow draws inspiration from the coastal spice routes and traditional kitchens of Sri Lanka. The menu showcases a carefully curated selection of dishes that celebrate fresh ingredients, layered spices and time-honoured cooking techniques, reimagined for the modern diner and designed for sharing, celebrating texture, and nostalgia.
Guests can begin with nibbles such as spiced cashew nuts and cassava chips, before moving into short eats – a cornerstone of Sri Lankan food culture – including cheese roti melts, hot butter squid and cauliflower, pork belly stack, fish cutlets, and Sri Lankan mutton rolls.
At the heart of the menu is Koththu, Sri Lanka’s iconic street food. Fresh flatbread is hand-chopped and seared on a hot griddle with vegetables and curry, available with roast chicken, black pork, or cauliflower. The curries and devilled dishes highlight depth and heat, featuring options of Colombo chicken curry, black pork curry, monkfish curry, crab curry, devilled chicken, pork, and prawns, alongside comforting classics like parippu (lentil curry).
To accompany, Kochchi offers traditional hoppers, roti, pãan, and rice, including classic and egg hoppers, egg roti, roast pãan, basmati rice, and fried rice, complemented by a selection of house Sambols, pickles, and signature Kochchi sauce.
The Brunch menu (served 12pm–3pm) brings playful twists such as bacon hoppers, milk hoppers, and indulgent roast pãan options, alongside favourites like the Colombo omelette. Desserts keep things tropical and comforting with coconut pancakes, wattalappam, and gelato. For the full journey, The Kochchi Experience offers a guided five-course sharing menu, taking diners through the flavours, stories, and nostalgia of Sri Lankan cuisine.
Designed to offer both intimate dining and lively group experiences, KOCHCHI Glasgow offers an atmosphere that is warm, energetic with signature plates to carefully crafted vegetarian and seafood options, the menu has been developed to reflect both authenticity and innovation.
Founded by friends Shehan Fernando and Suki Jayaratne, KOCHCHI was born from a shared love of the country’s diversity and the belief that food is its most powerful storyteller. Though they grew up in different parts of Sri Lanka, it was Colombo – the country’s bustling capital -that united their culinary vision.
KOCHCHI Co-founder Suki Jayaratne said: “Shehan’s childhood was spent among his family’s hotels in Nuwara Eliya before discovering Colombo’s kitchens and streets, where food was rhythm and theatre. I grew up in Kandy’s gardens and coastal markets but found in Colombo the energy of a city where every influence collided — from black pork curry and seafood fried rice to lunch boxes filled with dosas, sambols, and biryani.”
KOCHCHI is their way of bringing that story to life. The new Glasgow restaurant reflects the Colombo they remember — the wood, cane, and brass of old hotels, the colour and bustle of its markets, and the spirit of food cooked fresh and fast.
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